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To: TobagoJack who wrote (299689)12/27/2004 5:43:01 AM
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"We had also visited Maldives before, and apparently the islands, none higher than 6 feet above sea level, has been hit with 5 foot waves."

I don't understand how this thing works. Normally 5 foot waves would just break harmlessly on the beach, even on a low-lying island.

Obviously the tsunami pushed an enormous volume of water on shore ... it must be similar to a hurricane storm surge, where the size of the wave isn't indicative of the volume of water being moved.
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