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2011-03-11, 03:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Japan earthquake and tsunami warning
For those who still don't know... massive earthquake and tsunami warning for all the pacific coasts.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12709598
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2011-03-11, 03:10 AM (ISO 8601)
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i was just logging on to say, my thoughts go out to japan. they really really do.
i heard only 1 confirmed death so far. which is good. and i hope it stays that low........ but if im brutally honest, i would be more supprised if it says at one than if it rised.
8.9 earthquake followed by a 33 foot tall tsunami...
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2011-03-11, 03:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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I've heard atleast eight confirmed deaths.
Every single one is a horrible lose. Whatever care I can give to these people, I will give it as much as I can.
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2011-03-11, 06:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Anyone on the playground who lives in Japan: Are you guys okay?
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2011-03-11, 06:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Japan earthquake and tsunami warning
Now this time, I'm worried about Kasanip, unlike that other time. I hope she's alright.
But I'm still amazed at the relatively low casualty. Earthquake is really not very effective against Japan. It's the seventh' biggest earthquake since recorded history for god's sake!
Still, my thought is for Japan and the victim's family.Last edited by Fri; 2011-03-11 at 06:42 AM.
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2011-03-11, 06:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Japan earthquake and tsunami warning
My thoughts go out to all those affected.
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2011-03-11, 06:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Japan earthquake and tsunami warning
When people use the word "Tsunami" the image that comes to mind is a giant wall of water. What it actually looks like is a hideous swell of mud.
For now all I can do is hope for the best.
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2011-03-11, 06:42 AM (ISO 8601)
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I heard on the news that many pacific islands are expected to be completely submerged by the Tsunami. Scary stuff.
My thoughts go out to the people of Japan and other affected areas.
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2011-03-11, 06:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Friend of mine lives in Tokyo. According to him the city's OK. He hadn't even realized the extent of the quake until he got home from work and saw the news.
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2011-03-11, 06:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Last edited by Fri; 2011-03-11 at 06:45 AM.
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2011-03-11, 06:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-11, 07:18 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-11, 07:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-11, 07:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-11, 07:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Seeing the videos, it's hard to imagine that the final death toll could be less than thousands. The tsunami footage is so horrifying - entire buildings and lorries and ships being picked up and carried along like that. And the fires and landslides... just so much devastation.
I have heard from Ink in Tokyo at least. He is stuck in the city centre because all public transport systems have stopped, and they are still feeling some aftershocks, but he is completely unharmed. I worry still about others I haven't heard from yet, but I feel somewhat better for knowing how quake-resistant the city is.
I heard a seismologist say that's not likely to happen because the coral atolls around the small pacific islands are not conducive to building up a tsunami wave. So most of the low pacific islands should be okay, but volcanic islands like Hawaii could still get hit.Last edited by St.Sinner; 2011-03-11 at 08:03 AM.
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2011-03-11, 08:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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i am now worrying about Kasanip...
that said, the japanese are prepared for the earthquakes, and it was far enough off shore that they got a decent warning before the tsunami so most people would of got somewhere safe. so we can only hope that the combination of the 2 things have added up to a death toll as low as possible.
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2011-03-11, 08:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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BBC actually lists at least 40 confirmed deaths now. And it will probably go up even higher.
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2011-03-11, 08:09 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-11, 08:19 AM (ISO 8601)
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SweetLikeLemons, a forumite... or maybe former forumite?... a lurker, anyway... who recently moved to Japan, reports: "we didn't even feel the earthquake, and are on high enough ground that the tsunami shouldn't be a problem. Thoughts... definitely go out to the people in northeastern Japan, though."
Update for those who may have been concerned for her safety.Last edited by Trog; 2011-03-11 at 11:10 AM.
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2011-03-11, 08:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Thoughts go out to everyone in Japan, and Hawaii, and the west coast.
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2011-03-11, 09:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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I have a friend in Okinawa. He said north end of the island had a tsunami warning, but nothing major hit it. About 40-50 fatalities and maybe a couple hundred with serious injuries. Considering it's an 8.8 that hit, those numbers are really low.
The matter of some concern is one of the nuclear power plants. Apparently one of the reactor's emergency power isn't properly running the coolant system and there has been an evacuation order around the plant. Sounds like we may have a Three Mile Island level event there if things don't get under control.If God had wanted you to live he would not have created me!
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2011-03-11, 09:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-11, 09:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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It really is impressive how well we can build for earthquakes. I've lived in earthquake country and am now in tornado country, and I'd really much prefer the earthquakes.
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2011-03-11, 09:55 AM (ISO 8601)
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I fear the death toll is currently low only because the information hasn't come in yet. It's only been some 9 hours since the earthquake, it's nighttime, and the emergency crews have not been long at it, particularly in the outlying agricultural areas that the tsunami washed over. It's really not the quake itself, but the tsunami that's devastating. I don't think they could have had any warning about the tsunami in that area closest to the epicentre. It couldn't have been more than 8 or 9 minutes between the quake and the tsunami hitting land. The pictures are quite bone-chilling, and make me fear the worse.
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2011-03-11, 10:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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The last I heard were 50 confirmed deaths; (that was at about 7:00 GTM -6) does anybody know if the numbers have raised?
Also, my thoughts and prays to all the affected, I also hope Kasanip is ok
México haven't had an earthquake so strong in years (and I wasn't alive when it happened), but I have seen footage of it, and I will tell you it isn't pretty. Still Japan is much more prepared for earthquakes, so I hope the death toll won't be as high.
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2011-03-11, 10:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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http://planetsave.com/2011/03/11/jap...ews-resources/
200-300 deaths. This is awful...
EDIT: 2,800 people order to evacuate an area near a nuclear power plant because its cooling system failed.Last edited by Haruki-kun; 2011-03-11 at 10:37 AM.
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2011-03-11, 10:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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And here I am on the California coast. Thankfully I'm about 100 feet above sea level so the tsunami won't have a direct impact...
But the major roads in and out of my city are pretty much just above sea level.
...and so is our nuclear power plant.
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2011-03-11, 11:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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I remember first reading about this at College today, and thinking about how incredible it all was. An 8.9 Richter earthquake, and as I was reading (which was about 6 hours after it struck) the confirmed death toll was only in the 30s. Gotta hand it to the Japanese, they really know what they're doing.
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2011-03-11, 11:15 AM (ISO 8601)
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2011-03-11, 11:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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