Posted on 02/26/2010 11:01:09 PM PST by dragnet2
On the radio KFI LA..
Thanks, May GOD bless us all, mostly to Chile and others most affected.
An image generated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center shows the projected tsunami travel times following a 8.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked Chile early February 27, 2010. REUTERS/NOAA/Handout
Wonder if that just is in the Santiago area?
That’s what I thought- it took days for that- this is within 15 hours. Unreal.
People observe a highway and cars destroyed by an earthquake in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter, February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra
A man looks through the rubble of a destroyed car dealership in Santiago after a huge 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked Chile. Google on Saturday quickly activated an online "person finder" tool to allow relatives and friends to find loved ones following the huge earthquake in Chile. (AFP/Martin Bernetti)
PAMELLA_ART_PIC RT @sixstringsensei: Haiti recently, now #chile & the resulting #tsunami - Have you taken the time to thank God for your blessings in the wake of events? less than 20 seconds ago from Echofon
Just talking about the airports,...Hilo is shut down ...but sounds like others are still functioning...now going thru closures...
Such purdy graphs you have oh King Norm of graphs :)
Cars lie overturned after the highway they were travelling on was destroyed in an earthquake in Santiago February 27, 2010. REUTERS/Marco Fredes
Rescue workers search for victims and survivors after an apartment complex collapsed during an earthquake in Concepcion some 100 km (62 miles) south of the epicenter, February 27, 2010. A huge magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile early on Saturday, knocking down homes and hospitals, and triggering a tsunami that rolled menacingly across the Pacific REUTERS/Jose Luis Saavedra (CHILE - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)
Sheeesh- these aftershocks are good-sized quakes- hell Northridge was a 6.7
WHOA...
52nd major aftershock, magnitude 5.2, centered at Bio-Bio, #Chile - U.S. Geological Survey
MAP 5.2 2010/02/27 19:06:18 -37.473 -73.502 35.0 BIO-BIO, CHILE
So skinny he could hide behind that pole on his left, stupid look on his mug
Here's what I was told this morning by Jenifer Rhoades, Tsunami Program Manager for the National Weather Service:
“Six feet is a lot. Tsunamis have a lot of force behind them... My best analogy for you is to think of a flash flood coming in with potentially very turbulent water. It could have debris in it. Six feet was some of the inundation heights for the Sumatra event in 2004. It's very significant and dangerous.”
From the NOAA website:
“Tsunamis can be dangerous waves that are not survivable. Wave heights are amplified by irregular shoreline and are difficult to forecast. Tsunamis often appear as a strong surge and may be preceded by a receding water level. Mariners in water deeper than 600 feet should not be affected by a tsunami. Wave heights will increase rapidly as water shallows. Tsunamis are a series of ocean waves which can be dangerous for several hours after the initial wave arrival. DO NOT return to evacuated areas until an all clear is given by local civil authorities.”
washingtonpostblog.com
~JUST damn
On say a six foot one, how high does that actually transpose as?
I was in the 6.8 Nisqually in one of the “red areas” on the shake map. Pretty interesting, but not my cup of tea.
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