East Coast Worries
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... as if we didn't have enough natural threats
to worry about, persons on the east coast of the
U.S. now have another to add to a growing list
of potential natural disasters ...

Wednesday, 4 October, 2000, 18:06 GMT 19:06 UK
Giant wave could threaten US
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_956000/956280.stm
Excerpt: "A collapsing volcano in the Atlantic
could unleash a giant wave of water that would
swamp the Caribbean and much of the eastern
seaboard of the United States, a scientist has
claimed. ...

Swiss researchers who have modelled the landslide
say half a trillion tonnes of rock falling into
the water all at once would create a wave 650
metres high (2,130 feet) that would spread out
and travel across the Atlantic at high speed.

The wall of water would weaken as it crossed the
ocean, but would still be 40-50 metres (130-160
feet) high by the time it hit land. The surge
would create havoc in North America as much as
20 kilometres (12 miles) inland. ...

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