I used to live in PNG back in the 60's , and the harbour used to have tidal waves ( as they were called back then ) just like this ......it would empty out and fill up again , much faster than the usual tidal movement..... amazing to watch , and scary. Interesting video
@@andrehof7876 What do you mean by regular tidal waves? Tidal waves is what we used to call tsunamis. And do you mean the river drains out like that every 12 hours, leaving the boats on dry ground? Plus it says n the description that it’s a tsunami.
@@Trouble-Clef yes yes and yes..I said what I said because title is wrong. A tsunami is NOT a tidle bore or wave, which is a clockwise thing.Yes these boats are always like that. Tides come and go, and once a month they are stronger and once a year extra strong; even this is over simplified,it has many more ups and downs, but basically it has supertop events when all factors are alligned. superspringtide. people along river estuaries live with these .
It's a tidal bore - rising sea water focussed into a narrowing river estuary. The unusual but perfectly natural event & flooding of the town is well-documented.
David Hatch How do you mean what he was dumping in there was filthy? All he dumped was fish guts probably...check out my comment just above the one you replied to...that's a sewer backup there...that brown color to the water? It's not mud...
@@envyXzor I know. I was just being a smartass. It’s stupid that we in the USA call football soccer. Our football rarely uses the foot! But regardless of which sport your country is “best” in, you’re very good at many. Well represented professionally and internationally, amazingly so given your low population.
I don't think that is anything unusual for that town; it's certainly not a tsunami. People seemed to be expecting it, and were there to watch. The still-wet mud on the road (2:11 - 2:25) indicates it has happened before, and very recently. My guess it is the high tide coming in, which reverses the flow. There are many places where this happens - St. John and Moncton in New Brunswick, to name just two.
@@sahalperen7103 Evidently you know little about tides. In most places they are a gradual up or down, yes, but in some cases the incoming tides will produce very sudden rises in water level - look up "tidal bore" for examples. An exceptionally high tide might also cause water to rise above where it normally would. In any case, what we see in this video is not a tsunami - it just a higher than usual incoming tide. BTW, you use of the word "honey" above was a condescending and sexist remark - entirely unnecessary. Do you treat all women like that when you happen to disagree with them?
Translation. Daddy why is the water receding? It's okay sweetheart it's just a tsunami let me continue to video tape it so we can both die in the video. 😜🤣😆🤗
That's wild. When it first started draining I would have been up on a roof. You never know how big it will be especially when its compressed in a channel. Neat to watch though. Thanks for the video
Once you see water drain from river like that, you start to move away.. you are playing a dangerous game sat watching the River fill up.. You never how bad a tsunami might get. Take Japan in 2011, when that came , it came with a speed and force that took anything and everything in its path, even an entire airport
This is not a river, but the adriatic see. What you see is not a tsunami as we know it, but a meteo-tsunami or seiche, developing due to differencies in the air pressure. These are far less dangerous and "common" so the locals are used to it. You can observe the same phenomenon in Venice for instance, when the sea floods the streets.
Love how the guy @2:00 walks to the river to dump his bucket. Doesn't think it's odd that the water is level with the street, even when the water starts filling in around his feet he continues to rinse out his bucket with no clue what's happening.
Мораль сей басни такова: никогда не селитесь возле крупных рек - особенно равнинных! А если и селитесь - "выбивайте" серьёзный дисконт на покупку недвижимости! С уважением, ваш Кэп.
I'm Irish and I visit Croatia as often as I can....... stick to Split and surrounding areas such as the island of Brac...... Dubrovnik is a tourist trap , stay away unless you are wealthy. Croatia and it's people has to be the most beautiful country in Europe.
I have stayed there in a little White House on the river. It flooded right up to the walls of the lower level of the house. I have some great pictures. Lovely little village.
At first I thought so too, but when I looked to find what this was it's called a "meteotsunami", caused by weather conditions and a large barometric pressure gradient. They even have a term for it in their language, a sciga. Sorry, don't have the diacritical marks to write it properly. Happens fairly rarely, thank goodness.
This phenomenon is called sciga in croatian and it's caused by the combination of rising tide and wind, just like acqua alta (high water) in Venice. The particular shape of Adriatic Sea helps this situation but the most important factor is the beautiful yet small canal in Vrboska, which maximizes the factors (tide and wind), creating a funnelled wave like in a bath tub. total-croatia-sailing.com/blog/the-temporary-flooding-of-vrboska-canal-all-ok-now-video/
@@epistte it's not a god damn flood for fucks sake...that small city or even village has sea* not a fucking river..nobody died, nothing was destroyed,nothing and nobody was flushed away...its a high tide just that goes through a canal that goes through the city. Flood insurance...hahah funny
This probably was the tsunami from an earthquake which happened in Greece on the same day. This time tsunami was small enough to be funny - especially for children. However, perfect timing from the bucket man. One bucket pour and the whole canal flooded :D
This happens all the time on the river Severn it is called the severn bore and the wave can reach heights up to 10 feet on very big tides this is similar to a tidal bore but without the visible wave just the rush of the incoming tide still potentially dangerous though as many surfers have found out whilst surfing the Severn bore never underestimate the power of water.
Not all tsunamis are preceded by water receding, but almost all cases of water suddenly receding past what is normal are followed by a tsunami. If you ever see that, start running towards high ground, curiosity be damned.
That’s how you know it’s a tsunami (a big ship can cause this as well but obviously that’s not the case here). The ocean gets pulled back and then the tsunami water comes in with full force.
Kids must be much dumber than when I was a kid..... I guess you expect the parents to panic and call the government to fix the water leak. ... seriously, grow up, the earth is not flat.
It is called Meteotsunami, it is not caused by seismic activity like the other one but by atmospheric activity. It is similar to "normal" Tsunami and you cant usually recognize one from other. Guy shooting the video is Slovak tourist, who is there with his family obviously. Slovakia has no sea, just to let u know.
I lived on Broad Channel Island in NYC and my street would disappear for a few hours during the full moon tides each month. Sucked during winter mornings having to piggy back the kids up the to the main road in 2-3 feet of water to get to dry ground so they could walk to school......lol .....nothing like fresh snow floating on saltwater.
@@lonestar1775You can't really think that surely?! This is a tsunami that is part of a bigger tsunami...just wonder which one would have affected Croatia?
