So how is everyone feeling as far as 11,000 people (mostlye tourists) dying across asia(indonesia, china, etc.). I feel so bad to be happy right now. At such a time of the year too...just very ironic and dreadfully MELANCHOLy. I really would like everyone's opinion. I just hate to just ignore the news right now.
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Posts: 16 | Location: New York | Registered: December 21, 2004
I found out when I first woke up. Not a great way to start the day.
Just found out toll is 23,000 now, not the original number you posted. The eathquake that started it was so powerful that scientists say one of the islands moved 100 ft and that the earths tilt on the axis shifted.
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
I heard on the news that scientist are now predicting some unusual weather patterns due to the axis shift. The effects aren't over yet.
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
I agree that the axis shift could cause some additional problems. Also, it is intimated that there could be as many people die from disease as from the wave/earthquake itself. Very scary and sad.
One news account said the 9.0 earthquake was equivalent to 1,000,000 atom bombs being exploded in the same place, at the same time.
It makes you think that the mind set of the U.S. is really pathetic. Now dont get me wrong 9-11 was very trakic and all but over 100,000 people dead is way more important than 1,200. I think that we shouold have a day of mourning for all of these people. They are fellow humans and we should show our respects for them. But we will still think that we had it so bad to loose 1,200 they lost every thing entire citys were destoyed. They dont even have families left.
Posts: 11 | Location: Alta Vista Iowa | Registered: December 29, 2004
I heard somewhere that St. Louis shifted an inch because of the earthquake. AN INCH! That is huge! I'm surprised that more earthquakes weren't triggered because of a shift like that. St. Louis has one of the biggest faultlines (or epicenters or something, i don't know. one of the two) in the country. If that thing had gone off as a result of this supposed one inch shift, who knows what could have happened.
This website shows some before and after satellite photos of areas hit by the tsunami. Pretty sad - especially the first two. The entire island is wiped out.
That's insane. Even teh water looks different in the aftermath. On the news they said that no dead animals have been found. not one. Animals knew it was coming. I think it just goes to show how tuned out we as the human race have become. We need to start paying attention to our surroundings more and be less self centered. Nature takes its course. We can't really say its been cruel. Its doing it was designed to do. Exist and move. We just happened to be in the way when it slipped.
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Posts: 1950 | Location: Milkyway, the earth, USA, Arizona, Chandler | Registered: June 25, 2003
I just think it's been sad that the biggest stories of the year has been stuff like the Scott Peterson, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Jackson trials and so on... Maybe the media should spend some more time on more meaningful stories, instead of tabloids, as they obviously had no interest in Asia before this disaster, sad that it takes so many deaths for ppl to wake up to another part of the world
Posts: 2173 | Location: n/a | Registered: May 06, 2003
quote:Originally posted by Forsakenproductions: The eathquake that started it was so powerful that scientists say one of the islands moved 100 ft and that the earths tilt on the axis shifted.
Yeah, just to elaborate on this: The quake was one of the most powerful in history. It moved the island of Sumatra (about the size of the entire west coast, inland to central Nevada) about 100 feet to the southwest.
It also permanently accelerated the Earth's rotation, so the days are now shorter (by mere fractions of a second). The planet was also thrown about an inch out of orbit because it wobbled on the rotational axis.
I also read that the death toll could reach 400,000. This could be one of the worst natural disasters in history.
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