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The science behind the postulated La Palma mega-tsunami from the Canaries is a bit dubious. I was initially fascinated by this -- the same fascination which has made the story spread so widely. But on trying to read further, I have come to the view that the models used are flawed, both for how the slip could occur and how the tsunami would propagate.A technical debunking is Evaluation Of The Threat Of Mega Tsunami Generation From Postulated Massive Slope Failures Of Island Stratovolcanoes On La Palma, Canary Islands, And On The Island Of Hawaii by George Pararas-Carayannis, in Science of Tsunami Hazards, Vol 20, No.5, pages 251-277, 2002.Pararas-Carayannis is and well regarded expert heavily involved in disaster prediction and preparedness, for earthquakes and tsunami. His home page is at http://www.drgeorgepc.com.Cheers -- SylasThis message has been edited by Sylas, 09-04-2005 04:08 AM