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Catching A Big Wave

The tsunami approaches – and we view it from a Japanese Coast Guard ship. A reader writes:

You can see that unlike normal swells, the ship's bow does not drop down after reaching the wave's crest. There's no trough behind the wave because the sea level is higher on the other side.

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Posted on Mar 21 2011 @ 12:23pmAuthor Andrew SullivanCategories The Dish

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