8.9 quake in Japan triggers massive tsunamis - Page 3

**Beowulf** · 03-11-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiro

it's the news who said it. not nuclear power folks.

My statement still stands. All we can do is wait and see.

whatdidyousay! · 03-11-2011, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by lanapoo

STFU, mmkay? I don't need you riding on my ass about this.

Unbelievable people are getting up over a disagreement when families have no idea if their love ones or dead or alive!

**TXgolfer** · 03-11-2011, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by posts from hell

wow you got to see that

Yes....it was amazing too. It was like the water just disappeared. Waves weren't much though. Just looked like a storm tide but on a sunny day.

lanapoo · 03-11-2011, 05:55 PM

"The entire coast of Japan has permanently moved 8ft (2.4m) after this earthquake" - USGS

**shel90** · 03-11-2011, 06:05 PM

I saw it on the news while getting ready for work. It took a lot of effort to get my eyes unglued to the TV so I could make it to work on time.

I shared the news with my students today and we had a writing assignment about it. They wanted to write to the Deaf Japanese students there since our program has always kept a correspondence with the deaf school there. I am thinking of collaborating with all the teachers to have a big project for the kids there.

Miss-Delectable · 03-11-2011, 06:49 PM

Dreadful disaster.

My prayers are with the Japanese. I hope the people I knew years ago is not in that area.

**Dixie** · 03-11-2011, 08:53 PM

May I make a suggestion?

Can all AD.com members send money to a fund that would donate money for relief aid on behalf of all AD.com members? I think this would be a good idea considering a few members here have actually been to Japan.

whatdidyousay! · 03-11-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiro

source please?

I heard this on the news too , and if I heard the report correctly the nuke plant had something wrong with before the tsunamis hit! The fires are horrible too! All HELL broke lose !

**Rio** · 03-11-2011, 09:45 PM

I got good news my friend and his family are alright!

Steinhauer · 03-12-2011, 12:42 AM

NHK WORLD English

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Tokyo Electric said an equipment failure has made it impossible to cool two reactors at the Fukushima Number One plant.

The firm says it does not have enough electric power to cool the reactors, which automatically stopped operating when the quake struck.

TheOracle · 03-12-2011, 02:30 AM

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[3:08 a.m. ET, 5:08 p.m. Tokyo] An explosion has been reported near a nuclear plant in northeastern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported, citing the country's nuclear and industrial safety agency.

[2:19 a.m. ET, 4:19 p.m. Tokyo] A small amount of radioactive Cesium has escaped into the air surrounding a nuclear plant in northeastern Japan's Fukushima prefecture, Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Agency said. The agency said there was a strong possibility that this was caused by the melting of a fuel rod, adding that plant engineers

Copying & pasting is my strong point.

TheOracle · 03-12-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by lanapoo

According to BBC, there's more than 88,000 people missing.

The death toll is going to be very high.

Plus, the dam just broke in North Japan, causing even more damage. Japan earthquake live blog: Japan dam breaks, scores of homes lost – This Just In - CNN.com Blogs

88,000 people is a little high. Overestimated.

lanapoo · 03-12-2011, 02:49 AM

S0rceress0 · 03-12-2011, 02:52 AM

Earthquake List for 10-degree Map Centered at 40°N, 145°E

Check out the aftershocks, terrible!

S0rceress0 · 03-12-2011, 03:02 AM

Japan declares nuclear emergency as power plants fail — RT

lanapoo · 03-12-2011, 03:07 AM

One of the plants already had an explosion...

Meltdown?

BBC News - Japan quake: Huge explosion at Fukushima nuclear plant

More details coming in.

lanapoo · 03-12-2011, 03:13 AM

YouTube -

See the guy running in bottom right.

**Lissa** · 03-12-2011, 03:24 AM

omg so scary. I certainly hope Japan can recover from this, it will take a while but hopefully not years.

flip · 03-12-2011, 03:43 AM

This earthquake is horrible news. Hope Japan recovers quickly.

Talking about reactors, this one is a good source for updates:
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Cross my fingers Japan mangages to get control over the Fukushima plant without people dying.

I've never really liked nuclear power.

flip · 03-12-2011, 03:45 AM

Hourly radiation leaking from Fukushima is equal to amount permitted in one year, official tells Kyodo

ComputerLover · 03-12-2011, 04:42 AM

Some of the biggest, most destructive and deadliest tsunamis on record:

8,000 years ago: A volcano caused an avalanche in Sicily 8,000 years ago that crashed into the sea at 200 mph, triggering a devastating tsunami that spread across the entire Mediterranean Sea. There are no historical records of the event – only geological records – but scientists say the tsunami was taller than 10-story building.

Nov. 1, 1755: After a colossal earthquake destroyed Lisbon, Portugal and rocked much of Europe, people took refuge by boat. A tsunami ensued, as did great fires. Altogether, the event killed more than 60,000 people.

Aug. 27, 1883: Eruptions from the Krakatoa volcano fueled a tsunami that drowned 36,000 people in the Indonesian Islands of western Java and southern Sumatra. The strength of the waves pushed coral blocks as large as 600 tons onto the shore.

June 15, 1896: Waves as high as 100 feet (30 meters), spawned by an earthquake, swept the east coast of Japan. Some 27,000 people died.

April 1, 1946: The April Fools tsunami, triggered by an earthquake in Alaska, killed 159 people, mostly in Hawaii.

July 9, 1958: Regarded as the largest recorded in modern times, the tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska was caused by a landslide triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. Waves reached a height of 1,720 feet (576 meters) in the bay, but because the area is relatively isolated and in a unique geologic setting the tsunami did not cause much damage elsewhere. It sank a single boat, killing two fishermen.

May 22, 1960: The largest recorded earthquake, magnitude 8.6 in Chile, created a tsunami that hit the Chilean coast within 15 minutes. The surge, up to 75 feet (25 meters) high, killed an estimated 1,500 people in Chile and Hawaii.

March 27, 1964: The Alaskan Good Friday earthquake, magnitude between 8.4, spawned a 201-foot (67-meter) tsunami in the Valdez Inlet. It traveled at over 400 mph, killing more than 120 people. Ten of the deaths occurred in Crescent City, in northern California, which saw waves as high as 20 feet (6.3 meters).

Aug. 23, 1976: A tsunami in the southwest Philippines killed 8,000 on the heels of an earthquake.

July 17, 1998: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake generated a tsunami in Papua New Guinea that quickly killed 2,200.

Dec. 26, 2004: A colossal earthquake with a magnitude between 9.1 and 9.3 shook Indonesia and killed an estimated 230,000 people, most due to the tsunami and the lack of aid afterward, coupled with deviating and unsanitary conditions. The quake was named the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, and the tsunami has become known as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Those waves traveled the globe – as far as Nova Scotia and Peru.

Sources: NOAA, USGS, Humboldt State University

**Phillips** · 03-12-2011, 06:52 AM

Praying !

**Beowulf** · 03-12-2011, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by flip

Hourly radiation leaking from Fukushima is equal to amount permitted in one year, official tells Kyodo

And so it begins. It hasn't sunk in yet.

Royale · 03-12-2011, 08:24 AM

The explosion at one of their nuclear plants occurred at about 47 seconds.

TheOracle · 03-12-2011, 09:22 AM

you guys are being awfully sensationalist. this isn't chernobyl.

**Beowulf** · 03-12-2011, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by TheOracle

you guys are being awfully sensationalist. this isn't chernobyl.

Right. Could be just another meltdown. No biggie.

**saywhatkid** · 03-12-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by TheOracle

you guys are being awfully sensationalist. this isn't chernobyl.

Well, I am glad I don't live on the west coast. If you can feel relaxed as you see these reports come in, see the smoke rising and the explosions, then you are lucky. I see nothing good coming from this situation, and the nuclear implications could be long lasting.

TheOracle · 03-12-2011, 10:17 AM

Where did I say something good would happen?
Where did I say nothing bad would happen?

I said these speculations and some crappy reporting is sensationalist.

I am interested to see how this may effect wildlife, though...and fish.

**saywhatkid** · 03-12-2011, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TheOracle

Where did I say something good would happen?
Where did I say nothing bad would happen?

I said these speculations and some crappy reporting is sensationalist.

I am interested to see how this may effect wildlife, though...and fish.

How about how it affects crappy reporting?

TheOracle · 03-12-2011, 10:23 AM

huh?

03-11-2011, 05:55 PM	#64 (permalink)
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ComputerLover Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 484	Some of the biggest, most destructive and deadliest tsunamis on record: 8,000 years ago: A volcano caused an avalanche in Sicily 8,000 years ago that crashed into the sea at 200 mph, triggering a devastating tsunami that spread across the entire Mediterranean Sea. There are no historical records of the event – only geological records – but scientists say the tsunami was taller than 10-story building. Nov. 1, 1755: After a colossal earthquake destroyed Lisbon, Portugal and rocked much of Europe, people took refuge by boat. A tsunami ensued, as did great fires. Altogether, the event killed more than 60,000 people. Aug. 27, 1883: Eruptions from the Krakatoa volcano fueled a tsunami that drowned 36,000 people in the Indonesian Islands of western Java and southern Sumatra. The strength of the waves pushed coral blocks as large as 600 tons onto the shore. June 15, 1896: Waves as high as 100 feet (30 meters), spawned by an earthquake, swept the east coast of Japan. Some 27,000 people died. April 1, 1946: The April Fools tsunami, triggered by an earthquake in Alaska, killed 159 people, mostly in Hawaii. July 9, 1958: Regarded as the largest recorded in modern times, the tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska was caused by a landslide triggered by an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. Waves reached a height of 1,720 feet (576 meters) in the bay, but because the area is relatively isolated and in a unique geologic setting the tsunami did not cause much damage elsewhere. It sank a single boat, killing two fishermen. May 22, 1960: The largest recorded earthquake, magnitude 8.6 in Chile, created a tsunami that hit the Chilean coast within 15 minutes. The surge, up to 75 feet (25 meters) high, killed an estimated 1,500 people in Chile and Hawaii. March 27, 1964: The Alaskan Good Friday earthquake, magnitude between 8.4, spawned a 201-foot (67-meter) tsunami in the Valdez Inlet. It traveled at over 400 mph, killing more than 120 people. Ten of the deaths occurred in Crescent City, in northern California, which saw waves as high as 20 feet (6.3 meters). Aug. 23, 1976: A tsunami in the southwest Philippines killed 8,000 on the heels of an earthquake. July 17, 1998: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake generated a tsunami in Papua New Guinea that quickly killed 2,200. Dec. 26, 2004: A colossal earthquake with a magnitude between 9.1 and 9.3 shook Indonesia and killed an estimated 230,000 people, most due to the tsunami and the lack of aid afterward, coupled with deviating and unsanitary conditions. The quake was named the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake, and the tsunami has become known as the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Those waves traveled the globe – as far as Nova Scotia and Peru. Sources: NOAA, USGS, Humboldt State University

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TheOracle Registered User Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Denver Posts: 1,491	Where did I say something good would happen? Where did I say nothing bad would happen? I said these speculations and some crappy reporting is sensationalist. I am interested to see how this may effect wildlife, though...and fish. __________________ In the confusion we stay with each other, happy to be together, speaking without uttering a single word. Question everyone. This is the Internet.

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