Tsunami strikes in Pacific Ocean.

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:06 am

8.5 earthquake triggers Tsunami.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090930/twl-tsunami-strikes-in-pacific-ocean-41f21e0.html

Ongoing news.

by **letitbe** Wed Sep 30, 2009 2:59 pm

This is really horrible

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 4:47 pm

Another quake. 7.5 in Indonesia.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090930/ap_on_re_as/as_indonesia_earthquake

by Mickymod Wed Sep 30, 2009 5:26 pm

Oh my heart goes out to these people I feel so so sorry for them. Sad

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 7:28 pm

Indonesian health officials say up to 1,000 maybe dead altough only 75 are officially dead.

by Mickymod Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:55 pm

DreamTwister wrote:Indonesian health officials say up to 1,000 maybe dead altough only 75 are officially dead.

It's an absolute tragedy it really saddens me when I hear anything like this.. Sad

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:35 pm

June wrote:
DreamTwister wrote:Indonesian health officials say up to 1,000 maybe dead altough only 75 are officially dead.

It's an absolute tragedy it really saddens me when I hear anything like this..

I agree.

I don't understand why people choose to live in these places.Even San Francisco has earthquakes.

by **thedelboy** Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:37 pm

In the UK we have approximately 50 earthquakes per year although most are minor

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 9:39 pm

Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

by chronos Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:06 pm

DreamTwister wrote:
June wrote:
DreamTwister wrote:Indonesian health officials say up to 1,000 maybe dead altough only 75 are officially dead.

It's an absolute tragedy it really saddens me when I hear anything like this..

I agree.

I don't understand why people choose to live in these places.Even San Francisco has earthquakes.

its a flippin paradise (American Samoa)
Tsunami strikes in Pacific Ocean. 3161007-the_best_beach_in_the_world-american_samoa

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:16 pm

Nigel wrote:Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

I meant whoever chose to live there in the first place.The first settlers in the area.

by chronos Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:44 pm

DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

I meant whoever chose to live there in the first place.The first settlers in the area.

The islands of Western Samoa were first settled about 3,000 years ago, after a very gradual migration eastwards into the Pacific from people originating in South East Asia. Samoa, it seems, was the cradle of the Polynesian culture, and archaeological evidence suggests settlers from Samoa then spread to the other islands of Polynesia including Hawaii, Tahiti and New Zealand.

http://www.samoa-experience.com/Lotoalofa.htm

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:45 pm

DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

I meant whoever chose to live there in the first place.The first settlers in the area.

Well, seeing as the area was populated by man's ancestors 20 Billion years ago, and by modern man in approximatately 2000AD their lack of equipment with which to accurately predict earthquake must have been a drawback. Very Happy

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:46 pm

We differ on the details, but agree on the essence, Chronos Very Happy

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:47 pm

chronos wrote:
DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

I meant whoever chose to live there in the first place.The first settlers in the area.

The islands of Western Samoa were first settled about 3,000 years ago, after a very gradual migration eastwards into the Pacific from people originating in South East Asia. Samoa, it seems, was the cradle of the Polynesian culture, and archaeological evidence suggests settlers from Samoa then spread to the other islands of Polynesia including Hawaii, Tahiti and New Zealand.

http://www.samoa-experience.com/Lotoalofa.htm

Thanks for that.I personally wouldn't live in a danger area.

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:49 pm

Nigel wrote:
DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

I meant whoever chose to live there in the first place.The first settlers in the area.

Well, seeing as the area was populated by man's ancestors 2 million years ago, and by modern man in approximately 2000BC, their lack of equipment with which to accurately predict earthquakes must have been a drawback.

They can't even predict them now.

Don't tell me.They thought earthquakes were a punishment from their Gods.So they stayed.

by chronos Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:51 pm

if you want to help out and have the money, they really want your tourism.

http://www.samoa-experience.com/Lotoalofa.htm

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:55 pm

DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:
DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

I meant whoever chose to live there in the first place.The first settlers in the area.

Well, seeing as the area was populated by man's ancestors 2 million years ago, and by modern man in approximately 2000BC, their lack of equipment with which to accurately predict earthquakes must have been a drawback.

They can't even predict them now.

Don't tell me.They thought earthquakes were a punishment from their Gods.So they stayed.

According to this this link DT, earthquakes CAN be predicted.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040113080708.htm

by **thedelboy** Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:08 pm

there is an listening device which measures underground seismic fluctuations which will give a rieichter scale reading and it will tell how big the earthqauke will be and give a warning of TSUNAMIS

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:09 pm

MickyMod wrote:
DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:
DreamTwister wrote:
Nigel wrote:Choose to live in these places? Surely because it's their home. Where else would they go?

I meant whoever chose to live there in the first place.The first settlers in the area.

Well, seeing as the area was populated by man's ancestors 2 million years ago, and by modern man in approximately 2000BC, their lack of equipment with which to accurately predict earthquakes must have been a drawback.

They can't even predict them now.

Don't tell me.They thought earthquakes were a punishment from their Gods.So they stayed.

According to this this link DT, earthquakes CAN be predicted.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/01/040113080708.htm

So it does.Months instead of years.I think animals are the best at warning of an impending earthquake.Five days in some cases.Nanning earthquake bureau in China uses snakes.

by **thedelboy** Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:20 pm

I was in Thailand a few years back the animals ran towards the high lands the birds flew to high ground an old man who ran a cafe said Derek get to high ground as if you don,t you will drown, these people know before they are warned No ofence but I have seen first hand!it also goes verystill

by Vilipend Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:22 pm

thedelboy wrote:I was in Thailand a few years back the animals ran towards the high lands the birds flew to high ground an old man who ran a cafe said Derek get to high ground as if you don,t you will drown, these people know before they are warned No ofence but I have seen first hand!it also goes verystill

Did you take heed of the warning Del,
and was there a flood?

by Guest Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:27 pm

thedelboy wrote:I was in Thailand a few years back the animals ran towards the high lands the birds flew to high ground an old man who ran a cafe said Derek get to high ground as if you don,t you will drown, these people know before they are warned No ofence but I have seen first hand!it also goes verystill

More here about animals and disasters.

http://www.apetsblog.com/pets-journal/pet-animal-predict-weather.htm

by **thedelboy** Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:38 pm

I had a moped and I seriously got the hell out,I was over the top of the hill before it hit, I was also one of the first back(I did a medics course in the Forces) I hated what I had seen it was horrendous

by Vilipend Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:40 pm

Bloody hell Del!
Good thing you listened to him...
Must have been awful.

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