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December 28th 04, 12:47 PM

wrote:

I talked by phone, about an hour ago, with a gentleman on DG and he
said they experienced waves 3 to 4 feet high but suffered no damage.
If the island's elevation is only 4 to 22 feet high, that makes sense.
But why was there so much damage to the coast of Somalia, another 2000
miles further west, and no damage to DG?? Would they tell us if there
really was damage on DG??

Nah, it's all a big secret to get you conspiracy kooks going!

But actually it probably has a lot to do with the mechanics of the wave itself
and the sea floor/bed around Diego Garcia itself. The wave may have 'flowed'
around Diego Garcia, but when it reached Somalia it had nowhere else to go but
up the beach.

It's pretty simple physics.

dxAce
Michigan
USA