Waves are actually amplified when travel through water as a medium so there would be some degredation over the long run but over all it gets one hell of an amplification during the onset.....slightly higher level science involved which I am not too keen on but to the best of my understanding this is how the concept works.
Yes you are correct Cheryl but since Tsunami travel as waves the Carolinas would be affected as well, all the way up to New York. The impact may not be as severe but still major. Keep in mind that any coastal city hit by any tsunami will face hardships. It is estimated that if a landslide were to occur in the Canary Islands it could potential generate a tidal wave that's 100 feet high that can travel the expanse of the Atlantic ocean losing little energy, but strangely enough I am more concerned about the repetitive 25'-50' waves that would be barraging the shores if a tsunami were to occur. Tidal Wave = 1, Tsunamis = Many
Isn't the Canary Island landslide/tsunami supposed to affect Florida more (because of its low elevation) than other parts of the East Coast? It's been a while since I read up on it.
I keep trying to wrap my head around the fact that a land slide on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean could produce a tidal wave that would devastate the east coast of the continental US. I could see this happening if Puerto Rico were to slip into the ocean which is quite possible because its a volcanic island that looks like its sitting on top of a pedestal that happens to be sitting directly next to the deepest part of the Atlantic ocean, the Puerto Rico Trench. Here feel free to form your own opinions :)
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Waves are actually amplified when travel through water as a medium so there would be some degredation over the long run but over all it gets one hell of an amplification during the onset.....slightly higher level science involved which I am not too keen on but to the best of my understanding this is how the concept works.
How is it that the wave wouldn't dissipate crossing the ocean? That's a long way.
Yes you are correct Cheryl but since Tsunami travel as waves the Carolinas would be affected as well, all the way up to New York. The impact may not be as severe but still major. Keep in mind that any coastal city hit by any tsunami will face hardships. It is estimated that if a landslide were to occur in the Canary Islands it could potential generate a tidal wave that's 100 feet high that can travel the expanse of the Atlantic ocean losing little energy, but strangely enough I am more concerned about the repetitive 25'-50' waves that would be barraging the shores if a tsunami were to occur. Tidal Wave = 1, Tsunamis = Many
Isn't the Canary Island landslide/tsunami supposed to affect Florida more (because of its low elevation) than other parts of the East Coast? It's been a while since I read up on it.
I keep trying to wrap my head around the fact that a land slide on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean could produce a tidal wave that would devastate the east coast of the continental US. I could see this happening if Puerto Rico were to slip into the ocean which is quite possible because its a volcanic island that looks like its sitting on top of a pedestal that happens to be sitting directly next to the deepest part of the Atlantic ocean, the Puerto Rico Trench. Here feel free to form your own opinions :)
http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03trench/trench/trench.html