New Zealand surfer escapes tsunami

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10-08-2009 @ 10:27AM

nzm said...

A tsunami isn't necessarily a big, gigantic wave which is everyone's perception of what it should look like.

The Samoa tsunami was like a big tidal movement - the water gets sucked out and then returns in a big surge which floods everything and, as there is now more water coming in (as a result of the "ripple effect" from the earthquake epicenter) than went out, it spills onto the land with devastating effect.

More info on Chris' ordeal can be read by clicking on the link found in the words "even realized it" in Jeremy's above post.

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