a friend of mine told me that JET LI is among the missing.... he found the info from a chinese newspaper.
Chinese kung fu film star Jet Li, who was in the Maldives on holiday, called his Hong Kong agent to report he and his family are safe.
Late Monday, Indonesian Vice President Yusuf Kalla was quoted as saying he believed the toll in the country could be as high as 25,000, that would be 20,000 more deaths than confirmed there so far and push the overall death toll to 42,000.
- Somalia: In this African country nearly 3,000 miles from the quake's epicenter, a presidential spokesman said hundreds were killed and entire villages were wiped out. No exact death toll was available.
In reality, it probably sent ripples reverberating all across the globe...Originally posted by: EXman
- Somalia: In this African country nearly 3,000 miles from the quake's epicenter, a presidential spokesman said hundreds were killed and entire villages were wiped out. No exact death toll was available.
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yikes that is some wave... so who else saw they called it a 9.0 send a wave 3k away.
It just means that we've never observed it before. It's a catastrophy, but I think global catastrophy is a little extreme.... Not to take anything away from the magnitude of the event...Originally posted by: SeminoleMarine
Got this from another site I visit.
>>>>After further review, this quake is now measured at 9.0! Look at this statement:
Quake May Have Altered Earth's Rotation // May have shortened the day by 3 microseconds, said gravity expert Richard Gross of Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena... On premise a slab slid into core, Gross said he's done calculations 'to see what effect this (earthquake) should have had.' The result: A day shortened... 'We won't know for weeks,' said a geophysicist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 'So it's a guess, as of now'...
The loss of life is tremendous and beyond comprehension - 42,000+. That's not including what's about to happen with disease. The long term effects of this are truely unknown. The whole disruption of the rotation and movement of an island by 100 feet are amazing and unprecedented as far as I know. This is a global catastrophe and shows the tremendous effect that the Earth has on itself.<<<<
Good lord!!! 100 feet of movement!!?? I thought places usually only move like up to 1 ft during a large earthquake...The whole disruption of the rotation and movement of an island by 100 feet are amazing and unprecedented as far as I know.
Yeah, 100 feet is a bit extreme.... I've heard of 6-8 meters of movement, but that's only ~20 feet...Originally posted by: Chadder007
Good lord!!! 100 feet of movement!!?? I thought places usually only move like up to 1 ft during a large earthquake...The whole disruption of the rotation and movement of an island by 100 feet are amazing and unprecedented as far as I know.
Originally posted by: Eli
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Curious, though... How exactly does shaking cause the Earth to(what, slow down?) and lose time?
Originally posted by: Eli
Yeah, 100 feet is a bit extreme.... I've heard of 6-8 meters of movement, but that's only ~20 feet...Originally posted by: Chadder007
Good lord!!! 100 feet of movement!!?? I thought places usually only move like up to 1 ft during a large earthquake...The whole disruption of the rotation and movement of an island by 100 feet are amazing and unprecedented as far as I know.
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This one had been building for a long time..
just a couple:
The scene is getting bloodier by the hour. Two days after the tragedy, there is no more time left to identify the bodies - most of them have begun to rot. It's a horrible sight to see bodies strewn along the coast, caught in trees and shrubs. The air is drenched with the stink and filled with the wails of the survivors. Our culture places a lot of emphasis on the last rights of the dead - but now, it's heartbreaking to see pits dumped with bodies being filled up using bull dozers. Nature is the ultimate leveller.
Vijay, Chennai, India
My beautiful sister Lisa died when the tsunami hit the tiny Koh Phra Thong island in Thailand. She was a conservationist, and had dedicated her short life to helping wildlife and the environment, she was 31. Her brother Mark and I and our family are absolutely dumbstruck. She will leave a massive hole in the lives of everyone who knew and loved her. We miss her terribly already, the world was a better place with her in it. The island has been evacuated, she was one of three casualties. However her body is still on the island, I've heard nothing from the foreign office, the makeshift British embassy in Phuket is trying to help but is snowed under. I want her body recovered but I feel useless so far away...
Chris Jones, Windsor, UK
We were incredibly lucky, we have only the clothes we are standing in, but at least we have each other. People around us have terrible injuries or have lost their wives, husbands or children. The man staying in front of us has lost his wife, daughter and grand-daughter, it is all so sad. Please send what you can to help those left behind.
Julia Pollard, London, UK
I heard someone who said that she lost two (out of four) of her children. She said that she didn't know which one to pick up because she couldn't carry them all.
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
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Originally posted by: daveymark
Originally posted by: Doggiedog
I'm looking to donate some money but want to give it to a non-religious US charity. Any suggestions?
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