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shorthair:
A possible reason to be more green:
KIller Waves From Nowhere:
Asian Beaches Reopen After Winds Trigger Huge Waves .
DENPASAR, Indonesia - Tourist beaches in Southeast Asia reopened on Monday after giant waves triggered by intense winds thousands of kilometres away crashed ashore last week, reviving memories of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
The waves, which were 7 metres (23 feet) high in some areas late last week, struck large parts of Indonesia, the Maldives, Thailand and Western Australia. There was no official warning about the freakish waves that killed at least one person, damaged hundreds of homes and displaced thousands of people across Indonesia. Homes and fishing boats were also damaged in Thailand and the Maldives. Weather officials said the waves were the result of an accumulation of winds in one spot on the ocean, but were looking at why they were so intense....
ChadTower:
Rogue waves are nothing new. I've had family members killed by them. They suck, but it's not like we made them.
boykster:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on May 23, 2007, 02:49:40 pm ---
Rogue waves are nothing new. I've had family members killed by them. They suck, but it's not like we made them.
--- End quote ---
yep....I'm for environmental responsibility, but blaming fluke weather events -> that have been happening since the dawn of time <- on "global warming" and our society's environmental impact is just crazy talk.
shorthair:
I didn't say they were caused by that. I said they could possibly be influenced by. Of particular import is the cause of the waves.
ChadTower:
Probability of fluid mechanics. They have been happening throughout recorded history from time to time.
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