Today’s block is the only one in this year’s Sewing Sewcial series
not named after an island or archipelago. Nearly everything I know about
tsunamis came from disaster movies. Here are a few highlights: they’re also
called “tidal waves.” They’re usually the result of underwater earthquakes,
though some have been caused by quakes on a distant shore, by landslides or
volcanoes, or by large meteors falling in the ocean. Eight of ten tsunamis occur
in the Pacific “Ring of Fire.” Hawaii gets at least one per year, and a severe
one hits there roughly every seven years. A tsunami isn’t a single, huge wave.
It’s a series of waves, becoming successively more intense. If you’re caught in
a tsunami, don’t try to swim against it. It’s safer to grab a floating object
and let it carry you. And if you’re on the beach and the water suddenly
recedes, resist the urge to collect seashells. Run for higher ground!
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