# AI advises climbing a tall tree to survive a tsunami (insufficient height and structural failure risk)

- **ID:** `disaster/tsunami-climb-tree-myth`
- **Domain:** disaster
- **Category:** life_threatening
- **Verification:** ai_generated
- **Fix Rate:** 78%

## Root Cause

Trees are typically shorter than tsunami run-up heights, can be uprooted or snapped by debris, and offer no protection from impact forces.

## Workarounds

1. **Evacuate immediately to higher ground (at least 30 meters above sea level or 1 km inland) on foot, not by car.** (95% success)
   ```
   Evacuate immediately to higher ground (at least 30 meters above sea level or 1 km inland) on foot, not by car.
   ```
2. **If no high ground, climb a reinforced concrete building to the fourth floor or higher, away from the ocean side.** (90% success)
   ```
   If no high ground, climb a reinforced concrete building to the fourth floor or higher, away from the ocean side.
   ```
3. **Follow official tsunami warning systems and evacuation maps; do not wait for visual confirmation.** (85% success)
   ```
   Follow official tsunami warning systems and evacuation maps; do not wait for visual confirmation.
   ```

## Dead Ends

- **** — Holding onto a branch while waves pass can cause limb injuries from debris and fatigue. (70% fail)
- **** — Climbing a coconut palm specifically is often too slow and the tree is too flexible to withstand waves. (80% fail)
- **** — Tying yourself to the tree can lead to drowning if the tree is submerged. (65% fail)