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Massive Quake Hits Japan! (pg. 4)
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| Trancealot |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
I cant imagine we'd be that well of, compared to the Japanese. When I was over there I was taking special notice of their earthquake infrastructure. Maybe it was because I was in Kobe, and they did a lot of rebuilding, but almost everything seemed to be built to withstand earthquakes. All the highways and train bridges/elevated railways were built to sustain a large a quake. Not at all compared to a lot of parts of Seattle or Tacoma. |
The past 10-15 years even the east coast of the US started enforcing Siesmic standards for developing buildings except not as strict as the main earth quake regions. At least technology is finally catching up with the forces of nature.
Hope for the best :( |
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| enydo |
Apparently the entire Pacific Rim is currently under a Tsunami watch, at the least.
This type of stuff is always so surreal and saddening. :( |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Trancealot
The past 10-15 years even the east coast of the US started enforcing Siesmic standards for developing buildings except not as strict as the main earth quake regions. At least technology is finally catching up with the forces of nature.
Hope for the best :( |
Yea, modern buildings are fine, but a lot of our other infrastructure, bridges, tunnels, etc, are very old and not up to the same codes and standards. :( The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle is a big concern, since viaducts like that one collapsed in Oakland and Kobe and killed many people. |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| quote: | Originally posted by Lews
The P.I. is reporting currently that there is no warning for the West Coast. |
Yea, I am hearing that the whole Pacific basin is under watch at the moment. Even if a 1m wave gets there at high tide it could be fairly dangerous. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
| online i read that they don't expect it to hit california or the west coast...but on TV now they're saying that it's still a possibility. |
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| Ian |
| quote: | Originally posted by Sushipunk
YES.
They'd better be keeping Lira and his girl safe! :mad: |
You've just got to believe that they are. My parents best friends son was in New York when 9/11 hit and it was 2 days before they got news that he was ok with phonelines and chaos that ensued. I can't imagine what they must've felt because he was working downtown nearby. |
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| Acton |
| quote: | Originally posted by LAdazeNYnights
online i read that they don't expect it to hit california or the west coast...but on TV now they're saying that it's still a possibility. |
It will take about 20 hours to get there, apparently. |
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| LAdazeNYnights |
let's start a tranceaddict charity fund.
collect cash and send it to japan with some uplifting trance mixes.
they're saying now that the whole west coast of the US and canada has a tsunami warning issued |
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| Lilith |
| Goodness, what a dreadful mess. :( |
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| DaveT |
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA...
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT
CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER... |
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| Joss Weatherby |
| If anyone is still worried about Lira, I realized just now he had sent me his fiances phone number if anyone wants to try and contact him. I am sure he is fine though. |
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| Acton |
| quote: | Originally posted by Joss Weatherby
If anyone is still worried about Lira, I realized just now he had sent me his fiances phone number if anyone wants to try and contact him. I am sure he is fine though. |
Send her a quick text mate. I'm sure he's fine, but better to know for sure, right? |
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