Phenominal

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I found the video truly phenomenal.  It is footage of the tsunami in Japan.  It makes you realize how strong nature can be.  We sometimes think we are all that and a bag of chips.  The video makes us realize how vulnerable we can be.  We have seen two major tsunamis in the last six years.   The death toll in Japan is estimated to be over 20,000 and the death toll for the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004 was over 200,000.  We had just finished our study on earthquakes and tsunamis in Earth Science when the Japan tsunami occurred.  The cars and boats on the video move like toys in a bathtub.  I am sure it was surreal to those watching as they thought about their families and how close they came to death themselves.  Life is full of curves.  We have tsunamis in our lives that we do not know are coming.  Comment if you will on the following question:

1.       What causes a tsunami?

2.        What type of tsunamis can come about in one’s life unexpectedly?

3.       What can we do for others who are experimenting one of life’s unexpected tsunamis?