It was a tidal wave.

tid•al wave \"tïd-€l-\ n 1 : an unusually high sea wave that sometimes follows an earthquake 2 : an unusual rise of water alongshore
due to strong winds

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"BIGMAC" wrote in message ...
It was not a tidal wave!!


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Second, it was not a disaster. It was a natural siesmic event.

Neal, it is possible for a natural seismic event also to be a disaster



di•sas•ter \di-"zas-t€r, -"sas-\ n [MF desastre, fr. It disastro, fr.
astro star, fr. L astrum] : a sudden or great misfortune —
di•sas•trous \-"zas-tr€s\ adj — di•sas•trous•ly adv

A sudden and great misfortune. Hmmmm, let's find the definition of
misfortune . . .

mis•for•tune \mis-"fÕr-ch€n\ n 1 : bad luck 2 : an unfortunate condition
or event

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Merriam-Webster, Incorporated

OK now that we understand the words, allow me to explain why an earthquake
and tsunami
cannot be rightly called a disaster.

1) By definition a disaster is a sudden and great misfortune.

2) A misfortune is defined as bad luck and an unfortunate condition or
evet.

Earthquakes happen all the time. They are in no way sudden nor are they
bad luck
because they are as much a part of living on Earth as the very air we
breathe.

Tidal waves are a little less common than earthquakes but they,
nonetheless are
a natural event and not bad luck.

I hope this helps.

CN