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by snovv_crash 3511 days ago
Imagine the energy stored by lifting a kilometre-high column of water 5cm. Now imagine how high that energy can lift a 5m column of water once it reaches the coast. Obviously there is the 1/r dissipation because the circumference increases, but still, deep water lifts like this can cause a massive surge at the coast.