RE: New tsunami advisory warning - Japan

["Gavin Pearce" <Gavin.Pearce () 3seven9 com>]

> You guys forget a lot of folks on the list are working on cabling ships and off shore platforms, its not all about 
> what happens on shore in this industry.

 

Valid point ... however in deep ocean, these things are pretty imperceptible. The effect on ships on the surface are 
nominal, and off shore platforms are (generally) built with these things in mind: 
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27324535/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

 

At the other extreme, Lituya Bay is a good example of a Mega Tsunami (1,720 feet):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_Lituya_Bay_megatsunami