Due to chronic insomnia, I’ve been watching some late-night reruns of science programs about last month’s Southeast Asia tsunami.
\nI’ve learned some new facts: for example, tsunamis generally come in sets, and the first wave isn’t usually the biggest.
\nI’ve also learned that tsunamis of 300 or more feet are possible. In fact, a tsunami can reach 1,000 feet – the height of a skyscraper.<\/p>
\nIt is speculated that a tsunami spawned by the meteor crash off the Yucatan peninsula wiped out the dinosaurs in Texas. We could use another one in the vicinity of Crawford, provided it was well-timed and spared the innocent.
\nA joint production between companies in the US and Canada focused on the possibility of a violent earthquake and tsunami in the Pacific Northwest. A tidal wave in that region would extend from British Columbia to Oregon. It has the potential to wipe out all of Vancouver Island.
\nI’m considering writing to the Canadian geological authorities to tell them to be on high alert around March 7-13 this year. Guess where I’m going to be at that time?
\nI have mixed feelings about my vacation plans. I’d like to see Vancouver Island once more, before the tsunami hits, but I don’t want to bring bad luck to so many people, especially to Canadians, who certainly don’t deserve it.
\nIf I thought that a tsunami would swamp Red State nation, I’d visit the Corn Palace and the Mall of America instead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Due to chronic insomnia, I’ve been watching some late-night reruns of science programs about last month’s Southeast Asia tsunami. I’ve learned some new facts: for example, tsunamis generally come in sets, and the first wave isn’t usually the biggest. I’ve … Continue reading