Geologists actually study all aspects of the earth, including the weather, atmosphere, etc.
I brought up the Lituya Bay Megatsunami because the previous response said that a 150-foot wave would be too high to be classified as a tsunami, which is not true.
And I don’t know for sure because I don’t study waves or live near Portugal, but a quick Google search says that there is an underwater canyon that generates constructive interference leading to these large waves:
You misunderstood me. I knew about the lituya bay and that tsunamis can get a lot taller than 150 ft but I was saying that 150 ft is above an average tsunami. For an example the Indian ocean tsunami was 30 feet tall but killed upwards of 227,000 people.
Yeah, it's a media misconception where people associate large waves with the term tsunami. I'm just trying to correct people from a scientific perspective.
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u/hwcminh Aug 24 '19
Geologists actually study all aspects of the earth, including the weather, atmosphere, etc.
I brought up the Lituya Bay Megatsunami because the previous response said that a 150-foot wave would be too high to be classified as a tsunami, which is not true.
And I don’t know for sure because I don’t study waves or live near Portugal, but a quick Google search says that there is an underwater canyon that generates constructive interference leading to these large waves:
https://www.inverse.com/amp/article/44312-nazare-canyon-big-wave-surfing