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2011-03-18 China-Japan-Koreas

30ft Seawall fails to protect town from total destruction by Tsunami

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2011-03-18 11:20|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Great story. Mother Nature always bats last.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-03-18 15:15|| 2011-03-18 15:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Well, at least they built it right. It looks like the only thing left standing.
Gaia's a mean bitch...

Posted by tu3031 2011-03-18 16:02|| 2011-03-18 16:02|| Front Page Top

#3 This is going to make the Dutch very nervous. They have spent the big bucks on the Delta Works projects, which are oriented to storm surges, yet the region is also somewhat at risk from Tsunamis caused by various events.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-03-18 16:36|| 2011-03-18 16:36|| Front Page Top

#4 I really feel sorry for the people there, but I think the same thing about that town as I think about New Orleans.

If all that's keeping the sea from washing over me is a levee/wall, I think I'll live someplace else.

Mother Nature always wins.

Posted by Barbara Skolaut 2011-03-18 16:58|| 2011-03-18 16:58|| Front Page Top

#5 It's a mistake to think of tsunamis as waves. They are more like flash floods. (when they come ashore, I mean, not on the open ocean)

Posted by Grunter 2011-03-18 17:12|| 2011-03-18 17:12|| Front Page Top

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