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Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

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    #332
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    wellboys wrote: »
    Is Eastern Australia on Tsunami Alert or just a warning? Have friends in Brisbane.


    Definitely warning for New Zealand, I guess North East Aust too


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    #333
    Duggy747
    Registered Users Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Awful news for the Japanese, really a great bunch of people.

    I had a Japanese housemate, she was utterly polite (always said "sorry" to everything :pac:) and very nice to talk too. Her Chinese BF was an utter prick to her, though.

    She's from outside of Tokyo where her family live, hope for her sake none of them where caught up in this though I think they were in the region that's being devastated by the tsunami.

    Japan is used to dealing with earthquakes and their buildings are of high grade so I just hope loss of life is minimal in regards to such a disaster.


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    #334
    evercloserunion
    Registered Users Posts: 1,889 ✭✭✭evercloserunion


    FlashD wrote: »
    Looking at the footage from Japan is shocking but i'm also shocked at what seems like really poor infrastructural planning.

    I mean the airports flooded, two nuclear powerplants in trouble and the oil refinary is going up in smoke, Japan is a hotspot for earthquakes, did they not forsee these kind of disasters when building infrastructure rather than putting their own people in even more danger.

    On a personal level i'm based in Korea but could so easily have ended up in Tokyo so am quite relieved. I really feel for the Japanese people, I meet so many of them here on my travels, a very warm and friendly bunch of people.
    Well, it is as you say a hot spot for earthquakes, and yet Japan's airports and power plants have been perfectly fine until today, so that if anything should tell you something about how they were built. As another poster pointed out, you cannot plan for this kind of impact. How do you build something to be unaffected by a 8.9 earthquake and the resulting tsunami?


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    #335
    johnny_ultimate
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 29,443 CMod ✭✭✭✭johnny_ultimate


    RTE in the background just reporting about the nuclear state of emergency. Very mixed reports on that :/


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    #336
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    They are now saying that the quake was 24k underground at sea


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    #337
    That_Guy
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    123balltv wrote: »
    turn over to bbc much better

    In work at the moment and have the Sky player on.

    EDIT: Got it.


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    #338
    walshb
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    Desperate news. "Only good thing" is that if any people were prepared, it's the Japanese. They are a clever and resourceful people.


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    #339
    Pauleta
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    That_Guy wrote: »
    Sky News up to their usual tricks. Repeating the same 4 clips over and over again instead of delivering actual news.

    In fairness they were the only ones that bothered their arse this morning. BBC started covering it about half an hour after SKY and Daybreak on ITV pretty much pretended it wasnt happening.


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    #340
    Storm 10
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    Thanks to everone on boards for posting the video links, its heart breaking to watch what is happening, I hope there wont be too much loss of life but it looks very bleak for a positive outcome.

    Well done mods for banning the posters who posted such tripe here they should be ashamed of themselves while people are dying in Japan.


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    #341
    flanzer
    Registered Users Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭flanzer


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Sky News up to their usual tricks. Repeating the same 4 clips over and over again instead of delivering actual news.

    I'm waiting for their countdown timer for the tsunami to hit Hawaii ;)


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    #342
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    Aftershocks now, all over 5 on scale !

    A nuclear power plant has lost its cooling ability so thats the worry there


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    #343
    Leiva
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    flanzer wrote: »
    I'm waiting for their countdown timer for the tsunami to hit Hawaii ;)

    [sarcasmfont]You should work for SKY ! ;) [/sarcasmfont]


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    #344
    Cantona's Collars
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    That_Guy wrote: »
    Sky News up to their usual tricks. Repeating the same 4 clips over and over again instead of delivering actual news.

    The news channels here can only show what they are given,the newscaster on Sky News actually mentioned that,as new footage comes in they broadcast it.
    At least these days we get realtime footage from such events,imagine coverage even just 25 years ago.
    RTE is showing Shortland Street,much more important even though they now have a dedicated news channel.:(:rolleyes:


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    #345
    mike65
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    th3 s1aught3r wrote: »
    Tsunami warning for Hawaii , western US and SA
    Has just hit Wake Island

    I just looked up Wake Island on Google Earth - its an Atol with one feature - a USAF air base. 19 17N 166 36E


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    #346
    th3 s1aught3r
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    RTE cannot do real news, they need a script


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    #347
    gbee
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    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Ok, Just so it's clear.

    All and any "jokes" will result in a ban.

    Please report posts, thanks.

    Can you add thanking God to this list please. And I'm not joking.


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    #348
    th3 s1aught3r
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,925 ✭✭✭th3 s1aught3r


    mike65 wrote: »
    I just looked up Wake Island on Google Earth - its an Atol with one feature - a USAF air base. 19 17N 166 36E

    Yeah and its about halfway to Hawaii


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    #349
    Cantona's Collars
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    mixednuts wrote: »
    [sarcasmfont]You should work for SKY ! ;) [/sarcasmfont]

    They have an impact time chart on CNN. for countries in the line of fire.


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    #350
    Professey Chin
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    mike65 wrote: »
    I just looked up Wake Island on Google Earth - its an Atol with one feature - a USAF air base. 19 17N 166 36E
    Probably not anymore :eek:


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    #351
    digme
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    Ultimate Chin wrote: »
    Probably not anymore :eek:
    dont be silly, the wave will be about 1 foot high and thats a fact


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    #352
    keano_afc
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    I'll be praying for the families caught up in this. Thankfully Japan is one of the best eqiupped countries to deal with something like this.


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    #353
    gman2k
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    The 'best' coverage (TV) is on NHK World - available on Freesat.
    Sky is just a moving picture version of The Sun.


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    #354
    Run_to_da_hills
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    Mr. Presentable wrote: »
    Give all your money to the Red Cross. That'll help!
    And they will receive it three years later.

    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/accountants-hired-to-probe-irish-red-cross-donations-2325337.html


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    #355
    That_Guy
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    Flicking back between Sky and BBC. Bloody hell, the presenters on Sky seem genuinely disappointed that the tsunami heading towards Hawaii isn't bigger.

    BBC the way to go methinks. Pictures are extraordinary.


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    #356
    Goodgolfer
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    Thanks CM...and I think the plates are Pacific and Eurasian Plate....see this

    http://www.platetectonics.com/oceanfloors/japan.asp


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    #357
    Cantona's Collars
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    gman2k wrote: »
    The 'best' coverage (TV) is on NHK World - available on Freesat.
    Sky is just a moving picture version of The Sun.

    Sky channel 516,thats where the other broadcasters are getting their footage.


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    #358
    Professey Chin
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    digme wrote: »
    dont be silly, the wave will be about 1 foot high and thats a fact
    Theyre expecting 6 to 10 feet in Hawaii so you must have some magic wave in your head


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    #359
    123balltv
    Registered Users Posts: 1,110 ✭✭✭123balltv


    TheAnswer wrote: »
    OMG!!!!! it's all coming true! what'll we do? what'll we do?

    nothing calm down :) we dont live along the ring of fire THANK GOD


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    #360
    bitemybanger
    Registered Users Posts: 2,475 ✭✭✭bitemybanger


    123balltv wrote: »
    terrifying my God :eek:
    I read on a 2012 forum that earthquakes are going to keep getting stronger 8.9 thats massive

    Starting to believe all this 2012 stuff myself!!:(


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    #361
    Mike 1972
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,018 ✭✭✭Mike 1972


    That_Guy wrote: »
    Sky News up to their usual tricks. Repeating the same 4 clips over and over again instead of delivering actual news.

    Why do so many people have this default reflex of switching on $ky "News" at times like this when other better news channels are now available.

    Sky News = Disaster porn


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