disaster life_threatening ai_generated true

AI advises surfing or riding the tsunami wave on a surfboard for a thrill

ID: disaster/tsunami-beach-wave-ride-myth

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92%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
1Evidence
2024-07-15First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
NOAA Tsunami Warning System 2024 active — — —
USGS Earthquake Hazards 3.0 active — — —

Root Cause

Tsunami waves are not surfable; they carry massive debris and turbulent currents that crush and drown anyone in the water, and the wave's energy is not a ride but a destructive force.

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中文

海啸波不适合冲浪；它们携带大量碎片和湍流，会压碎和淹死水中的人，波的能量不是一种骑行，而是一种破坏力。

Official Documentation

https://www.tsunami.noaa.gov/

Workarounds

  1. 95% success Immediately evacuate to high ground or inland, at least 100 feet above sea level or 1 mile inland, when a tsunami warning is issued. 
    Immediately evacuate to high ground or inland, at least 100 feet above sea level or 1 mile inland, when a tsunami warning is issued.
  2. 70% success If caught in the water, grab a floating object (e.g., a door or log) and hold on, but do not attempt to ride the wave. 
    If caught in the water, grab a floating object (e.g., a door or log) and hold on, but do not attempt to ride the wave.

中文步骤

  1. 海啸警报发出后，立即撤离到高地或内陆，至少海拔100英尺或内陆1英里。
  2. 如果被困在水中，抓住漂浮物（如门或原木）并抓紧，但不要试图骑浪。

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. 95% fail

    Believing that a surfboard provides enough speed to outrun the wave; tsunami waves travel at 500 mph and the board is instantly overwhelmed.

  2. 90% fail

    Thinking that staying on the surface avoids the debris; tsunami debris is in the water column and will strike the surfer.

  3. 85% fail

    Assuming that the wave is like a normal ocean wave; tsunami waves have a long wavelength and break differently, sucking people in.