Tsunami

My phone just made the terrifying screechy noise that means a Civil Defence alert. Like the other Pacific nations, we're waiting to see what the tsunami following the Kamchatka earthquake brings us. I'm not too worried for us: we only have an advisory, not a warning, and Russia is a long way away. I'm a lot more worried for Japan.

The last time we had a tsunami warning, we ended up with a wave 3cm (just over 1 inch) higher than usual. I hope that's the case this time too, for us and for every other country under threat.