He's a kook with a good track record, unlike climate alarmists.
He also bets money on his weather predictions.
He's been proven wrong many times in his "predictions" that the globe is cooling -- it's actually warming (although I am sure the evidence proving this is of no use to you), and his predictions have been proven incorrect a number of times because of it.
Not that this has anything in the least to do with earthquakes being caused by solar flares.
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Buidings in B.C. are designed for pretty substantial seismic loads. For example a Canadian Tire built in Calgary will have the odd bay of light angle iron Bracing, usuallly 3 1/2 legs and only single angles usually designed for very light tension and compression loads to help keep the building square. 90% of the beam to column or beam to beam connections only require shear loads.
Whereas the same buiding built in the lower mainland or Vancouver Island will have a lot more braced bays, and the bracing tends to be heavy tube steel braces able to handle substantial compression loads. Many perimeter beams require shear and axial loads to transfer forces through the entire structure. The coast and the Island in particular have pretty substantial seismic requirements. Whereas something in Fort St.John is pretty much the same as a building built in Alberta.
The steel for the same building is considerably more expensive on the coast of BC given that the section sizes are heavier, and the connections are much more complex.
The idea is that the building is to be a rigid structure that will move in unison in the event of a seismic event, but stay together much like these buildings in Japan. I know after the Kobe earth quake they looking into things like different means of how to fasten glass so that windows wouldn't fall off in a heavy earth quake.
I know they also take into consideration the ground they build on. I'm no expert, but in Calgary you can pretty much lay in your foundation and build. On one of our projects in Vancouver we built on land that was reclaimed from the ocean in the early part of the 19th century. In an earthquake they fear this land will liquify, therefore we had to drive several piles deep into the ground and use them to support the weight of the building.
There have been such conflicting reports about the number casualties with different agencies saying different things. Truth is, none of them have any idea so they should all shut up until they something concrete.
There have been such conflicting reports about the number casualties with different agencies saying different things. Truth is, none of them have any idea so they should all shut up until they something concrete.
but every time the death toll goes up it's "breaking news".
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In the coastal town of Minami-Sanriku, most private homes and other structures have been washed away. About 10,000 people, or more than half the total population of 17,000, remain missing.
Miyagi prefectural police say the death toll in their prefecture alone is almost certain to exceed 10,000.
A lot of new private footage on the news here last night and today. My area will be part of the rolling blackout from 3:20pm - 7pm. Also for anyone in the area, the JR Tokaido train line will not be running today. Not sure yet about any other lines. A lot of people need that line to go to work in Yokohama, Tokyo and area, and it's the only line in my city.
Supermarkets are crazy busy today, long line ups. They are keeping the lights off during the day to help conserve power. Rice, bread and bottled water are almost sold out, and some empty food shelves there. Gasoline is crazy expensive(even more than usual in Japan) and getting harder to find in some areas. I think many people stayed home from work today. Can't take the train, and they would have to burn too much expensive gas if they need to go to out of city. whew
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Yeah, but the volcano has been erupting for years. When they say "dormant for two years," that's not how a vulcanologist would use the term "dormant." Dormant is like 200 years of no activity. There are dozens of volcanoes in Japan that have been active recently. And not just geologically recently. This eruption is (like many other events) a sensationalized coincidence.
The second I first heard about the problems with the reactors, all I could think of was the "Mount Fuji in Red" segment in Kurosawa's Dreams. Watch it and you'll see why. It's haunting.
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I'm not entirely sure why he'd make such a comment...if Sulkin was 14 years old, I might let it go...but...
because the entire death toll in Japan is already set in stone after a few days. in all likelyhood it will eclipse Pearl Harbour or 9/11 many times over, what a ######
because the entire death toll in Japan is already set in stone after a few days. in all likelyhood it will eclipse Pearl Harbour or 9/11 many times over, what a ######
Death Toll numbers aside ... the US did sort of melt 140000 Japanese four years later. So they probably kind of squared that one up. His Twitter was as unfunny as his show, so nothing shocking really.
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