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06-18-2006, 12:09 AM
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The Scariest Thing I\'ve Ever Seen on TV
Just watched a program on the eventual megatsunami that will be generated by the collapse of the Cumbre Vieja, the active volcano on the island of Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. It's highly unstable, and when it collapses, half a trillion tons of rock will hit the Atlantic Ocean, driving a megatsunami 2000 feet tall at almost 500 miles per hour across the ocean. It will strike and destroy every city on the east coast of the United States (I don't see how it won't wipe out every city on the east coast of the entire Americas, as well as all the Carribean island nations, but they didn't mention it specifically).
It's not a question of if, but when this happens. In 1949 Cumbre Vieja erupted, and the western side of the island slipped almost 15 feet toward the ocean before stopping. When it finally lets go, tens of millions of people are going to die. Even after crossing the ocean the wave will be hundreds of feet high, and will wipe out everything up to 12 miles from the coast. There will be approximately 8 hours warning, but you know millions won't make it. Scary [censored]. 
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06-18-2006, 12:13 AM
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Re: The Scariest Thing I\'ve Ever Seen on TV
Travel/Discovery Channels wouldn't exist if they couldn't scare people like this
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06-18-2006, 12:16 AM
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Re: The Scariest Thing I\'ve Ever Seen on TV
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06-18-2006, 12:35 AM
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Re: The Scariest Thing I\'ve Ever Seen on TV
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[ QUOTE ] You can practically get to Ohio from Boston with eight hours notice. [/ QUOTE ] Alongside millions of other people going in the same direction? [/ QUOTE ] Aye lad. There's the rub.
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06-18-2006, 12:36 AM
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Re: The Scariest Thing I\'ve Ever Seen on TV
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What was the name of this show? Will it be re-aired? [/ QUOTE ] I believe it was just "Megatsunami". I've seen it before, so I'm sure it will air again.
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