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22,000+ dead and still rising from quake

IceDigger - Dec 27, 2004

		IceDigger		Dec 27, 2004
			Link... Largest quake in 40 years anywhere in the world. Tsunami killed 22,000+ people and the numbers are still rising. Really sad. My prayers go with them.

		schi0249		Dec 27, 2004
			CNN reported how 1 small island was totaly wiped out. All the people are assumed dead; and all the buildings were destroyed. Real sad. The scary thing to imagine is this; what would that thing had happened in California?

		IceDigger		Dec 27, 2004
			I don't think too many people would miss California, it is the land of fruits and nuts.

		Pearl Jammzz		Dec 27, 2004
			lol. it's still be sad. I think it's sad that these thinsg happen BUT I understand they happen for a reason...it's natures way of keepin the enviroment in check. Just liek diseases/plagues/tornados/etc. Maybe this will cause lots of people to move away from that area?

		SkankinMonkey		Dec 28, 2004
			Probably not, people are pretty bad about staying in disaster prone areas (see: Florida, Japan, France)

Alexvrb

Dec 28, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by Pearl Jammzz@Mon, 2004-12-27 @ 06:22 PM



I think it's sad that these thinsg happen BUT I understand they happen for a reason...it's natures way of keepin the enviroment in check. Just liek diseases/plagues/tornados/etc.

The cause is the movements of tectonic plates. It doesn't keep the enviroment in check. It just happens, there's a reason, but the reason isn't to destroy life in an area. That's just the inevitable result.

Curtis

Dec 28, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by SkankinMonkey@Tue, 2004-12-28 @ 01:25 PM



Probably not, people are pretty bad about staying in disaster prone areas (see: Florida, Japan, France)

...Los Angeles?

		IceDigger		Dec 28, 2004
			The death toll is now up to 45,000 and still climbing!

		mal		Dec 28, 2004
			That's predicted to hit 45,000 but that's still a huge figure.

		Curtis		Dec 28, 2004
			Various news agencies are quoting 60,000 now. Ack.

		reX dart: eskimo spy		Dec 28, 2004
			You mentioned, Ice, that it was the biggest quake in forty years. Do you happen to know where that other quake happened, and what its toll was? I have a friend who's in Indonesia right now with her family. I'm rather worried.

		link343		Dec 28, 2004
			Why God, Why!

VertigoXX

Dec 30, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by reX dart: eskimo spy@Tue, 2004-12-28 @ 07:21 PM



You mentioned, Ice, that it was the biggest quake in forty years. Do you happen to know where that other quake happened, and what its toll was?

	
	
		
		
			The underwater quake, which the U.S. Geological Survey put at magnitude 9.0, was the biggest since 1964, when a 9.2-magnitude temblor struck Alaska, also touching off tsunami waves. There were at least a half-dozen powerful aftershocks, one of magnitude 7.3. 



Enzo Boschi, the head of Italy's National Geophysics Institute, likened the quake's power to detonating a million atomic bombs the size of those dropped on Japan during World War II, and said the shaking was so powerful it even disturbed the Earth's rotation.

http://cnn.netscape.cnn.com/ns/news/story..../0714...

		schi0249		Dec 30, 2004
			It is now expected to surpass 110,000. And Bush thinks $34 million is sufficient? I'm betting he will raise that amount, being as England has plegged almost $100 million. Hell even drug maker Pfizer has pleged more than the US. All in all, I hope some global unity comes out of this. If the world leaders come together and help out, then atleast some good would have come from this horrible disaster.

Alexvrb

Dec 30, 2004

	
	
		
		
			Originally posted by schi0249@Thu, 2004-12-30 @ 01:25 PM



And Bush thinks $34 million is sufficient?

That was for initial assistance. What did the UN initially pledge? If you knew how these things worked, you'd know more is on the way. On top of that, look at the total amount the US spent in 2004 on foreign aid. We have, are, and will continue to doll out large sums of cash.

		Curtis		Dec 31, 2004
			A couple of before and after pictures of one of the worst hit regions - Banda Aceh. In this region, survivor figures are estimated to be as low as 10%. Truly horrifying.

		Parn		Dec 31, 2004
			Some of you may want to consider donating to the Red Cross... if you REALLY want to help. Even just $5 helps. Imagine if all 290 million people in the United States donated $5. That's a lot of money.