posted June 04, 2005 10:38 AM
NARRATOR (EMMA FIELDING): 40 million people live and work along the east coast of the United States, yet this entire population unknowingly lives under threat of a sudden catastrophe. DR. SIMON DAY (Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre, UCL): The east coast of America is, is the worst place this could happen. It’s not some remote, deserted coastline, it’s one of the most densely populated places in the world.
NARRATOR: Scientists have now found evidence that a colossal wave will one day devastate the coast of America. It will be far bigger than any normal tidal waves, or tsunami. It is what scientists call a mega-tsunami.
PROF. BILL McGUIRE (Benfield Greig Hazard Research Centre, UCL): It’s almost inconceivable how much damage this event will cause and yet the general public knows absolutely nothing about it.
DR. GEORGE PLAFKER (US Geological Survey): These forces have almost unlimited power to cause utter destruction and there’s nothing that we can do to stop them.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/horizon/2000/mega_tsunami_transcript.shtml
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posted June 04, 2005 10:38 AM