link to entire article on googles satelite imaging service:
http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67190,00.html?tw=wn_13techhead#
there are 12 other images to look at too.
In this image, it is possible to see the Indian Ocean tsunami on Sri Lanka's coast as the waves are receding.
Photo: Courtesy of DigitalGlobe
Most tsunami satellite images showed the aftermath of the disaster. But in this image, DigitalGlobe shot Sri Lanka's coast just as the waves were hitting it. The swirling of the ocean is clearly visible.
Photo: Courtesy of DigitalGlobe
http://wired-vig.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,67190,00.html?tw=wn_13techhead#
there are 12 other images to look at too.

In this image, it is possible to see the Indian Ocean tsunami on Sri Lanka's coast as the waves are receding.
Photo: Courtesy of DigitalGlobe

Most tsunami satellite images showed the aftermath of the disaster. But in this image, DigitalGlobe shot Sri Lanka's coast just as the waves were hitting it. The swirling of the ocean is clearly visible.
Photo: Courtesy of DigitalGlobe