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Bookmark or Share- IAMA survivor of the 2004 tsunami, AMA : r/IAmA - RedditWell it was the same here. I am sure no one even thought the word Tsunami, it was this tsunami that made tsunamis famous in the world. Before there hadn't really been any documented giant tidal wave that killed people at least not in modern era. We also tried to get out through the help of Sweden but it was Denmark that came to the rescue.
- Why couldn’t I just swim under a tsunami wave like a regular waveThere IS a way to swim beneath the tsunami: if you are in open water, you can diving beneath the tsunami to the water below the tsunami (waves are typically as deep as they are high). But the tsunami is many tens of feet deep. So you'd best be an expert free diver to be able to get that deep to begin with.
- Tsunami Videos from around the world - RedditA Tsunami Survival Capsule. The capsule is designed to float not only on top of the water but also on top of debris, and it uses aerospace designs to avoid being crushed in the swirl of large and small debris the tsunami creates.
- TSUNAMI captured in its entirety. Absolutely terrifying : r/videos - RedditPart of the country actually got both types of tsunami warning in one day earlier this month; there was a nearby one at 02:30, where the earthquake is the tsunami warning (long? strong? get gone) and the tsunami will arrive soon after; and then a distant one at 08:30, where tsunami warnings are broadcast on television, radio, and by emergency ...
- Why does the water retract from the shoreline before a tsunami?An earthquake pushes the water away from the land. The tsunami is when the water returns. An earthquake is caused by the movement of the earth. If the earthquake is caused by an uplift near the shore then it can push the water. If the land drops in the ocean it can pull the water down. Sooner or later the water will reach a point of equilibrium.
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