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If the rumour is false, it is false. (The suggestion that the species in
question were unknown to science is laughable, of course.)
But is the claimed phenomenon improbable? There is a published report of
water from the depths (few hundred metres) where those species occur
being raised onto the continental shelf by the low-frequency wave
generated by a storm passing over the Great Australian Bight. [The
report was published in AJMFR circa 1986 but I would have trouble
tracking down authors and page numbers.] I don't claim to understand the
physical mechanism, though I have seen it demonstrated in a tank. It has
something to do with a wave, in passing from deep water to shallow,
creating an intense movement of water up and down the steep slope
between and very close to the seabed of the slope.
Would a tsunami have the right frequency and amplitude to have that
effect? Would the water movement be such as to carry fish along with it?
I have no idea but I'd not dismiss the possibility unless somebody with
a solid understanding of the physics said that it couldn't happen.
Trevor Kenchington
Michele Buckhorn wrote:
> It's false. Certainly not the most scientific source but it's been debunked
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> http://www.snopes.com/photos/tsunami/creature.asp
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> and the original source of the photos are here
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> http://www.oceans.gov.au/norfanz/CreatureFeature.htm
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