To: HeartlandOfAmerica
Japan’s earthquake happened at sea and was shallow. But Japan was far more prepared and the buildings were more stable.
The scenario in quake/tsunamis is that the quake breaks up or destablizes the building. But the tsunami does the major damage by denuding the landscape.
I see them as very similar but the point being that there will probably be about the same percentage of missing persons in the end. But, there are definately a lot of deceased in all the debris.
133 posted on
03/15/2011 10:26:08 AM PDT by
BunnySlippers
(I love BULL MARKETS . . .)
To: BunnySlippers
There is one thing nobody has talked about, I know for a fact that Japan has created tsunami berms, gates and flood channels as it was on several documentaries, but was there any of this type of infrastructure built along the bays in this area?
The images I saw were of massive tall flood gates at least 30 feet tall, these I don’t know where were built, my guess is they were further south.
139 posted on
03/15/2011 10:31:19 AM PDT by
Eye of Unk
("These people are either at your neck or at your knees" A quote by Winston Churchill)
To: BunnySlippers; HeartlandOfAmerica
Point to remember is that most buildings are pretty closed up above the ground floor (especially in winter), and the rising water will trap the air inside and lift the building like a cork. Most buildings, unless they're located in tornado/hurricane areas, are not built to be tied down to the ground they stand on. You can see some of that in the videos of the tsunami, like this 6+ minute YouTube:
I sure hope and pray those folks at 6:15 got spared.
195 posted on
03/15/2011 11:46:28 AM PDT by
brityank
(The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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