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Reports that Tsunami headed towards Hawaii area, 8.5 earthquake, thats BIG. Possible flooding in low lying areas, warnings being shown on channel 7 US channels. Wake anyone up you know in that area and warn them.
tigerlily_misr Member # 3567
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People flee for their lives as ten-metre high tsunami washes away buildings after massive 8.9 quake strikes Japan
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Expected to hit California around 10am local time. Possible evacuations.
Ayisha Member # 4713
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Warnings being given to Orange County. Strong currents warning, warnings to harbours and marina's, first wave is not usually the strongest. Stay OUT of the water.
Exiiled Member # 17278
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Here people are evacuating Penang island, despite assurances from officials that there won’t be any impact from the tsunami. There is a several mile long bridge between Penang and mainland. Seriously, even if the tsunami affected the area, last thing I would want to be on a bumper to bumper 8 mile long bridge. Crazy.
Highland!
Monkey Member # 17287
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Google have actually put a tsunami alert on their homepage - pretty cool I thought.
Glad to see you're ok exiiled. Stay safe.
Exiiled Member # 17278
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quote:Originally posted by Monkey: Google have actually put a tsunami alert on their homepage - pretty cool I thought.
Glad to see you're ok exiiled. Stay safe.
Thanks monkey. Very safe.
tigerlily_misr Member # 3567
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Anyone knows how much time passed in between earthquake and the waves hitting the coast? Minutes???
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Horrible isn't it. At least they are pretty wise to this kind of thing though. I remember seeing a program about the Boxing Day tsunami and the Japanese tourists were the ones screaming at everyone to run when the waters first went out.
They didn't understand though
Laura Member # 879
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How painful to watch this type of devastation on tv. I can't even imagine how terrified and horrified the people there are.
Djehuti Member # 6698
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Unfortunately this event is an inevitable fact of living in the Ring of Fire.
Thankfully the Japanese being used to earthquakes are far more prepared than any other nation; however that still does not make them full proof protection from loss of life let alone any devastation. It just could have been a lot worse.
Even the U.S. is slightly behind Japan in geological detection technology. The people in the West Coast of the U.S. need to shape up but in this economy who knows.
tigerlily_misr Member # 3567
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The town that drowned: Fresh pictures from the port where 9,500 people are missing after it was swept away by the megaquake
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Friday's magnitude-8.9 earthquake in Japan was so powerful it shifted Earth on its axis and slightly shortened the length of a day, and will help scientists plan for the future, earthquake experts at Caltech said Saturday.
and now poor Japan has a volcano erupting...ya salam!!!!!!
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I live in a small town of about 8,000 and seeing pictures of towns that size in Japan turned to total devastation makes you so thankful for where you live My heart goes out to them.
tigerlily_misr Member # 3567
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Apocalypse now: Haunting images from Japanese wasteland show epic scale of disaster as 450 Britons are feared missing
quote:Originally posted by tigerlily_misr: Anyone knows how much time passed in between earthquake and the waves hitting the coast? Minutes???
"Making his way to the local high school each morning to teach English to a class of teenagers, Robert invariably hums along to the strains of Edelweiss, wafting from dozens of loudspeakers, returning home to the sound of Yesterday. Last Friday afternoon, however, there was no Beatles song. At 2.46pm local time, the entire valley shook with Biblical force. Moments later, the frantic tones of a town hall official boomed over the loudspeakers, putting fear into the hearts of residents. 'A huge tsunami is upon us! Evacuate immediately,' he implored. 'Head for the hills!' The official's words sparked mass panic. Without pausing to gather even their most precious belongings, people ran out of their homes and offices and clambered up the hills as fast their legs could carry them. Records show they had precisely eight minutes to reach safety , for at 2.54pm the great wave came rolling in, obliterating all in its path."
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It's been six days that I am glued infront of the TV. Six days since the earthquake and the tsunami and there is no end in sight for all the drama in Japan. I do hope a major nuclear crisis can be prevented if it's not too late already.
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This is a question that the Japanese government will have to answer one day!
Why was there only 8 hours of battery backup power at the Nuclear plant?
Primary Source of power: Electricity that powered the plant and pumped water into the core,cooling the rods.
When that was cut due to Earthquake, the diesel powered generators kicked in.
Primary Emergency Source of power: Diesel generators
They functioned for mere minutes before the tsunami flooded them.
Secondary Emergency Source of power: Battery power
They depleted and lasted a mere 8 hours.
Why didn't they transport additional generators from Tokyo or where ever within those 8 hours? Why was the battery supply only 8 hours? Didn't the Japanese foresee an Earthquake + Tsunami that in any simulation would have neutralized primary and primary emergency sources of power. Heck, why weren't there generators at a safe distance from the ground?
I think there is more to this, all Fukushima reports are seemingly incredulous.
'Shahrazat Member # 12769
posted Why is there no looting in Japan?
In the wake of Japan's deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant explosions, we have witnessed the almost indescribable chaos that follows a disaster of this magnitude: loss of life, severe injuries, homelessness, lack of water, food and proper medical care, the physical destruction of towns and cities, and a growing fear of radioactive contamination from power plants that seem beyond anyone's ability to control.
But one heart-wrenching byproduct of disasters like this one has been missing in Japan, and that’s looting and lawlessness.
Looting is something we see after almost every tragedy; for example: last year's earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, the floods in England in 2007, and of course Hurricane Katrina back in 2005. It happens when some people who've seen life as they know it get tossed out the window feel that all morality has been tossed out too. It's survival of the fittest and whatever you can get your hands on is yours, no matter who it belongs to.
But that's not happening in Japan.
Journalist and social commentator Ed West wrote in the UK Telegraph yesterday how struck he was by the Japanese culture throughout this ordeal. He observed how supermarkets cut their prices in the days following the quake and how vending machine owners were giving out free drinks as "people work together to survive." And West was most surprised by the fact that there was no looting.
Many have pointed to the popularity of Japan's distinctive Buddhist and Shinto religions as well as how the values of conformity and consensus are considered virtues in their culture. That's one explanation, but it probably has something to do with remaining true to your moral code even in the darkest hours.
I would think it has more to do with "values of conformity and consensus are considered virtues", than anything else. It's not the first time I have read something like that. I remember reading a piece by a Professor of Japanese Culture in which he stated that Japanese social upbringing emphasized social homogeneity over individuality. This was actually necessitated due to the constant natural disasters that afflicted Japanese society. Basically their survival depended on their social unity.
Being well off financially must have played a role as well, and the divide in Japan is not as wide as some other countries. There is also the fact of low crime in Japan, and a larger portion of “criminal minded” people would have had an impact on the level of lawlessness after catastrophic disasters. That's just my guess, don't knock me for it. I'm certain their religions played a role too, and Buddhists are known to be some of the kindest and nicest people, well at least the ones I encounter.
Glassflower Member # 17950
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*SHOCKING* Japanese man looting during big Earthquake -
That's how the Chinese and Koreans dance too, same exact moves, and I mean exactly. I don't like that music at all.
Glassflower Member # 17950
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...also saw a joke but I dont think its been the 23 years that ES would need for it to be concidered funny....
Exiiled Member # 17278
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Tokyo (CNN) -- A top Japanese official urged residents of the nation's capital not to hoard bottled water Wednesday after Tokyo's government found that radioactive material in tap water had exceeded the limit considered safe for infants.
"We have to consider Miyagi and Iwate and other disaster-hit areas," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said. "I'd like to again urge consumers not to purchase more bottled water than they need."................
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