27-12-2004 01:08									#61
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This is a terrible loss of life. I would say at least it didn't occur on land but from what has happened it appears that it spread the damage far and wide.

	27-12-2004 01:10									#62
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quote: Originally posted by Sprayber This is a terrible loss of life. I would say at least it didn't occur on land but from what has happened it appears that it spread the damage far and wide.

Tsunamis have even hit portions of the African coast line...

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tm...e_eastafrica_dc

	27-12-2004 01:15									#63
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this is terrible

earthquakes

VJ

	27-12-2004 01:25									#64
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For those (like me) that needed a map to visualize exactly where everything was in relation.

note: please address all map issues to CNN.

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	27-12-2004 01:27									#65
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This one is probably more descriptive..

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	27-12-2004 03:54									#66
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VJ

Anyway, I have family in India, most in Calutta and surrounding area. Most of them appear to be fine, though some (in other areas of India) are reporting that airpots have been sunk and that they have recievied minor injuries from it all.

10,000+ dead...Its unbelievable

	27-12-2004 03:56									#67
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Girlfriend being alive

Other friends still unnaccounted for, but probably alive

VJ being a complete dipshit

	27-12-2004 03:58									#68
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quote: 10,000+ dead...Its unbelievable

The sad truth is that 10,000 dead is pretty light for an earthquake this big. Anywhere near a major urban center and we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of casualties...

	27-12-2004 04:18									#69
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten Girlfriend being alive Other friends still unnaccounted for, but probably alive

Glad your gf is ok. Hope your other friends are ok.

	27-12-2004 04:21									#70
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Am I right in thinking that the Ricter (sp) scale isn't linear?

	27-12-2004 04:28									#71
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Yes, it's a logarithmic scale.

	27-12-2004 04:29									#72
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quote: Originally posted by reds4ever Am I right in thinking that the Ricter (sp) scale isn't linear?

I think it's logarithmic or semi-logarithmic.

So a Richter 8 earthquake is 10 times as powerful as a Richter 7 - but I'm not entirely sure, maybe someone more knowledgeable can correct any false assumptions that I might have.

I would also like to add that I was stunned by the insensitive comments that VJ made - you really ought to know better man!

	27-12-2004 04:36									#73
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quote: Originally posted by el freako So a Richter 8 earthquake is 10 times as powerful as a Richter 7 - but I'm not entirely sure, maybe someone more knowledgeable can correct any false assumptions that I might have.

Thats what I thought, it just we've had a long (ish) news item on the BBC that compared the quake against others but made no mention that the scale wasn't linear.

	27-12-2004 04:38									#74
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	27-12-2004 05:04									#75
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quote: Only a small southern part of Thailand was affected. Your friends are probably currently having a hangover in a brothel in Bangkok (nothing personal, it's just that I still haven't figured out what else westerners do in Thailand than **** little kids).

thailand is a country that's developing fast, building industry.
'course, given what you said after that, i'm not surprised you didn't know this... you seem quite ignorant of asia.

quote: I've never heard of the place before... just how can you guys over here remember the exact location of every single place around the globe?

krakatoa was the site of an enormously large volcano eruption.

quote: I hope you never have to deal with the loss of a loved one before their time.

actually, no offense intended, i hope he does. if he posts about it here, he'll understand just why you don't act like an ass when somebody else is worried about their family.

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also, richter scale is base-10 logarithmic. 8.0 is 10 times more powerful than 7.0; 8.9 is about 9.5 times as powerful as an 8.0.

	27-12-2004 05:06									#76
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has anyone blamed Bush yet? If not, then I do.

	27-12-2004 05:09									#77
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Why are some scales made linear and some not?

	27-12-2004 05:12									#78
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Arbitrarily. I suppose, with the forces involved, it turns the scale from daunting (1 to 100 million billion) into more graspable by the average person (1 to 10). Same thing with pH.

	27-12-2004 05:16									#79
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Am I the only one who finds it a little strange that the (western?) media always cover these stories with headlines that include how many nationals died? (e.g. "Earthquake kills 11,000, including X Americans/Canadians" ) I think it is disrespectful.

	27-12-2004 05:22									#80
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quote: Originally posted by dejon Am I the only one who finds it a little strange that the (western?) media always cover these stories with headlines that include how many nationals died? (e.g. "Earthquake kills 11,000, including X Americans/Canadians" ) I think it is disrespectful.

Thats life, why else do you think the floods in China that kill thousands never make the news??

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quote: Originally posted by Kassiopeia Arbitrarily. I suppose, with the forces involved, it turns the scale from daunting (1 to 100 million billion) into more graspable by the average person (1 to 10). Same thing with pH.

So why have the decimal? ie 7.3? Or just have another decimal? ie. 7.34 (or whatever)

	27-12-2004 05:27									#82
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quote: Originally posted by dejon Am I the only one who finds it a little strange that the (western?) media always cover these stories with headlines that include how many nationals died? (e.g. "Earthquake kills 11,000, including X Americans/Canadians" ) I think it is disrespectful.

quote: Nuclear Accident in Kenya kills 100 million billion zillion.

Thats sad.

quote: Including 2 Americans

	27-12-2004 05:28									#83
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Technology has developed since Richter came up with the scale, and the stuff can now be measured more accurately. Originally Richter intended to make it impossible to have a quake that would be in the negative on the scale, but such quakes can now be detected with modern equipment.

	27-12-2004 05:48									#84
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but surely this can be blamed on global warming, can it not?

In any case, people are using the armegeddon word? This really isn't that historic. It wasn't that long ago the quake hit Alaska. These things aren't that uncommong. It's good they don't happen more frequently though.

Sad. Hopefully they died relatively quickly and painlessly.

	27-12-2004 06:30									#85
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quote: Originally posted by reds4ever Why are some scales made linear and some not?

because some things are better described logarithmically.

	27-12-2004 06:30									#86
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I wasn't expecting pictures so soon (the magic of digital technology). Horrific, and you can see how the loss of life is so high.

	27-12-2004 06:31									#87
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quote: Originally posted by Dissident but surely this can be blamed on global warming, can it not? In any case, people are using the armegeddon word? This really isn't that historic. It wasn't that long ago the quake hit Alaska. These things aren't that uncommong. It's good they don't happen more frequently though. Sad. Hopefully they died relatively quickly and painlessly.

it can be blamed on the tooth fairie for all the good it will do anyone.

	27-12-2004 06:34									#88
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quote: Originally posted by Drake Tungsten The sad truth is that 10,000 dead is pretty light for an earthquake this big. Anywhere near a major urban center and we could be looking at hundreds of thousands of casualties...

I wouldn't call it a sad truth, but rather a fortunate turn of events.

	27-12-2004 07:14									#89
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8.9 and +10,000 dead, Christ, talk about coal in the stockings...

It seems that most of the Big Ones, like this one, occur at subduction zones, why is that?

	27-12-2004 07:16									#90
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quote: Originally posted by Odin 8.9 and +10,000 dead, Christ, talk about coal in the stockings... It seems that most of the Big Ones, like this one, occur at subduction zones, why is that?

most of those nations aren't christian. not that it matters. I'm not implying that this happened because they aren't christian. Just that the day of christmas probably doesn't mean much to them.