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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: twighead]
#14101850 - 03/11/11 12:35 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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sleepy said: do you think the melting ice caps could cause such a change in weight distribution on the earths crust that its causing more earthquakes? did i just earn a PhD?
Mmm... don't think so. Earthquakes (as derived by plate tectonics) from what I gather are more driven by convection in the mantle - which if it can move entire plates of crust on the surface... even billions of pounds of redistribution (which occurs over time) would be negligible.
anything that causes the plates to move will cause earthquakes. how much effect melting ice will have on the plates, i don't know, but it has to be something. have earthquakes been happening more often lately? if so that would support something perhaps. hmmm, i love doing science when i'm stoned, doesn't really mattar whether i'm right or not
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: sleepy]
#14101862 - 03/11/11 12:38 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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This happened like almost 2 hours ago
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: sleepy]
#14101864 - 03/11/11 12:38 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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sleepy said: i mean i'm no expert but i believe that theres at least a good chance of outrunning one if you know its coming right
You cant outrun a tsunami. Watch the footage
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It looks slow, but these tsunamis travel 500mph in the sea and a recorded speed for the 2004 Tsunami was 37 mph once it hit land. Perspective:
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masterfluffypants said: This happened like almost 2 hours ago
yeah the earthquake did. the tsunami's still hitting and going to continue to hit japan. still tsunami warnings for taiwan, russia, and even as far as hawaii.
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: gzuf]
#14101885 - 03/11/11 12:43 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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They look slow because youre not standing in front of them. The footage of the tsunami coming up and cars trying to outdrive it show the speed
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: blazenn]
#14101888 - 03/11/11 12:44 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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masterfluffypants said: This happened like almost 2 hours ago
yeah the earthquake did. the tsunami's still hitting and going to continue to hit japan. still tsunami warnings for taiwan, russia, and even as far as hawaii.
Are the aftershocks still going?
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: gzuf]
#14101890 - 03/11/11 12:44 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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gzuf said: It looks slow, but these tsunamis travel 500mph in the sea and a recorded speed for the 2004 Tsunami was 37 mph once it hit land. Perspective:
Pretty disturbing how they think its all fun and games until its feet away from them.
Its a wonder that video even survived.
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: sleepy]
#14101891 - 03/11/11 12:45 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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damn!! cnn just said it's th 7th biggest quake in recorded history
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: twighead]
#14101895 - 03/11/11 12:46 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah, what was so bad about that tsunami was that it hit poverty-stricken areas ripe with tourists during the Christmas season. No one knew, they just though it was a really, really low tide or something.
Also keep in mind this is a 13 foot high wall of water. Water is EXTREMELY powerful, only a few inches can wash away a car like nothing.
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: gzuf]
#14101901 - 03/11/11 12:47 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Yeah were you watching the live footage? It was tearing away houses like it was fucking nothing
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cnn's saying people in japan are reporting aftershocks are still hitting, though they're obviously not near as strong at this point. there's still fires everywhere and its still expected that another big wave or two will come in. this one's pretty bad, to say the least.
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: blazenn]
#14101904 - 03/11/11 12:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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This one is fucking devastating. The damage looks so bad. My prayers go out to all the people in Japan. Fuck. I have a feeling California's next
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: gzuf]
#14101908 - 03/11/11 12:50 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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fuckin' a
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any confirmed deaths yet? My heart goes out to the survivors
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: danlennon3]
#14101914 - 03/11/11 12:52 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Probably a bunch. On the news they were reading tweets and lots of people were tweeting about dead family members
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I'm assuming those people are overseas? There can't possibly be any type of internet or phone available there, can it?
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: danlennon3]
#14101921 - 03/11/11 12:57 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I saw a headline of, "at least one dead"
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Re: Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake Hits Japan. [Re: DrMambo]
#14101928 - 03/11/11 12:59 AM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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I bet there are far more people dead. An 8.9 earthquake followed by a tsunami doesnt spare very many lives
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awesome... i'm getting my surfboard.
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