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Crazy tsunami footage from the Japan earthquake in 2011
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:13 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:13 pm
Lazy Sunday afternoon so I'm just sitting here watching random youtube videos. For whatever reason, I found myself watching various natural disaster videos. That's when I came across this clip from a compilation that I'd never seen before.
This wave is 52' high
I knew that the waves were that high and had seen footage of the waves from overhead, but seeing it from this vantage point, I almost shite myself.
Very sad how many people were killed. Many of them should have/could have evacuated, but with only 20 mins to react, I'm sure many tried and ran out of time.
This wave is 52' high
I knew that the waves were that high and had seen footage of the waves from overhead, but seeing it from this vantage point, I almost shite myself.
Very sad how many people were killed. Many of them should have/could have evacuated, but with only 20 mins to react, I'm sure many tried and ran out of time.
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Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:18 pm to Breadstick Gun
Iwnsi
I would not surf it
I would not surf it
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:20 pm to Breadstick Gun
I was playing beach volleyball in Okinawa when the sirens sounded. Then when we found out what had just happened my only thought was this better not effect my orders leaving this island the following month.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:21 pm to Breadstick Gun
Those videos are always sad. Obviously!
But what always gets me are the cars. See car after car then you see one with the blinkers on. Or the beginning of that video. The cars driving along the coast. Had they any idea, they should turn right and drive inland whether there is a road or not. But who could process what they were seeing and make that decision ?
But what always gets me are the cars. See car after car then you see one with the blinkers on. Or the beginning of that video. The cars driving along the coast. Had they any idea, they should turn right and drive inland whether there is a road or not. But who could process what they were seeing and make that decision ?
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:23 pm to Breadstick Gun
Still not as scary as Godzirra.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:33 pm to DAbully
quote:How nice and caring of you.
Then when we found out what had just happened my only thought was this better not effect my orders leaving this island the following month.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 2:46 pm to Breadstick Gun
Hadn't seen that from that view before, it looks scary from that perspective. Crazy to see it just throwing shite around like that.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:06 pm to Breadstick Gun
I am in awe every time I watch these.
Truly unbelievable.
Truly unbelievable.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:19 pm to Breadstick Gun
There are seemingly countless videos of that whole tragedy.
Each one shows the horror and grandeur that nature can generate.
And how we take the "normal" life so much for granted.
Each one shows the horror and grandeur that nature can generate.
And how we take the "normal" life so much for granted.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:25 pm to East Coast Band
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On the night of July 9, 1958, an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle loosened about 40 million cubic yards (30.6 million cubic meters) of rock high above the northeastern shore of Lituya Bay. This mass of rock plunged from an altitude of approximately 3000 feet (914 meters) down into the waters of Gilbert Inlet (see map below). The impact generated a local tsunami that crashed against the southwest shoreline of Gilbert Inlet. The wave hit with such power that it swept completely over the spur of land that separates Gilbert Inlet from the main body of Lituya Bay. The wave then continued down the entire length of Lituya Bay, over La Chaussee Spit and into the Gulf of Alaska. The force of the wave removed all trees and vegetation from elevations as high as 1720 feet (524 meters) above sea level. Millions of trees were uprooted and swept away by the wave. This is the highest wave that has ever been known.
That would have been some scary shite to see.
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 4:12 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:27 pm to Breadstick Gun
If you were stuck in front of it on foot should you try to body surf it or just give up?
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:45 pm to Breadstick Gun
Old guy at 22 minutes 
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:47 pm to pjab
I know man. That part was very sad and troubling.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:49 pm to Breadstick Gun
I was studying for exams in grad school. I just happened to have the TV on the news in the middle of the night when they started showing footage of cars trying to outrun the wall of water.
Insane.
Insane.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:51 pm to Breadstick Gun
It's crazy to think that the one in 2004 in Thailand, India etc killed 280,000.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 3:59 pm to jdeval1
I was just thinking about the 15k that died in 2011 and was sad about it then I saw the post above about 280k dying in 2004... blows my mind. Really sad.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 4:01 pm to jrowla2
It sort of went forgotten after the hurricanes in the US happened. But it was unbelievable. Entire islands were washed over by waves and not small islands either.
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 4:02 pm to pjab
I'm torn because the soldiers may have been able to help. However seeing how the next street up blocks the path, I'm not sure it would have been possible.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 4:09 pm to jrowla2
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I was just thinking about the 15k that died in 2011 and was sad about it then I saw the post above about 280k dying in 2004... blows my mind. Really sad.
Japan is a much more developed country and had significantly better early warning systems in place
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