Earth Quake!

[samosaurus]

Well Big-T ~ It hit them when they have least expected. Them poor countries such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and the isles on the Andaman Sea have no early warning system.. Scores of fishermen who set out to sea did not return on that day.. :eek: As for Sumatra being moved a hundred feet, some geological research would have nailed in that fact..

Sam

[Big-Target]

Well Big-T ~ It hit them when they have least expected. Them poor countries such as Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India and the isles on the Andaman Sea have no early warning system.. Scores of fishermen who set out to sea did not return on that day.. :eek: As for Sumatra being moved a hundred feet, some geological research would have nailed in that fact..

Sam

And ironically, our "early warning systems' for tsunamis, for reliablity is at best, questionable :confused:

[java]

And ironically, our "early warning systems' for tsunamis, for reliablity is at best, questionable :confused:

Our systems are much more reliable since the 1964 quake that hit Prince William Sound, Alaska. A full 90% of the deaths from this quake were from the resulting tsunami. The largest wave height for this tsunami was reported at Shoup Bay, Valdez Inlet (67 meters). The wave that struck Crescent City was only 2.8 meters high but was suffiecient in duration to cause major property damage and loss of life far from the quakes Alaskan epicenter. As a result, the West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center was established at Palmer, Alaska. Together with the Tsunami center in Hawaii, they provide an effective warning system.

NOAA relayed information about the recent quake to 26 countries in Asia. Few of them have adequate alert/warning networks and the people are not familar with tsunamis. India, from what I have read, did not have a good point of contact and apparently did not receive the warning. The stories of people rushing out to gather fish etc as the tsunami began to recede as it shoaled are remeniscient of the exact same thing that happened in the 1946 tsunami that struck Hawaii.

Consider though that the eruption of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait off Java created a similar tsunami that claimed 36,000 plus lives in the 1800s and you would have to wonder why a system was not in place to warn people. If you consider the bathymetry of the ocean floor in the Bay of Bengal, the Bengal Fan, the earths largest alluvial fan fed by sediment from the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna and Irrawaddy river systems, provides a perfect shoaling base for tsunamis to gain height. The Indian sub-contenent joins the Asian continent at its apex and would serve to focus a tsunami's power. Although the area is not considered part of the Pacific Rim of Fire, it remains active and has seen the world's largest recorded volcanic explosion and now another major seismic event that defies comprehension.

A catastrophe of this magnitude should have been envisioned due to the seismic history. Not just a tsunami warning center needs to be developed, but the individual countries must work to establish warning systems in each country and train their people what to do just as they do in Japan.

j

[Senate]

check out these pictures :eek:
(the guy in the water was saved few seconds later)

[img]http://perso.wanadoo.fr/senate/tofs/[ts ... Phuket.jpg[/img]

[Ed Meinel]

The tsunami death toll has now surpassed 116.000

I am speechless...

[EarthDog]

Any word of Shards of Narsil? I belive Shards is also from Malyasia.

[samosaurus]

Any word of Shards of Narsil? I belive Shards is also from Malyasia.

Nah, Singapore.. Hope he's okay..

Sam

[delicrazy]

right after i heard the news i thought of you Samo. You have no idea how glad i am that you are ok :) . Is the first time ive been on the forums in 4 months, i figured you would post if at all possible.

[samosaurus]

right after i heard the news i thought of you Samo. You have no idea how glad i am that you are ok . Is the first time ive been on the forums in 4 months, i figured you would post if at all possible.

Thanks bro! Really appreciate yer kind thoughts..

Sam