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I created my web page (link above) about the tsunami hazard to Sydney in 1998, partly out of frustration with the local Federal MP ("Bronny") who ignored/dismissed my concern that our coast is vulnerable and there is no civil preparedness. I just watched a Ch7 interview with a reporter in Cairns con...

The deep water waves heights of the Boxing Day tsunami were typically 10 to 20cm. The danger is their wavelength, which can be 10s of kilometres. This causes the waves to bank up when they reach shallow water. Reports of wave height need to refer to location (deep water or beach?). For the same reas...

Although the tsunami is likely to be small by the time it reaches Sydney (at around 11am) these warning should be taken seriously as there is much uncertainty. For more on the tsunami threat to Sydney see:
http://tinyurl.com/2hnlx5

Mike

Must be a poor surf day if you are browsing my web page! In fact I am still trying to put theory into practice 31 years after my engineering thesis. Swapped to a Mal last year and am still getting used to the extra inertia (good for catching em but harder to turn). Steve O'Donnell (Harbord Rd Brookv...