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Crisis in Japan - Page 29
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Thread is about the various issues surrounding Japan in the aftermath of the recent earthquake. Don't bring the shit side of the internet to the thread, and post with the realization that this thread is very important, and very real, to your fellow members. Do not post speculative and unconfirmed news you saw on TV or anywhere else. Generally the more dramatic it sounds the less likely it's true. | ||
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Kyhol
Canada2575 Posts
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dump
Japan514 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:48 ghostunit wrote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1923_Great_Kantō_earthquake#Post-quake_massacre_against_ethnic_minorities Look, I'm Japanese and the majority of my friends are Korean and I've had this discussion a million times. Please stop guilting us like that. I can't bring those people back, and as much as I'd like to if I could, I can't apologize with any genuineness for something that someone did before I was even born. | ||
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Macabre
United States1262 Posts
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Sweden1461 Posts
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Zystra
United Kingdom79 Posts
Also, the warning message on google is scary: "Tsunami Alert for New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Hawaii, and others. Waves expected over the next few hours, caused by 8.9 earthquake in Japan." | ||
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FliedLice
Germany7494 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:56 dump wrote: Look, I'm Japanese and the majority of my friends are Korean and I've had this discussion a million times. Please stop guilting us like that. I can't bring those people back, and as much as I'd like to if I could, I can't apologize with any genuineness for something that someone did before I was even born. Don't even bother, troll is trolling hard :| It's like "OLOLOL U GERMAN U NAZI!" | ||
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dump
Japan514 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:47 adeezy wrote: Well how was the warning and anticipation about the earthquake? Were people given enough warning to evacuate streets and what not? It's impossible to outrun the waves along a lot of the coasts. People are being told to move to the third floor of concrete buildings. | ||
Manifesto7
Osaka27172 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:56 dump wrote: Look, I'm Japanese and the majority of my friends are Korean and I've had this discussion a million times. Please stop guilting us like that. I can't bring those people back, and as much as I'd like to if I could, I can't apologize with any genuineness for something that someone did before I was even born. Just ignore the trolls yo. | ||
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BFCrimson
United States176 Posts
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Asturas
Finland587 Posts
I have just watched some footage of tsunami wave it it's terrible  | ||
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dump
Japan514 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:59 Zystra wrote: Its not nearly as big as the 2004 tsunami but its still pretty large. The 2004 tsunami was 9.1, this doesnt sound like much of a difference but it actually means that the 2004 one was 3 times bigger. I heard that only 1 person has died so far and I hope that the fatalities stays minimal. Also, the warning message on google is scary. Any earthquake above M6 or so has the potential to kill hundreds or thousands of people depending on population densities, infrastructure and earthquake preparedness. Japan is understandably obsessively prepared for earthquakes (many buildings are prepared for M7 to M8) -- but there's a limit to what can be done. Also of concern is the fact that while everyone is physically prepared for earthquakes, I'm not sure the economy is. It might affect all of Asia. | ||
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tenacity
1587 Posts
One more question, because i dont quite understand it. Not the earthquake itself is the problem, but the tsunami that was caused by it? | ||
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Sanctimonius
United Kingdom861 Posts
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nikj
Canada669 Posts
On March 11 2011 20:03 tenacity wrote: i wonder how much time passed by between the issue of the tsunami warning for the japanese east coast (if there was any) and when the waves actually hit the coast. does anybody know? I heard less than 1 hour for the areas affected the worst. | ||
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Macabre
United States1262 Posts
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lilsusie
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Ghad
Norway2551 Posts
On March 11 2011 19:59 Zystra wrote: Its not nearly as big as the 2004 tsunami but its still pretty large. The 2004 tsunami was 9.1, this doesnt sound like much of a difference but it actually means that the 2004 one was 3 times bigger. " It this correct? I thought the scale means that 9 is twice as strong as 8? | ||
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barth
Ireland1272 Posts
On March 11 2011 20:09 Ghad wrote: It this correct? I thought the scale means that 9 is twice as strong as 8? It's a logarithmic scale. 9 is 10 times stonger than 8. | ||
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NExt
Australia1651 Posts
I understand Japan is really prepared when it comes to Quakes as they are so prone... but the images im seeing of this Tsunami are catastrophic. So what I want to ask is... were Tsunamis part of the worst case scenario? I don't believe (unless my mind is slipping) I've experience a tsunami affecting Japan as heavily as this in my lifetime. Just really concerned on how well the government / nation can recover. Were Tsunami's part of the worst case scenario? | ||
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zhurai
United States5660 Posts
On March 11 2011 20:11 NExt wrote: I don't know how to ask this question... I understand Japan is really prepared when it comes to Quakes as they are so prone... but the images im seeing of this Tsunami are catastrophic. So what I want to ask is... were Tsunamis part of the worst case scenario? I don't believe (unless my mind is slipping) I've experience a tsunami affecting Japan as heavily as this in my lifetime. Just really concerned on how well the government / nation can recover. Were Tsunami's part of the worst case scenario? iirc they have lots of tsunamis, so yes, but prob not one that's this freaking way | ||
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