»Asia quake death toll tops 13,000«
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 and what about it shifting the rotaion of the earth now that's crazy...its like something out of a dissaster movie...the thing that scares me is the dissease factor from it posted by Agent Zero |
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| in-my-opinion.orgMiscAnything that doesn't fit in any other categoryAsia quake death toll tops 13,000 |
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 ...the earth has had a pretty easy ride of it for a few thousand years, the odd volcanos and earthquakes but nothing really earth shattering. I think this is just the begining of something big posted by Crossfade |
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 Agent Zero: and what about it shifting the rotaion of the earth now that's crazy The energy released from the earthquake caused the earth to wobble on it's axis. I don't believe it affected the rotation rate of the planet overall nor it's orbit around the sun. Would require alot more energy. posted by volonteshiva |
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the way it spins...the day is now...according to scientist...6 miliseconds longer...not alot but still kinda intersting posted by Agent Zero |
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Agent Zero: the way it spins...the day is now...according to scientist...6 miliseconds longer...not alot but still kinda intersting ok, it did have more of a lasting global impact than I thought, but it's likely just shortterm... news.com.com... en.wikipedia.org... Quote: The massive release of energy and shift in mass insignificantly altered the Earth's rotation. The exact amount is yet undetermined, but theoretical models suggest the earthquake may have shortened the length of a day by as much as three microseconds (3 µs). However, due to tidal effects of the Moon, the length of a day increases by 15 µs every year, so any rotational speedup due to the earthquake will be quickly lost. Similarly, the earthquake may have also caused the Earth to minutely "wobble" on its axis by up to 2.5 cm (1 inch). However, the natural Chandler wobble of the Earth can be up to 15 m (50 ft) posted by volonteshiva |
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 not really news...the earth already wobbles on its axis anyway and has done throughout its entire history...and even has flipped on its axis changing north to south almost instantly...in fact its supposed to be over due to happen again posted by the anomaly |
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 Fuuuck, death toll won't stop going up!  Tsunami death toll nears 150,000 The official death toll from last weekend's tsunami disaster is approaching 150,000 with most of the victims in the Indonesian province of Aceh. The United Nations also says bodies are still being found and the toll could rise but the true figure might never be known. One ray of light in the six days since the devastating earthquake and tsunamis is the global outpouring of money for aid. Private pledges from Britons alone have reached $150 million and the United States has increased its aid contribution 10-fold to $450 million. Total aid pledges have topped $1.5 billion. However aid has not yet reached some of the most devastated regions, especially Aceh and Sumatra, where torrential rains are washing away roads weakened by the tsunami. More than 10,500 foreigners, mainly tourists, are still unaccounted for and the vast majority are Europeans. Sweden is suffering more than most other Western countries with around 2,500 Swedish tourists still missing, many presumed dead. Swedish Prime Minister Goran Persson says this is a time which will never be forgotten. "Sweden is a small country and it has a huge number of dead, so that is the situation," he said. "Nevertheless, it will be a new year and we will live together, but we will remember what happened, we will never forget it." A second New Zealander, a man who had been holidaying in Thailand, has been confirmed dead. Thirty-six others are listed as missing. Thailand has updated its death toll to 4,541, which has doubled since yesterday. Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has warned the toll could approach 7,000. The Interior Minister, Bhokin Balakula, says Thailand is grief-stricken. "There are so many Thais, their relatives dying," he said. "One family, maybe just only one left, or two left. "That's why we have to build houses for them to provide food and facilities for at least six months because they have nothing at all. "No home, no boats, no way of earning." More than 400 foreign tourists and expatriates have been confirmed or reported as killed. Meanwhile, the distribution problems of aid to all the countries affected are immense, as roads have been wrecked and ports and airports destroyed. The United Nation's emergency relief coordinator, Jan Egeland, says it is the biggest humanitarian challenge ever faced by the UN. "We have logistical problems beyond belief, especially in northern Sumatra and in Aceh, but also in the Maldives and in Sri Lanka," he said. "However, we're also seeing an outpouring of assistance beyond anything I have ever experienced in all my years of humanitarian relief and human rights work." posted by hungarian kid |
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Ergh, it's just getting worse  Disease outbreaks in Sri Lanka, India under watch The first signs of potentially deadly diseases are threatening survivors in areas hit by killer tidal waves in Asia, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. "There are increasing reports of diarrhoeal disease outbreaks coming from displaced persons' settlements in Sri Lanka, and India," David Nabarro, the top official at the Geneva-based WHO dealing with humanitarian crises, told reporters. However he said these initial signs were not cause for alarm, though preventive measures and treatments must continue. "They are not causing us alarm because we expect this," he said. "What we need to do is to make sure that we continue to distribute all rehydration salts and treatment for diarrhoea and we continue to do our work in sanitation and water supplies," Dr Nabarro added. The death toll from the catastrophe is edging towards 126,000 but the United Nations has warned that the numbers killed by the wall of water could rise to 150,000. "At the moment, the international operation is incredibly strong and it's getting relief to airports, to depots at district level and we have distribution starting and pretty well going in much of Sri Lanka," Dr Nabarro said. But he added: "It needs a few more days before we can state that we are confident that we've been able to avoid major outbreaks of disease." On Tuesday, Dr Nabarro had warned that disease could kill as many people in devastated areas as the tidal waves themselves unless emergency aid reached the region within weeks. But he highlighted to reporters that these comments were made when the death toll was less than 50,000. The United Nations now fears that 150,000 may have died. "With approximately 5 million people in need of relief, a potential death total of 50,000 due to diarrhoea and other disease is not at all unreasonable," Dr Nabarro said. "We see this kind of death rates in humanitarian emergencies on which we are working elsewhere. But I think 130,000, 140,000, no." He said the distribution of medicines had not begun in Indonesia due to lack of storage to protect medical drugs from the rains but should be able to start in a day or two after temporary warehouses have been set up. "Aceh (on the Indonesian island of Sumatra) has been more difficult to get into than Sri Lanka, so the Aceh operation is currently about two or three days behind the Sri Lanka operation," he said. Dr Nabarro earlier held talks with Mars di Bartolomeo, Luxembourg's Health Minister whose country took over the EU presidency on Saturday, and highlighted that airports in the region especially in Aceh were threatened by congestion from the arrival of aid. The logistical problems demanded greater coordination efforts by the United Nations, he said.  Bad conditions hamper tsunami aid workers A week after a tsunami devastated Indian Ocean shores, aid workers and troops battled desperate conditions and the aftermath of torrential rain to bury bodies and deliver relief to survivors. A multinational force of aid workers, military aircraft and ships brought aid to stricken areas of Asia, but urgently needed supplies piled up at airports and warehouses, blocked by the destruction of roads, trucks and phone lines. Relief pledges edged towards $2.6 billion while the death toll of nearly 127,000 is expected to rise. Days of heavy downpours hampering relief efforts in Sri Lanka let up, but they had grounded aid flights for a day and flash floods left the remnants of villages and refugee camps close to the coast cut off from supplies. Thailand drafted in elephants to help with heavy lifting, and prisoners to join the task of retrieving thousands of bodies strewn along its beaches - offering the prisoners two days off their sentence for each day worked. The new year brought a boost to aid contributions, including the US which increased its pledge ten-fold to $383 million, while Japan vowed $640 billion. UN secretary-general Kofi Annan will visit Indonesia, the hardest-hit country, on Thursday and would probably issue a planned world appeal for more relief from there, officials said. Children A huge aid effort targeted Banda Aceh, a city on the northern tip of Sumatra with two-thirds of the tsunami's known victims living in or near it. Supplies that had been stacked up at the airport in Banda Aceh to be transported were reaching the city to which many survivors have fled, but little was making it by land to people in more remote areas. In Sri Lanka, the worst-hit nation after Indonesia, the United States is despatching up to 1,500 Marines and a mini aircraft carrier with some 20 helicopters to assist in relief and reconstruction of the island where heavy rains have compounded the misery and hampered aid efforts. UNICEF chief Carol Bellamy said special attention should be paid to children as relief began to reach survivors. "It is hard to imagine the fear, confusion and desperation of children who have seen enormous waves wash away their worlds," Ms Bellamy said. "Children have lost all semblance of the life they knew, from parents, siblings and friends to homes, schools and neighbourhoods. They are in desperate need of care." Search for missing More than 28,700 people died in Sri Lanka, and nearly 13,000 in India, as confirmed tolls crept up. In Thailand, the tsunami killed 4,800 people, roughly half of them foreign tourists. Sweden, which has lost hundreds of its nationals, said the total number of Western tourists killed in Thailand will be over 3,300 and could exceed 4,600. Hundreds of Germans, Danes, Norwegians and Italians are among the missing. Relatives and friends flying to Asia in the hope of finding loved ones scoured photographs pinned on bulletin boards. Forensic teams, in surgical gowns, face masks, goggles and boots, are persevering with the task of identifying bodies. posted by hungarian kid |
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The ONEder Man: ralph is in india isn't he? have we heard from him since? I think we have... he's logged in right now! 
posted by hungarian kid |
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...he wasnt close to the coast posted by Agent Zero |
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 Agent Zero: the way it spins...the day is now...according to scientist...6 miliseconds longer Welcome to Agent Zero's spin room 
It's 3 not 6 It's shorter not longer It's microseconds not miliseconds
posted by knn |
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sorry...i heard it was 6 milisecond longer...sorry things get skewed i guess through people...its like that game telephone! posted by Agent Zero |
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 great so now days are shorter, need every microsecond of sleep i can get... HK is our new reporter!  posted by sangu |
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  Quote: "Given the very difficult conditions in which people are now living, it seems very, very likely that we're going to get some increases in disease and therefore death," said Dr. David Nabarro, executive director of Sustainable Development and Healthy Environments for the WHO. That was the last sentence of the news report. What a wonderful happy ending. 
The more I think about the numbers, the more bewildered I become. It's hard to imagine a loved one dead (since I've never experienced anything like it before), let alone 141,000. 
posted by nocturnal_anonymous |
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 hungarian kid: The ONEder Man: ralph is in india isn't he? have we heard from him since? I think we have... he's logged in right now! but he hasn't commented on this section...it'd be nice if he would but i understand if he doesn't... and i'd also like to point out his avatar choice now...if I were to don a tsunami disaster pic i don't think he would much appricate that...something to think about ralph posted by The ONEder Man |
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