So has any one read about the tidal wave heading for England??

[lost-in-nj]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=492533&in_page_id=1770&ct=5



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[Parche]

1. We Better Warn billyskank Hirohito

:shrug:


:hi:

found wave

[NightWatcher]

2. woof. Holland has huge sea gates that they can close if a storm is coming

I wonder if other coastal countries have similar

[Pierre.Suave]

3. wow

why is this happening, the article did not say?

[lost-in-nj]

4. This is the only thing close to saying why..

The Met Office said north-westerly winds exceeding 50 mph were coinciding with low pressure and high tides to produce the exceptional conditions.

Stewart Wortley, head of storm tide forcasting, said: "The height of the surge we are expecting on Friday morning happens around once every 20 years or so."

European forecasters today warned of high winds, extreme snowfall and avalanches.


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[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. The moon and the sun.

That's the long and the short of it.

[Pierre.Suave]

6. ah, I see

so it is normal, just a normal set of circumstances that are colluding to create this event.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Looks like it's an abnormally unlucky set of normal circumstances.

Fairly normal tidal surges combined with a bad storm out at sea.

[Sequoia]

8. Dreadful.

[lost-in-nj]

9. I post this in the lounge

hoping our friends in England are safe
HOURS before the LBN and huge headline on the front page
is posted,,,,,

I really do hope our DU friends in England are ok......

stay safe


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[SPKrazy]

10. You're just ahead

of the game

:hi:

stay safe Englanders

[muriel_volestrangler]

11. Looks like the highest levels have passed - not much damage, thankfully

Storm surge hits Dutch, British coasts

The Dutch ministry spokesman said water levels had reached 3.16 meters above mean sea level in the southern Netherlands and subsided again but were now peaking in the north at 3.40 meters above sea level, with no flooding reported. Some southern barriers have already been opened.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/09/AR2007110900522.html

Tide fears recede as surge passes

Fears of widespread flooding in eastern England have diminished as tides peaked without major breaches of sea defences.

High water in the Norfolk town of Great Yarmouth passed without major damage being caused, and people have been told they can return to their homes.

The Environment Agency said surge levels were expected to be nearly 8in (20cm) lower than originally feared.

But residents living along the Kent coast have been told to remain vigilant as high tides are expected later.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7086280.stm

[lost-in-nj]

12. Thanks for the update

looks like they dodged a bullet....
thank goodness

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[zanne]

13. If anything ever happened to England...

How would we know how to act civilized?