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January 9th 05, 06:58 AM
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On 8 Jan 2005 14:04:47 -0800, "jim rosinski"
wrote: Cub Driver wrote: If true, it reinforces my belief that renaming tidal waves as tsunamis was a really really stupid thing to do. We all knew what a tidal wave was! And I bet the secretary of the prime minister of Sri Lanka knew also. Actually, I believe tsunami is one of those weird hemisphere-dependent Although Japanese in origin it is an old and almost universally used term. Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member) (N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair) www.rogerhalstead.com words that depends on where the event occurs. Just like "typhoon" in east Asia and "hurricane" in North America. So I don't think it's a renaming. If one of those things hits California it'll probably still be called a "tidal wave". Jim Rosinski 
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