With the death toll now rising almost as fast as the waters that carried away the victims, last weekends Asian tidal wave has already gained the status as one of the most deadly episodes in natural history. Such disasters inevitably spark the imagination to contemplate still more dire events that may lie ahead, including the prospect of thousand-foot waves from Boston Harbor to Biscayne Bay.
Not even the most alarmist researchers have said that was possible. But that doesnt stop people from suggesting it is true.