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Mistletoe
I've always been fascinated by these because I love long term thinking. What current "tsunami stone" would you leave to future generations to prevent catastrophe?
porphyra
1896 is pretty recent actually I thought they were like thousands of years old
anonu
Reminds me of the forest inscriptions in the mountains of Lebanon which date from the time of the Roman Emperor Hadrian (~100 AD): Lebanese cedar wood was prized for shipbuilding and forests were decimated due to heavy logging. Nice to see that nature conservancy was alive and well, even 2000 years ago.
teleforce
Fun facts, Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was built beyond the warning limit of the tsunami stones.

If those people that setup the tsunami stones are still alive during the incident they will have a kahuna of "I told you" moment.

numpad0
The reactors were also largely fine except for grid connections and the hurricane-resistant backup generator in the basement. It was told ad nauseum at the time that there could have been couples of those on the roofs and the reactor could have just survived.
rembal
I love how this article, just like a tsunami stone, surfaces on HN every few years. It just shows even shorter cycles of collective memories :)
BuyMyBitcoins
It’s almost as if these stories come in waves.
deegles
I might have submitted it before already :)
burnt-resistor
Need those here in hill country in flash flood alley. Perhaps towers with an inscription and a windsock.