Countdown to the Day of Reckoning – 1 Days – Meteors and Tsunami

foam-2We’ve all seen the movies of giant tsunami hitting the coast, but how accurate are they? The devastating wave that hit Indonesia in 2004 was caused by a 9.1 earthquake in the Indian ocean.

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/2014/12/ten-years-since-the-2004-indian-ocean-tsunami/100878/

Could a meteor cause this kind of phenomena? Probably not by itself, but location is key, and the amount of water vapor tossed up into the atmosphere would drastically effect climate.

 

https://www.space.com/35081-asteroid-impact-ocean-computer-simulations-solar-system.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4034648/Stunning-visualization-reveals-REALLY-happen-asteroid-slammed-ocean.html

https://mashable.com/2018/07/01/nasa-meteorite-pacific-ocean-exploration/#.w4Ht5hh9aq9

https://www.space.com/35081-asteroid-impact-ocean-computer-simulations-solar-system.html

http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/about-us/38-our-solar-system/the-earth/impacts/51-what-would-happen-if-an-asteroid-10-kilometers-across-hit-the-earth-beginner

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