Author Topic: Tsunami warning (Read 604 times)

mosca · « **Reply #30 on:** February 26, 2005, 07:56:04 PM »

I'm reading that Bill Bryson book, "A Short History of Nearly Everything", which is pretty good I guess. I like being refreshed on that sort of stuff, and finding out the latest about what we know. But it's really starting to get annoying that every chaper ends with a disaster scenario about what might go wrong. So, if Yellowstone explodes the world might be plunged into years of total darkness. If an asteroid hits we're all toast. If the ocean currents shift... if, if, if. Well, if not, then my boss expects me at work on Monday, so I better figure on having clean underwear.

Tom

Storm7 · « **Reply #31 on:** February 26, 2005, 08:28:32 PM »

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Originally posted by Siaf__csf
If people would start to get worried about this it might have serious implications to the stock exchange. That's why all the media keeps quiet about it.

If people would start to get worried about this, it might have serious implications to the population of North Dakota. That's why the media keeps quiet about it.

Pongo · « **Reply #32 on:** February 27, 2005, 12:57:24 AM »

Thailand will send aid.

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #33 on:** February 27, 2005, 02:33:23 AM »

I'd build my new house on stooges, that's for sure.

I understand this is a very difficult dilemma, just wanted to know if people

a) Know
b) Care
c) React on it.

Raider179 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 27, 2005, 02:56:05 AM »

Not worried we are instituting warning systems as we speak.

US Unveils Expanded Tsunami Warning System Plan

http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/29036/story.htm

US officials on Friday unveiled a plan to spend $37.5 million over two years to set up new deep-sea warning systems aimed at providing near-total coverage for the US coastline---Jan 17. 2005