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Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim nations? Don't hold
your breath.

DeWayne wrote:

Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim nations? Don't hold
your breath.

I think it's safe to say that there will be aid coming from all corners of the
globe.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

DeWayne wrote:

Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim nations? Don't hold
your breath.

I think it's safe to say that there will be aid coming from all corners of the
globe.

Additionally, I spoke to the Red Cross here earlier this afternoon and if you
desire you can make a donation with your local Red Cross to the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) specifically for earthquake relief which will be
forwarded to them.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:

DeWayne wrote:

Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim nations? Don't hold
your breath.

I think it's safe to say that there will be aid coming from all corners of the
globe.

Additionally, I spoke to the Red Cross here earlier this afternoon and if you
desire you can make a donation with your local Red Cross to the International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) specifically for earthquake relief which will be
forwarded to them.

Radio Australia is reporting that the UN has said that the relief
operation will be the largest in HISTORY. 23,000 dead so far, and
injuries and disease (from all the dead bodies and bacteria contaminated
water) are expected to kill thousands more. It's the worst natural
disaster in nearly 100 years-hell, the quake itself was the largest
since the Alaska shaker in 1964, and that one caused the earth to ring
like a bell for three weeks. American experts are guessing that the
Indian Ocean hasn't experienced a tsunami like this in 500 years, but
they don't know since nothing in the recorded histories of those
countries matches what happened.

"running dogg" wrote in message
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dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:

DeWayne wrote:

Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of
earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim
nations? Don't hold
your breath.

I think it's safe to say that there will be aid coming from all
corners of the
globe.

Additionally, I spoke to the Red Cross here earlier this afternoon
and if you
desire you can make a donation with your local Red Cross to the
International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) specifically for earthquake
relief which will be
forwarded to them.

Radio Australia is reporting that the UN has said that the relief
operation will be the largest in HISTORY. 23,000 dead so far, and
injuries and disease (from all the dead bodies and bacteria
contaminated
water) are expected to kill thousands more. It's the worst natural
disaster in nearly 100 years-hell, the quake itself was the largest
since the Alaska shaker in 1964, and that one caused the earth to
ring
like a bell for three weeks. American experts are guessing that the
Indian Ocean hasn't experienced a tsunami like this in 500 years,
but
they don't know since nothing in the recorded histories of those
countries matches what happened.

The only thing that springs to mind offhand is what
happened to Thera and the Minoan civilization, circa
1500 BC.

--Mike L.

Michael Lawson wrote:


"running dogg" wrote in message
...
dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:

DeWayne wrote:

Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of
earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim
nations? Don't hold
your breath.

I think it's safe to say that there will be aid coming from all
corners of the
globe.

Additionally, I spoke to the Red Cross here earlier this afternoon
and if you
desire you can make a donation with your local Red Cross to the
International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) specifically for earthquake
relief which will be
forwarded to them.

Radio Australia is reporting that the UN has said that the relief
operation will be the largest in HISTORY. 23,000 dead so far, and
injuries and disease (from all the dead bodies and bacteria
contaminated
water) are expected to kill thousands more. It's the worst natural
disaster in nearly 100 years-hell, the quake itself was the largest
since the Alaska shaker in 1964, and that one caused the earth to
ring
like a bell for three weeks. American experts are guessing that the
Indian Ocean hasn't experienced a tsunami like this in 500 years,
but
they don't know since nothing in the recorded histories of those
countries matches what happened.

The only thing that springs to mind offhand is what
happened to Thera and the Minoan civilization, circa
1500 BC.

And that was as much the rain of hot lava as the tsunami created by the
eruption.

As I understand it, the damage caused by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake
was relatively minor and localized, it was the tsunami that caused all
the death and destruction. That means that this tsunami was easily the
deadliest and most destructive tsunami in recorded human history. Radio
Habana Cuba claimed last night that "hundreds" of people in Somalia-in
Africa-died in the tsunami, although I have yet to hear confirmation of
that anywhere else. Somalia is on the other side of the Indian Ocean
from Sumatra-6,000 miles, IIRC.


--Mike L.

beerbarrel wrote:

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:36:57 -0800, running dogg wrote:

Michael Lawson wrote:


"running dogg" wrote in message
...
dxAce wrote:



dxAce wrote:

DeWayne wrote:

Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of
earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim
nations? Don't hold
your breath.

I think it's safe to say that there will be aid coming from all
corners of the
globe.

Additionally, I spoke to the Red Cross here earlier this afternoon
and if you
desire you can make a donation with your local Red Cross to the
International
Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) specifically for earthquake
relief which will be
forwarded to them.

Radio Australia is reporting that the UN has said that the relief
operation will be the largest in HISTORY. 23,000 dead so far, and
injuries and disease (from all the dead bodies and bacteria
contaminated
water) are expected to kill thousands more. It's the worst natural
disaster in nearly 100 years-hell, the quake itself was the largest
since the Alaska shaker in 1964, and that one caused the earth to
ring
like a bell for three weeks. American experts are guessing that the
Indian Ocean hasn't experienced a tsunami like this in 500 years,
but
they don't know since nothing in the recorded histories of those
countries matches what happened.

The only thing that springs to mind offhand is what
happened to Thera and the Minoan civilization, circa
1500 BC.

And that was as much the rain of hot lava as the tsunami created by the
eruption.

As I understand it, the damage caused by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake
was relatively minor and localized, it was the tsunami that caused all
the death and destruction. That means that this tsunami was easily the
deadliest and most destructive tsunami in recorded human history. Radio
Habana Cuba claimed last night that "hundreds" of people in Somalia-in
Africa-died in the tsunami, although I have yet to hear confirmation of
that anywhere else. Somalia is on the other side of the Indian Ocean
from Sumatra-6,000 miles, IIRC.


--Mike L.





The Pacific is by far the most active tsunami zone, according to the
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). But
tsunamis have been generated in other bodies of water, including the
Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas, and the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
North Atlantic tsunamis included the tsunami associated with the 1775
Lisbon earthquake that killed as many as 60,000 people in Portugal,
Spain, and North Africa. This quake caused a tsunami as high as 23
feet (7 meters) in the Caribbean.

But most of the dead in Iberia (Spain and Portugal) were from the
earthquake, not necessarily from the tsunami that followed it. In
Southeast Asia, most of the dead were specifically from the tsunami. See
the difference?

beerbarrel wrote:

On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:56:46 -0800, running dogg wrote:



As I understand it, the damage caused by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake
was relatively minor and localized, it was the tsunami that caused all
the death and destruction. That means that this tsunami was easily the
deadliest and most destructive tsunami in recorded human history. Radio
Habana Cuba claimed last night that "hundreds" of people in Somalia-in
Africa-died in the tsunami, although I have yet to hear confirmation of
that anywhere else. Somalia is on the other side of the Indian Ocean
from Sumatra-6,000 miles, IIRC.


--Mike L.





The Pacific is by far the most active tsunami zone, according to the
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). But
tsunamis have been generated in other bodies of water, including the
Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas, and the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
North Atlantic tsunamis included the tsunami associated with the 1775
Lisbon earthquake that killed as many as 60,000 people in Portugal,
Spain, and North Africa. This quake caused a tsunami as high as 23
feet (7 meters) in the Caribbean.

But most of the dead in Iberia (Spain and Portugal) were from the
earthquake, not necessarily from the tsunami that followed it. In
Southeast Asia, most of the dead were specifically from the tsunami. See
the difference?

But how do you really know?


Nov. 1, 1755: After a colossal earthquake destroyed Lisbon, Portugal
and rocked much of Europe, people took refuge by boat. A tsunami
ensued, as did great fires. Altogether, the event killed more than
60,000 people.

Aug. 27, 1883: Eruptions from the Krakatoa volcano fueled a tsunami
that drowned 36,000 people in the Indonesian Islands of western Java
and southern Sumatra. The strength of the waves pushed coral blocks as
large as 600 tons onto the shore.

June 15, 1896: Waves as high as 100 feet (30 meters), spawned by an
earthquake, swept the east coast of Japan. Some 27,000 people died.

April 1, 1946: The April Fools tsunami, triggered by an earthquake in
Alaska, killed 159 people, mostly in Hawaii.

July 9, 1958: Regarded as the largest recorded in modern times, the
tsunami in Lituya Bay, Alaska was caused by a landslide triggered by
an 8.3 magnitude earthquake. Waves reached a height of 1,720 feet (576
meters) in the bay, but because the area is relatively isolated and in
a unique geologic setting the tsunami did not cause much damage
elsewhere. It sank a single boat, killing two fishermen.

May 22, 1960: The largest recorded earthquake, magnitude 8.6 in Chile,
created a tsunami that hit the Chilean coast within 15 minutes. The
surge, up to 75 feet (25 meters) high, killed an estimated 1,500
people in Chile and Hawaii.

March 27, 1964: The Alaskan Good Friday earthquake, magnitude between
8.4, spawned a 201-foot (67-meter) tsunami in the Valdez Inlet. It
traveled at over 400 mph, killing more than 120 people. Ten of the
deaths occurred in Crescent City, in northern California, which saw
waves as high as 20 feet (6.3 meters).

Aug. 23, 1976: A tsunami in the southwest Philippines killed 8,000 on
the heels of an earthquake.

July 17, 1998: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake generated a tsunami in Papua
New Guinea that quickly killed 2,200.



BBC is currently reporting that deaths in the Southeast Asian tsunami
have reached at LEAST 60,000, and are climbing by the hour. That puts it
on a scale with the Lisbon earthquake/tsunami. I suspect that total
deaths, especially in the future few weeks after disease sets in, will
top 100,000, making it easily the deadliest tsunami in recorded history.
Yes, there have been bigger tsunamis. But the tsunami of Christmas 2004
surely ranks as among the deadliest and most destructive, if not THE
MOST deadliest and destructive, in recorded history.

DeWayne wrote:

Well Uncle Sam is again chipping in to help the victims of earthquake and
tsunami. Let's see who else chips in. Rich Arabs? Muslim nations? Don't hold
your breath.

Uncle Sam's international disaster relief aid budget is nothing to brag
about either. There isn't a single country that spends even one per cent
of it's GNP on international aid, including the US.

beerbarrel wrote:

The Pacific is by far the most active tsunami zone, according to the
U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). But
tsunamis have been generated in other bodies of water, including the
Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas, and the Indian and Atlantic Oceans.
North Atlantic tsunamis included the tsunami associated with the 1775
Lisbon earthquake that killed as many as 60,000 people in Portugal,
Spain, and North Africa. This quake caused a tsunami as high as 23
feet (7 meters) in the Caribbean.



Plagiarist.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/n...6_tsunami.html





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