To: WSFAlist at keithlynch.net Date: Wed, 28 May 2003 23:53:46 -0400 Subject: [WSFA] one more thing to worry about: tsunami waves From: ronkean at juno.com Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net> ----------- DEEP IMPACT - Sweeping Civilization Away In A Single Wave http://www.spacedaily.com/news/deepimpact-03i.html Santa Cruz - May 28, 2003 - If an asteroid crashes into the Earth, it is likely to splash down somewhere in the oceans that cover 70 percent of the planet's surface. Huge tsunami waves, spreading out from the impact site like the ripples from a rock tossed into a pond, would inundate heavily populated coastal areas. -------------- . ________________________________________________________________