The Great Wave- Sumatra Quake and tsunami of 2004

various FR links | 12-26-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

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 Sea surges kill thousands in Asia -tragedia"9,500 people have been killed" -- Yahoo News now says the death toll is nearing 12,000. This is an enormous tragedy.

 Tsunamis hit south India; over 1,800 dead

 Bodies line south India beaches; tsunami kills up to 3,000

 Personal reports from the Asian disaster

 

 Chittagong, Bangladesh has been hit by a 7.36 quake -- So, don't they say that when there's a big earthquake there's usually one on the opposite side of the globe? Because the closest big fault opposite this one seems to be the New Madrid...

 

 

 IRIS Seismic Monitoring

Directory of Images - Everyday

Recent World Earthquake Activity

Seismo-Surfing the Internet

 UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)

 

 Phi Phi Island, Thailand : ocean swallows all 200 bungalows at sea level

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

434 posted on 12/26/2004 7:23:23

 

 Asian Tsunamis Surge Against East African Coast

 

 

 UPDATE: More than 3,000 dead

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 3000 in Asia

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

 

 

 Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

 One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

 Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

 

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

 

 Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

 Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

 Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

 Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

 IRIS Seismic Monitoring

Directory of Images - Everyday

Recent World Earthquake Activity

Seismo-Surfing the Internet

 UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)

 

 Phi Phi Island, Thailand : ocean swallows all 200 bungalows at sea level

Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

434 posted on 12/26/2004 7:23:23

 

 Asian Tsunamis Surge Against East African Coast

 

 

 UPDATE: More than 3,000 dead

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 3000 in Asia

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia

 

 

 

 Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

 One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

 Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

 

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

 

 Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

 Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

 Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

 Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

 

 Maldives : Fate of tens of thousands of european tourists being censored

 One example - http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,11785866%255E1702,00.html

Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean

http://abcasiapacific.com/news/stories/asiapacific_stories_1272475.htm

(Yahoo/AP) Over 2,200 Dead So Far
Link http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041226/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_earthquake_15

 Khaleej Times http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle.asp?xfile=data/theworld/2004/December/theworld_December685.xml&section=theworld

 

 

 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.

 

 Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »

-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --

 Magnitude 8.5 - OFF THE WEST COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA

 Massive 8.5 quake rocks Southeast Asia, triggers tidal waves

 Earthquake in Indonesia causes massive Tidal Waves

-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --

[Howlin]

This is interesting:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1380592,00.html

[Howlin]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

[P.O.E.]

My apologies to the owner of this site, but here are some additional video links. (All running slow at this point)

[backhoe]

Thanks for those links!

[backhoe]

 Tsunami Aftermath Photos (WARNING:GRAPHIC!) -- Thanks for showing us what the media isn't allowed to show --

 It isn't that I haven't seen bodies before, but the scope of this is gutwrenching.

 Video of Killer Wave (Post your pics and videos here for one thread collection)

 

 The Worst Natural Disaster Ever?

 

 Bush Announces Coalition to Aid Asia (No UN?)

 

 Contribute carefully

 

 Greater Use of DDT Could Control Malaria

 

 Sweden set to be Western nation worst-hit by tsunami disaster

 

 Tourists resilient in the face of tragedy

 

 Bush forms coalition to coordinate relief efforts; promises long-term help

[NautiNurse]

Elephant Saves Children

[backhoe]

Thanks for the link- that's a good story.

[backhoe]

 Clinton Talks Tsunami; Bush Administration Provides Aid: Guess Who is Criticized?  Everyone is runing around asking why did this happen? The answer was posted earlier on FR.

 

 American Generosity

 

 Swedish Boy, Dad Reunited After Tsunami

 

 Elephant Saves Children (good story from tragedy)

 

 Volcano becomes active in KAMCHATKA (10,700 feet, 40 miles from the Pacific) -- Seems that event over in Asia has amazing consequences to the planet.  Apparently, the volcano has been active for almost two months already. There is a story about The Shiveluch Volcano Is Active Again dated November 8, 2004.

 

 David Warren: Happy New Year - Nature reminds us who's in control

[backhoe]

 Clinton Talks Tsunami; Bush Administration Provides Aid: Guess Who is Criticized?  Everyone is runing around asking why did this happen? The answer was posted earlier on FR.

 

The Rising Sea

Belmont Club, as always, has some very good posts about the gigantic earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people, including a link to this animation of the killer waves propagating across the Bay of Bengal.   154 comments

Link for info on Aid

I don't necessarily agree with their analysis, mind you, but there is lots of info.

Here's an interesting article on the massive amounts of US private aid that goes to the needy. COLD HARD FACTS

 FAQ - Everything Else You Want to Know About this Earthquake & Tsunami (USGS on Sumatran Quake)

 American Generosity

 

 Swedish Boy, Dad Reunited After Tsunami

 

 Elephant Saves Children (good story from tragedy)

 

 Volcano becomes active in KAMCHATKA (10,700 feet, 40 miles from the Pacific) -- Seems that event over in Asia has amazing consequences to the planet.  Apparently, the volcano has been active for almost two months already. There is a story about The Shiveluch Volcano Is Active Again dated November 8, 2004.

 

 David Warren: Happy New Year - Nature reminds us who's in control

 

 Apple Shuts Down Tsunami Videos on Cheese & Crackers Blog

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 Tsunami Warning - Asia per Fox News...

 

 Small Earthquake Rattles Central Sierras

 

 Bush Says America Will Lead Global Relief Effort -- I danced a jig when I saw that dubya had bypassed the damned UN on this.

 

 I Am Waiting To See How Much These People Give To Disaster Relief

 

 THE GIVING DEBATE WHAT EUROPE, U.N. DON'T GET

 

 Tsunami effect: Days get shorter (maybe permanently)

 

 It's About Aid, and an Image(leahy wants to link tsunami to Iraq) -- Wow. The last wave had not subsided before they politicized this natural disaster into anti-American propaganda. All that is missing from this story for example is mention of "global warming" and "Halliburton."

 

 Jan Egeland biography (pays no income tax)

 

 Asian Disaster Gives Insulated America A Chance to Lend a Helping Hand (SEMI-BARF WARNING) -- These people don't care a bit about the death, and the dispossessed. It's all about the free gubment money, for a good cause - without any independent audit or oversight. UNICEF, International Red Cross, Red Crescent. Direct beneficiaries. And if they can find photos of the Alaska quake, they'll show those too, in quick clip fashion.

 

 Picture-Postcard Maldives Struggle to Survive in Tsunami Wake

 

 Divers at epicentre of killer quake tell of epic journey to safety

 Here's some video.

 

 8,000 dead in Sri Lanka's northeast: (Tamil Tiger Territory)

 

 N.M. Tech Scientist Studies Earthquake Echoes

 

 Tsunami Death Toll Soars Past 77,000

 

 How ready are you for something like hit South Asia? (Vanity)

 http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/rohdenburg81.html
Here's a good article on this subject.

 

 Operation Blessing Aids Tsunami Victims

 

 Early data on Asian quake went unnoticed in Vienna

 

 

Tsunami Disaster Relief: How America Can Prove It's Not 'Stingy'(Left tries for US tax increase)

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 People panic after India issues tsunami alert

 

 U.S. aircraft carriers rush to aid tsunami zone

 

 FAQ's on Earthquakes and Tsunamis....

 

 AP Photographer Confirms Report on Animals Surviving Tsunami

 

 Thai Military Base Used by B52 Bombers...Turns Into Hub for American Military Relief for Victims

 

 India for the first time decides not to raise new tax for the Tsunami relief

 

 Tsunami: Why America's Coast Would Be Toast

 

 Ottawa pledging $40 million for tsunami relief [ 1, 2 ]

 

 A third of the tsunami victims are children: UNICEF(Let's Bash the US) -- she is from the UN, an organization that loved Arafat.

 Click this picture & goto "last" for the latest UN scandals:

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 Great Satan to the Rescue--Again

 

 Tsunami adds to belief in animals' "sixth sense"  

Americans Donate $18 Million to Red Cross Fund for Tsunami Victims

 

 U.N. Official Stands by Some Criticisms -- I see the U.N. is back to digging its grave...  This Egeland jackass who called us stingy makes over $300,000.00 per year TAX FREE.

TV campaign urging: Kick U.N. out of U.S.

 Food Fight(UN Employees On Looting Spree)

 

 BUSH ON U.S. ROLE: We will head disaster relief effort

 

 Group: Bodies Pose No Threat of Outbreaks

 

 HMAS Kanimbla sent in aid effort

 

 £15MILLION AID IS NOT ENOUGH / WILL THE WORLD WALK AWAY? -- It's getting impossible to respond fast enough to all the anti-West and especially anti-United States venom that is pouring forth like, well, a tsunami by leftists everywhere. The Minneapolis Star and Tribune this morning accused the United States and especially the Bush administration of such evil in this disaster, they came close to saying President Bush is the proximate cause of the earthquake itself.

 

 UN sets one-year deadline for installing early warning system

 

 My personal notice of media bias

 

 Asia quake: Trace the missing

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 Tsunami Death Toll Rockets to 114,000 (and the numbers continue to grow!)

 

 Technology aids stranded tourists' rescue [triangulating, tracking cellphone signals locates lost]

 

 Americans are extremely generous when it comes to times like this. This is simply amazing: Americans Give $241 Billion To Charity In 2003

[backhoe]

 Indonesia Deaths Around 79,940 After Tsunami-Officials

 

 A Country-by-Country Breakdown of the Death Toll From the Earthquake, Tsunami in the Indian Ocean

 

 The U.S. and Its Enemies: Responses to Devastation Show Differences between Good and Evil

 

 Canada pledges $40 million in aid; Will send DART team

 

 Elephant Helps Save Kids From Tsunami --- Carried Children To Safety

 

 It’s Time to De-Fund the UN -- just think how much more money the US would be able to donate to disaster causes, if we didn't pay those exorbitant UN dues.

 

 How the tsunami happened (Flash animation)

 http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1380955,00.html

[mommadooo3]

bttt

[backhoe]

[backhoe]

 Tsunami - Pictures from Der Spiegel (Be Advised they are Gruesuome)

 

 Panic before the storm (a terribly sad series of three pictures taken as the tsunami approaches)

 Here's a thread with many shots. Warning: heartwrenching scenes-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1310424/posts

 

 Mother and child reunited {Miracle after Tsunami Hits Thailand)

 

 Large python saves Riza and twins

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 Tsunami Death Toll Rockets to 114,000

 

 Swedish premier: Swedish casualties could number above 1000.

 

 Aid Pours Into Asia, Not Reaching Tsunami Victims

[exhaustedmomma]

BTTT

Blessed and prosperous New Year to you and yours, BackHoe!
EM

[backhoe]

 Maldives loses 42 islands as tsunami toll hits 117 (Global Warming Alert) -- A true tragedy. But they were "doomed" anyway, due to global warming. The "lefties" never miss a chance to throw in global warming. Give it a rest.

 

 Disaster mystery: No dead animals (Sri Lankan wildlife officials stunned by lack of carcasses)