Japan's turn

[Whiskers]

Just found this chart which should give an indication of when any tsunami will be felt.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ced-killer-tidal-waves.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

 

[bellenuit]

Just found this chart which should give an indication of when any tsunami will be felt.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ced-killer-tidal-waves.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

After saying Australia was not on Tsunami alert, that has been changed in the last hour to Australia now being on Tsunami alert.

Take care those on the north and east coasts.

 

[Julia]

Some of the footage is unbelievable.

Just a giant wash of water covering towns and destroying anything in it's path.

I hope that was isolated and not along the majority of the coast.

Otherwise, this is really, really, untidy.

Um, Kennas, "untidy"?????
In the world of euphemisms, this would appear to be an extreme example.

I didn't used to feel disasters on a personal level as much as I do now.. probably after experiencing the QLD floods my empathy has really increased.

Not at all to be dismissive of the tragedy of the Japan earthquake and tsunami which is horrific, the empathy thing is interesting.

When I heard the news I thought 'oh how dreadful' but to be honest it was an objective reaction but devoid of inflicting on me any personal level of distress.

So different from the Christchurch earthquake where all the buildings destroyed were a part of my life and where my concern was for family and friends who may have been killed.

Some years ago the term 'compassion fatigue' became popular. It resonated with my own sense that I had only so much capacity to feel distress/sadness etc without being personally submerged, and so there seemed to be a cut off point of empathy.

I hope to raise this is not to be insensitive to the tragedy that is unfolding in Japan.
I certainly don't mean to be.

 

[Sean K]

Um, Kennas, "untidy"?????
In the world of euphemisms, this would appear to be an extreme example.

Some years ago the term 'compassion fatigue' became popular. It resonated with my own sense that I had only so much capacity to feel distress/sadness etc without being personally submerged, and so there seemed to be a cut off point of empathy.

Yes, very untidy!

Sorry, my term for cataclysmic disaster!!

Understand your feelings. How did any soldier get though WWI or II?

We must be able to shut off to some degree, but watch out for compensating later.

 

[skc]

Yep, I was in the Peru earthquake a few years ago and it is the only time I really thought I was about to die.

(well, second)

I'm not so sure this is so isolated. Yes, it's just the coast, but it's a big coast, and a very populous country.

I was in the Galapogas Islands when the Chilean earthquake hit last year, and they issued a tsunami warning... it was panic everywhere. We were supposed to go diving that day so I grabbed my snorkel...

Just found this chart which should give an indication of when any tsunami will be felt.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ced-killer-tidal-waves.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Hawaii should be OK. Apparently there is no continental shelf around these islands so the wave doesn't break... that's what I've learned from the Galapogas anyway.

So different from the Christchurch earthquake where all the buildings destroyed were a part of my life and where my concern was for family and friends who may have been killed.

Some years ago the term 'compassion fatigue' became popular. It resonated with my own sense that I had only so much capacity to feel distress/sadness etc without being personally submerged, and so there seemed to be a cut off point of empathy.

I hope to raise this is not to be insensitive to the tragedy that is unfolding in Japan.
I certainly don't mean to be.

During the QLD Brisbane floods this year, Brazil was experiencing even worse conditions and hords of people died... but hardly anyone bat an eyelid in Australia. No one can be sensitive to everyone everywhere.

I have been to Japan a few times for holidays so it always feel as if I have some connection to that place.

 

[skc]

Hawaii should be OK. Apparently there is no continental shelf around these islands so the wave doesn't break... that's what I've learned from the Galapogas anyway.

Just googled and I was pretty wrong... take care Hawaii.

 

[Wysiwyg]

After saying Australia was not on Tsunami alert, that has been changed in the last hour to Australia now being on Tsunami alert.

Take care those on the north and east coasts.

Well Bellenuit, New Guinea, The Indonesian Archipelago and The Great Barrier Reef will block or quash any tidal wave.


Is the San Andreas fault next?

 

[Calliope]

The Philippines and Taiwan were unscathed.

Taiwan roads reopened and guests at a Philippines resort reported no unusual waves after Japan’s strongest earthquake in at least a century triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, including the U.S. west coast.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...laced-on-tsunami-alert-after-japan-quake.html

 

[Slipperz]

After my personal experiences working as a white monkey with the Japanese quite frankly after the respect they afforded me I wouldn't give a rats ass if the whole archipeligo sunk into the Pacific never to be seen again.

Looked like some good surfing to me

 

[DB008]

Well Bellenuit, New Guinea, The Indonesian Archipelago and The Great Barrier Reef will block or quash any tidal wave.


Is the San Andreas fault next?

Tsunami, not "tidal wave".

 

[Calliope]

After my personal experiences working as a white monkey with the Japanese quite frankly after the respect they afforded me I wouldn't give a rats ass if the whole archipeligo sunk into the Pacific never to be seen again.

Looked like some good surfing to me

It is not surprising that with an attitude like yours the Japanese despised you.

 

[Whiskers]

Interesting graphic of the wave height across the pacific.

A bit of damage reported at Hawaii, Alaska and California up to 2.5m waves on the beach in places tossing boats and piers around.

Interestingly, I've heard of no damage at Guam, Png, Philippines etc... but in Japan itself while it may have missed the heavier populated areas, the loss of farms, crops and livestock in particular will be a precious loss to them, on top of the human loss.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...i-struck-giant-waves-sweep-Pacific-Ocean.html

 

[Solly]

This is from California.

 

[ThingyMajiggy]

But wait, there's more.

Worries of a radiation leak now, on "Nuclear alert", confirmed 402 dead and expected to be over 1000.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/japan-tsun...reds-dead-in-japanese-quake-tsunami-disaster/

 

[Agentm]

critical to the disaster is the ability to contain the overheating at the fukushima.

how quickly they can get electricity to the plant, and repair the damaged pumps and get that coolant in will determine what the ultimate outcome will be

the us is flying in coolant and hilary clinton is putting all efforts that the US can muster to assist

its about 24 hour in terms of time left for a fix, and the quicker the better

Chernobyl type outcome is possible, if no power is restored to the plant and they cannot get the plant to be repaired and get some function with the coolant

fingers crossed here for the japanese, the disaster of the ongoing earthquakes is enough, but the attention to the fukushima nuclear power plant is paramount.

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[Calliope]

Um, Kennas, "untidy"?????
In the world of euphemisms, this would appear to be an extreme example.

Not at all to be dismissive of the tragedy of the Japan earthquake and tsunami which is horrific, the empathy thing is interesting.

When I heard the news I thought 'oh how dreadful' but to be honest it was an objective reaction but devoid of inflicting on me any personal level of distress.

It's a matter of perspective There is more grief and mourning for an Australian soldier killed in Afghanistan, than for the tens of thousands drowned and millions displaced in the Pakistan floods, which hardly created a ripple on these threads. We were also quite "ho hum" about the massive Haiti disaster.

Our interest and empathy grows in proportion to the number of Australians who could be endangered.

Having spent some time in Japan I grew to admire and respect them and can feel more angst.

 

[drsmith]

critical to the disaster is the ability to contain the overheating at the fukushima.

The cooling system has failed at a second reactor.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-03-11-japan-quake-reactors_N.htm

 

[Solly]

The cooling system has failed at a second reactor.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2011-03-11-japan-quake-reactors_N.htm

drsmith, here's the latest Press Release from TEPCO

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/11031211-e.html

 

[Wysiwyg]

Tsunami, not "tidal wave".

Gee fella, depends on who schooled you hey?

tidal wave
n.
1. The swell or crest of surface ocean water created by the tides.
2.a. An unusual, often destructive rise of water along the seashore, as from a storm or a combination of wind and high tide.
b. A tsunami.
3. An overwhelming manifestation; a flood:

tidal wave
noun
Definition of TIDAL WAVE
1. something overwhelming especially in quantity or volume <a tidal wave of tourists>
2. a : an unusually high sea wave that is triggered especially by an earthquake
b : an unusual rise of water alongshore due to strong winds

tidal wave
noun

1. The swell or crest of surface ocean water created by the tides.
2.a. An unusual, often destructive rise of water along the seashore, as from a storm or a combination of wind and high tide.
b. A tsunami.
3. An overwhelming manifestation; a flood: a tidal wave of illicit drugs; an emotional tidal wave.

 

[trainspotter]

Ummmm ........ didn't Weather Bill predict this with a game of cards?

I went searching for the thread but could not find it?