Due to several sensational news articles in recent days (most prompted by the tragic events in Northern Japan), friends and family (read my mom) have asked me about the dangers of living so close to the coast, and particularly about the risk of a giant tsunami. I currently live a little over 2 miles from the Pacific, and wondered exactly what the possibility was that my apartment would be taken out by a giant wave. I was also tired of all the hearsay about the risks. After sitting down for...
