03-13-2011, 08:39 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
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Holy man I hope it is just small, that's all they need is the rescue/relief workers to get wiped out by another wave.
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03-13-2011, 08:40 PM
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#402
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Sagami Bay, Japan
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^^They're saying 5 meter waves.
Also there was just an explosion at the #3 reactor in Fukushima. Details and severity unknown now, waiting and watching the news for details.
Just felt a minor quake here about an hour ago, centered farther in the north.
Ok they just said in a press conference the damage and situation is very similar to when the first reactor blew. So the outer concrete shell collapsed or blew off, but the steel housing around the reactor is intact. The radiation emitted was probably minimal again, and they don't need to increase the evacuation radius from 20km. Hope the people in the immediate area are ok.
Last edited by fanman; 03-13-2011 at 08:46 PM.
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03-13-2011, 08:53 PM
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#403
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
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It's weird how NOAA's website has no warning. Who issued the warning?
http://ptwc.weather.gov/
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03-13-2011, 08:56 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Originally Posted by fanman
^^They're saying 5 meter waves.
Also there was just an explosion at the #3 reactor in Fukushima. Details and severity unknown now, waiting and watching the news for details.
Just felt a minor quake here about an hour ago, centered farther in the north.
Ok they just said in a press conference the damage and situation is very similar to when the first reactor blew. So the outer concrete shell collapsed or blew off, but the steel housing around the reactor is intact. The radiation emitted was probably minimal again, and they don't need to increase the evacuation radius from 20km. Hope the people in the immediate area are ok.
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The highest tsunami waves on Friday were 7.3m weren't they?! 5 meters is going to bad. No one is reporting this yet.
EDIT: False alarm? That's good news, hopefully it didn't cause too much panic for nothing.
Last edited by Morozee; 03-13-2011 at 08:58 PM.
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03-13-2011, 08:57 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Originally Posted by Hesla
Repeating: Japan Meteorological Agency says tsunami report was a false alarm, no data to support it.
From abcnews
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Thats good to hear.
However, Japan's Meteorological Agency and the The Hawaii-based Pacific Tsunami Warning Center did not issue tsunami warnings. Japan's Meteorological Agency said the morning's aftershock had produced minor wave action that did not warrant an alert
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03-13-2011, 09:00 PM
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#407
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Hesla
Repeating: Japan Meteorological Agency says tsunami report was a false alarm, no data to support it.
From abcnews
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As soon as I read in the article that it was detected by helicopter, I thought something was strange about the warning.
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03-13-2011, 09:02 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fanman
Also there was just an explosion at the #3 reactor in Fukushima. Details and severity unknown now, waiting and watching the news for details.
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From what i read, it was pretty much expected. Uncontrollable buildup of hydrogen just like what happened with #1.
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03-13-2011, 09:09 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
He's a kook with a good track record, unlike climate alarmists.
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He has no track record. Make enough predictions and some are going to be right, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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03-13-2011, 09:29 PM
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Appealing my suspension
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Just outside Enemy Lines
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Originally Posted by worth
Great info. Civil Engineer?
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No, just a lowly draftsman, but I have to work with Engineers to develop every single connection in a structure.
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Originally Posted by BloodFetish
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.
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The foundation of a building can vary quite a bit too depending on the area. I know in Richmond in particular it's very challenging as it's pretty much silt. Having a structure withstand an earth quake is one thing, but it's a potential tsunami that follows that can wash away a foundation that they also do need to account for.
There really has been a fair amount of seismic activity in the Pacific recently going back to the expectation that Mount St.Helens was acting up, two quakes in New Zealand, two in Chile, and now this major one in Japan. It does make me wonder if that big one on our own West coast is coming sooner than later. Again with that...the buildings for the most part sould withstand it, but the following tsunami is what would really wreak havoc. Which seems to be what really made things much worse in Japan.
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03-13-2011, 09:31 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by photon
He has no track record. Make enough predictions and some are going to be right, even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
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So he is the Eklund of the meteorological world?
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03-13-2011, 09:42 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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Apparently a large volcano is southern Japan is now at a 52 year high for activity. It will probably be nothing, but that has be stressful as well.
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"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
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03-13-2011, 09:43 PM
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The new goggles also do nothing.
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by transplant99
So he is the Eklund of the meteorological world?
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Eklund's not only not right, he's not even wrong.
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03-13-2011, 09:59 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: DeWinton, AB
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Jesus... poor Japan.
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03-13-2011, 10:05 PM
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Fearmongerer
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Wondering when # became hashtag and not a number sign.
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Originally Posted by photon
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OK....my mind is blown.
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03-13-2011, 10:10 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Can anyone trained in geology explain why the initial earth quake was an 8.8, and then upgraded in a 9.0? Do the instruments for measuring earthquake intensity have a large error? That is a pretty large difference.
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03-13-2011, 10:19 PM
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by kirant
So...yeah...
I'm not entirely sure why he'd make such a comment...if Sulkin was 14 years old, I might let it go...but... |
Wow, freedom of speech and all, but... wow.
Pearl Harbor was 2300 deaths, almost all military casualties. The atomic bombings were in the scope of 100x that. Both of those were military actions during time of war. Did I really just dignify this prick with a response?
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03-13-2011, 10:58 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Lethbridge
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Is everyone in Japan rich?. Every driveway has a boat in it
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03-13-2011, 11:05 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Hats off to anyone working feverishly on site to try and cool these reactors. I am sure once all the dust settles, there is going to be some every day people made national heroes both alive and posthumously. Sounds like the last reactor explosion has 7 people missing. Geebus, can you imagine how terrifying it would be working next a giant reactor that could hit 5000 degrees.... fast.
Hats off to you gentlemen. In Japanese culture honor and courage is huge, and you define it.
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