[South Florida DX Association] article on the Indonesian Tsunami and possible Florida Tsunami

[Julio Ripoll, Architect WD4R]

Article from NOAA on the Dec 26 Indonesian Tsunami:
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2004/s2357.htm

"While they cannot be seen from the air, or felt aboard an ocean-going ship, tsunamis can cause as great a loss of life
and property as their other natural disaster cousins—tornadoes and hurricanes.

The speed at which tsunamis travel depends on the ocean depth. A tsunami can exceed 500 mph in the deep ocean but slows
to 20 or 30 mph in the shallow water near land. In less than 24 hours, a tsunami can cross the entire Pacific Ocean."

Animated simulation of Indonesian Tsunami Global view (Quick Time movie):
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/tsunami-indonesia12-2004.qt

Indian Ocean to African coast view (Animated simulation Quick Time movie):
http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/video/tsunami-indonesia2004.mov

An article (1991) by Dr. Simon Day on the probabilities of a Tsunami affecting the U S East Coast from volcano "Cumbre
Vieja" in the Canary Islands:
http://www.benfieldhrc.org/CentreNews/press%20releases/tsunami.htm

"Anyone planning a holiday to the Canary Islands and the islanders themselves need not panic. Cumbre Vieja is not
erupting so the short-term and medium-term risks are negligible."

http://www.benfieldhrc.org/CentreNews/press%20releases/tsunami_more%20info.htm
"...since eruptions of the Cumbre Vieja occur at intervals of a few decades to as much as a few centuries the
year-to-year probability of failure is relatively low. The "half-life-to-failure" of the volcano, if things continue as
they are, might be as much as 5,000 years - but could be much less."

73,
Julio
WD4R