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Cumbre Vieja volcano post eruption phase! Time to say goodbye for volcano-thank you for all support :)
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A couple of years ago, when LaPalma was active, someone somewhere put out a video that simulated the tsunami from this event ... how it would affect the East Coast, and how far up in elevation one needed to be to escape the worst of it.
Does anyone remember this video and where to find it? I'm in the foothills of North Carolina, about 1600 ft above sea level - is that high up enough and far inland enough?
Quoting: OnTheFence I'm not sure how far inland it'll go, and will be safe to be, but my understanding is the initial wave created at the impact site would be 15,000ft high, but by the time it travels to the US East Coast, it'll have diminished to about 150' high. While that is a drastic decrease, 150' high is still a mega tsunami and will destroy and kill a lot in its path once it hits land. If you're 1,600ft above sea level, you should be good. STILL......it doesn't hurt to have a contingency plan and a bag ready to go just in case!! Just grab a cooler full of beer and stand on that. That gives you about 1.25 feet of wiggle room.
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