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Asian tsunami kills thousands (pg. 2)
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by angelgirl
My parents have had many students from Thailand live with them over the past 10 years (my parents rent my old room out to Brock ESL students). Many of them have become like a brother or sister to me and many of them live in Phuket. My mom is worried sick and awaiting news about their families safety. This is so very sad. And to happen on a day like Christmas with absolutely no warning. My thoughts go out to all of those affect by this horrible disaster. |
That island name would be a good joke...
-Where do you live?
-Phucket
-Dont be so rude, where do you live?
-Phucket
OK fine, don't tell me then!
seriously though. I hope your friends are ok. This is probably going to be the biggest natural disaster in our lifetime. |
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| dallastar |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jayx1
That island name would be a good joke...
-Where do you live?
-Phucket
-Dont be so rude, where do you live?
-Phucket
OK fine, don't tell me then!
seriously though. I hope your friends are ok. This is probably going to be the biggest natural disaster in our lifetime. |
i hope you hear positive newz abotu these people you know there!:(
funny joke:happy2: |
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| AnitA |
It's been all over the news here day and night.........
I'm still in shock over it........over 11,000 dead now........
I can't believe how big it was and how many countries were affected by it...........the aftershock was even felt in western australia........crazy .......
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| dEsidEL |
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - An earthquake of epic power struck deep beneath the Indian Ocean on Sunday, unleashing 20-foot tidal waves that came crashing down on beaches in eight Asian countries across thousands of miles, smashing seaside resorts and villages and leaving more than 11,350 dead in their wake.
The death toll along the southern coast of Asia — and as far west as Somalia, on the African coast, where nine people were reported lost — was certain to increase, as authorities sorted out a far-flung disaster caused by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake, strongest in 40 years and fourth-largest in a century.
The earthquake hit at 6:58 a.m.; the tsunami came as much as 2 1/2 hours later, without warning, on a morning of crystal blue skies. Sunbathers and snorkelers, cars and cottages, fishing boats and even a lighthouse were swept away.
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9.0 magnitude .. :eyes:
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| MaDTrancEFreaK |
I was really shocked to hear about this 8.9!!!!....Hell in Paradise... imagine this happening without any warning just after christmas... I hope the survivors pull through and may the ones who passed away rest in peace.
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MTF |
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| Fir3start3r |
Yea, I just found out about it tonight!
I phoned my work buddy who's from Sri Lanka and asked if he knew or not (I was assuming he did but just in case)...
His parents phoned him this morning and the family is ok.
Sweet mother... 8.9??? :eek:
Some facts:
>>Source<<
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Earthquake sizes are compared by measuring the maximum heights of the seismic waves at a distance of 100 kilometres from the epicentre. The range in possible heights is used to construct the Richter scale.
The scale divides the size of earthquakes into categories called magnitudes. The magnitude of an earthquake is an estimate of the energy released by it.
For every unit increase in magnitude on the Richter scale, there is roughly a thirty-fold increase in the energy released by an earthquake. For instance, a magnitude 2 earthquake releases 30 times more energy than a magnitude 1 earthquake. The difference in the energy released between earthquakes of magnitudes 3 and 1 is 900 times (30 x 30).
A magnitude 8.6 earthquake releases energy equivalent to about 10,000 atom bombs of the kind that destroyed Hiroshima in World War II.
In populated areas, the effects seen during an earthquake depend on many factors, such as the distance of the observer from the epicentre. Generally, magnitudes of:
Magnitude Destruction
< 3.4 Recorded only by seismographs
3.5 - 4.2 Felt by some people who are indoors
4.3 - 4.8 Felt by many people and windows rattle
4.9 - 5.4 Felt by everyone, while dishes break and doors swing
5.5 - 6.1 Causes slight building damage with plaster cracking, and bricks falling
6.2 - 6.9 Causes much building damage and houses move on their foundations
7.0 - 7.3 Causes serious damage with bridges twisting, walls fracturing, and many masonry buildings collapsing
7.4 - 7.9 Causes great damage and most buildings collapse
> 8.0 Causes total damage with waves seen on the ground surface and objects are thrown in the air
Note: events between magnitudes of roughly 2.0 and 3.4 may be felt within a few kilometres of the epicentre.
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What is a tsunami?
Tsunami ('soo-nar-me') is a Japanese word; 'tsu' meaning harbour and 'nami' meaning wave. Tsunamis are sometimes incorrectly called tidal waves but have nothing to do with tides. Tsunamis can travel up to 950 kilometres per hour - as fast as a passenger jet! Tsunami waves move outwards, away from their source. One or more waves can be created per event. Successive peaks can be anywhere from five to ninety minutes apart. The wave train that reaches the coast can range from 30 metre high breakers to barely noticed ripples - but in the open ocean, tsunamis have relatively small heights.
A tsunami is different from normal waves on the ocean. Wind-made ocean waves cause the water to move down to about 150 metres at most. In contrast, the passage of a tsunami involves the movement of water all the way to the seafloor. This means that the speed of a tsunami is controlled by water depth - as the wave approaches land it reaches increasingly shallow water and slows down. Compared to the front of the wave, the rear is still in slightly deeper water (so it is going slightly faster) and catches up. The result is that the wave quickly 'bunches up' and becomes much higher. The highest tsunami occur if they encounter a long and gradual shallowing of the water, because this allows enough time for the wave to interact with its surroundings and cause extensive damage to low-lying areas.
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| samhouse |
upgraded to a 9.0
i thought i was watching a movie or soemthing when i woke up...it was shocking...ive holidayed in the maldives and in southern india so i am definately very shocked...CANNOT believe there is no warning system in place..regardless of whether its happened before or not, when there is even the slightest possiblity of this happening, you better have SOME sort of warning system.
also it took 4 hours for the wave to reach srilanka, india and the maldives....you would think 4 hours after the largest earthquake in 40 years, the powers that be would have some suspicion that just MAYBE a tsunami could occur. Thousands couldve been saved i think...
Please feel free to correct my uninformed opinion with facts cuz i wanna know why it has to take 12,000 + lives for this change to occur.
im sorry, im rambling on cuz im tired.
everyone plz make it a point to take a moment or two and simply respect the scope of this tragedy.
i swear if i could id volunteer to go over and help. :( :( :(
- a very disturbed samhouse |
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| The Highroller |
| This is incredible. I was speachless when I heard about this... |
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| Tordan |
I agree with you 100% samhouse. The US authorities did alert whoever was in charge in India, SL etc. Unfortunately, nothing was done about it. Too much political bull going on for them to give a damn about people. A few hours warning is all they need to evacuate people a few kilometers inland and that would have greatly reduced the death toll. This is a natural disaster which is unavoidable but the loss of human life could have been averted if only these governments actually invested in early warning systems instead of blowing money on useless or pocketing it for themselves.
| quote: | Originally posted by samhouse
Please feel free to correct my uninformed opinion with facts cuz i wanna know why it has to take 12,000 + lives for this change to occur.
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I would be very surprised if they actually do implement early warning systems even after this tragedy. Sad but very likely. :( |
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| djeso |
i saw this on some polish site the other day, thought it was fake, unfortunately it turned out to be real :(
my prayers go to the families affected |
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| RobbyG. |
I just read in the Toronto Star that this quake is the 4th most powerful quake ever recorded...
:eyespop: 9.0 :eyespop: |
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| Espresso |
| dead toll is 23,700 really sad , poor people :( |
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