114,000 people dead from Tsunami

[exrider360]

turn on the news earthquake caused tsunamis go destroy thailnd and estamite of 7,00 people dead as of now. all over the inernet its saying 7,000 oion the news its syaing 3,000

[JRDrider22]

my mom been telling me stuff bout this. pretty freak ehh?

[Narly R]

One guy dies of a heart attack, because when he saw how big the wave was it scared him! I hope things work out for the best over there, that is terrible....:(

[Scott-300ex]

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmm

[AtvMxRider]

Originally posted by Scott-300ex
daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaammmmmm

[Woodsrider]

Pretty crazy, eh? Watching the news tonight, over 12,000 dead now.

[exrider360]

the poll of deaths was rising by the hundreds buy the minutes you would of been just hanging out on the beach and a couple minutes l8ter you were gone and dead. its crazy what mother nature oculd relay do

Damn, its gonna be even worse when a tsunami is caused from a land shelf falling into the ocean at the Canary Islands killing millions and wiping out the east coast of the US.

R.I.P. everyone who is dead. Blessings to the families:(

[stupid driver]

I heard about this last night; its down right terrible. Its amazing how an act of mother nature can destroy--and kill--so much.

[LazeR]

The quake was either a 8.9 or 9.0, caused a 35 foot i think tsunami, that moved at like 300mph :| That is so crazy, they gave tsunami warnings to hawaii too :eek2:

[Cole Trane]

They are saying they could have more tsunamis any time from the aftershocks. If the aftershocks cause underwater landslides, the tsunamis could be just as bad as the first ones. Nothing but bad news over there. :( :(

[JTRtrx250r]

This is horrible, My buddys neighbor Tom (who Ive met:( ) JUST MOVED TO THE S.E. SRI LANKA 3 days ago, he bought a small retirement house (more like a large hut) right on the beach, he'd been there about 30 hrs, he called his fam to let them know he made it,now theres no word from him or any way for the fam to get ahold of him, they think he might have been sleeping when it hit..

we've all got a bad feeling:(

My thoughts and prayers go out to his fam..

and the 1000's of others:(

[honduh440]

that thing is a helluva lot bigger then 35 feet and it was going at 500 mph

any movies or pictures of this thing moving?

[exrider360]

they said there were 16 sets of 30 to 35 foot tsunamis that hhit the edge of the coast

[Greg Z]

its now tolled at 23,000 people dead


http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/12/27/asia.quake/index.html

[QuadJunkies]

that is sooo horrible. :(

[LazeR]

Originally posted by honduh440
that thing is a helluva lot bigger then 35 feet and it was going at 500 mph

uh not from what i understand, and it was actually 30-35 foot tsunami from 300-500mph :ermm:

I was listening to the radio last night and they said it was at like 20 something thousand ppl dead :( and the body count was only expected to ride :( It's sad, i feel bad for everyone and their families

[JRDrider22]

about 20,000 dead and thousands are missing. sad stuff.


ever see the day after tomorow?

a lot of this is from global warming

[stupid driver]

Originally posted by JRDrider22
a lot of this is from global warming

Global warming has nothing to do with this. The Tsunami would have occured if it had been 20 degrees cooler (average temp) than it is now. Any quake of high magnitude is going to trigger tsunamis, it even happens in alaska. The problem with this particular quake though, indonesia consists of over 10,000 islands, most of which are inhabited by poverty stricken people. Many lived on the streets, and were just that much more vulnerable to the tsunamis. The sad part is; although the waves may be over, many more will die. Disease and stagnant water will take their toll. My prayers go out to all those in need. God bless :(

[chucked]

Maybe this is why my GPA went up over the night??? :devil:

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
This is horrible, My buddys neighbor Tom (who Ive met:( ) JUST MOVED TO THE S.E. SRI LANKA 3 days ago, he bought a small retirement house (more like a large hut) right on the beach, he'd been there about 30 hrs, he called his fam to let them know he made it,now theres no word from him or any way for the fam to get ahold of him, they think he might have been sleeping when it hit..

we've all got a bad feeling:(

My thoughts and prayers go out to his fam..

and the 1000's of others:( GOOD NEWS!

Dude was in a safe place on the opposite side of the island, called home to let everyone know he's still alive:D guess hes staying ..:confused:

[Woodsrider]

Originally posted by JRDrider22
about 20,000 dead and thousands are missing. sad stuff.


ever see the day after tomorow?

a lot of this is from global warming

LOL you're an Idiot! Go back to school and study harder in geology, learn a little more about the rock you live on before you make any more foolish comments.:rolleyes:
Global warming has nothing to do with the movement of the earths plates.

[chucked]

Originally posted by Woodsrider
LOL you're an Idiot! Go back to school and study harder in geology, learn a little more about the rock you live on before you make any more foolish comments.:rolleyes:
Global warming has nothing to do with the movement of the earths plates.

lmao yea global warming... haha he just made himself sound so stupid.

[sly400ex]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
GOOD NEWS!

Dude was in a safe place on the opposite side of the island, called home to let everyone know he's still alive:D guess hes staying ..:confused:

Glad to hear this, it's always nice to hear positive things during such a tragic event.:o

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by sly400ex
Glad to hear this, it's always nice to hear positive things during such a tragic event.:o yeah it is, we were all glad to hear it too, especially his kids. nobody understands why he wants to stay tho, I mean in a small way I can, but I'd be comming home asap if it was me, now everyone just hopes he stays safe and healthy, things are really gonna get bad there health -wise:(

[Scott-300ex]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
GOOD NEWS!

Dude was in a safe place on the opposite side of the island, called home to let everyone know he's still alive:D guess hes staying ..:confused:


thats good, but why would anybody move to thailand?:ermm:

[Hammer trx450r]

Originally posted by Narly R
One guy dies of a heart attack, because when he saw how big the wave was it scared him! I hope things work out for the best over there, that is terrible....:(

Did u make that up?:huh

[sly400ex]

Originally posted by Hammer trx450r
Did u make that up?:huh

It's true, I saw it on the news also....kind of insignificant considering how many people have actually died though. Man, the topic of this post was 7000 dead, now it is at 114,000.:( Unbelievable.

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by Scott-300ex
thats good, but why would anybody move to thailand?:ermm: what I didnt understand is why he moved at Xmas:huh but I guess he and his kids celebrated Xmas a day or 2 before he left. Hes a 65 yr old man that just wanted to live out the last of his life in Sri Lanka, just bad timing to actually move 3 days before mother nature shook the flea's off:confused: makes you wonder what he thought after being there just over a day when all chit breaks loose:huh :eek2: :confused: He says hes gonna stay...why I cant fathom:confused:

[zephead400ex]

Absolutely incredible, mind boggleing! I've been following this pretty closely....just unreal. This is the biggest natural disaster in a huge amount of time....but I have a feeling that something bigger will happen before I die...whether it's a man made disaster or another natural disaster. :(

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by zephead400ex
but I have a feeling that something bigger will happen before I die...whether it's a man made disaster or another natural disaster. :( you and me both man!:ermm:

[n00b on a 400ex]

i bet the death toll will double with disease and famine..

[JTRtrx250r]

anyone heard about this? you'd think they got smoked! http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=2635

[JOEX]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
anyone heard about this? you'd think they got smoked! http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=2635
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/diego-garcia.htm


Initial indications are that Diego Garcia was not affected by the Andaman Tsunami of 26 December 2004. It is located south of the tip of India, well with in range of what the tsunami, with a max elevation of 22 and an average elevation of only 4 feet. Civilians monitoring shortwave radio reported on rec.radio.shortwave that a female operator, in answer to a query from an aircraft after giving weather information, reported no ill effects from the earthquake.

Officials said the Diego Garcia Navy Support Facility, which houses about 1,700 military personnel and 1,500 civilian contractors, suffered no damage related to the earthquake and ensuing tsunamis. Personnel at the facility reported no unusual activity or problems over the weekend. Diego Garcia, the southernmost island in the Chagos Archipelago, sits about 1,000 miles south of India and roughly 2,000 miles from the earthquake’s epicenter. Even though an earthquake like Sunday’s will radiate destructive waves in all directions, the damage caused by the water differs greatly depending on the undersea topography.

Favorable ocean topography minimized the tsunami’s impact on the atoll. Diego Garcia is part of the Chagos Archipelago, situated on the southernmost part of the Chagos-Laccadive Ridge. To the east lies the Chagos Trench, a 400 mile long, underwater canyon that ranges in depth from less than 1,00 meters below the surface to depths that plunge to over 5,000 meters. It is one of the deepest regions of the Indian Ocean. Diego Garcia is located to the west of Chagos Trench, which runs north and south. The depth of the Chagos Trench and grade to the shores does not allow for tsunamis to build before passing the atoll. The result of the earthquake was seen as a tidal surge estimated at six feet.

Tsunami runup at the point of impact will depend on how the energy is focused, the travel path of the tsunami waves, the coastal configuration, and the offshore topography. Small islands with steep slopes usually experience little runup - wave heights there are only slightly greater than on the open ocean. This is the reason that islands with steep-sided fringing or barrier reefs are only at moderate risk from tsunamis.

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by JOEX
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/diego-garcia.htm ;)

Well, watch out for that asteroid in 2029!

[popo]

You know what pisses me off about this whole ordeal.

Some countries are calling us cheap after the $50 million we sent for aid. Ya I feel bad for the disaster but don't call us cheap for christ sake.

[chucked]

Originally posted by popo
You know what pisses me off about this whole ordeal.

Some countries are calling us cheap after the $50 million we sent for aid. Ya I feel bad for the disaster but don't call us cheap for christ sake.

we should take it back, and use it for something useful over here.

[Scott-300ex]

how do they know he died from a heart attack if they all died in the water no one would be able to say "Hey this guy died from a heart attack" so you would never have proof


Yeah, my sister just said its 116,000 people died and one family a mom and a dad and a 10 month old baby floated on a mattress and lived, and cars and things like that were inside of houses, boats were in them too



AND SHE SAID NEW ISLANDS ARE FORMED NOW AND EXISTING ISLANDS ARE GONE, SO SOME POPPED UP AND SOME WENT DOWN:eek:

[Scott-300ex]

how do they know he died from a heart attack if they all died in the water no one would be able to say "Hey this guy died from a heart attack" so you would never have proof


Yeah, my sister just said its 116,000 people died and one family a mom and a dad and a 10 month old baby floated on a mattress and lived, and cars and things like that were inside of houses, boats were in them too



AND SHE SAID NEW ISLANDS ARE FORMED NOW AND EXISTING ISLANDS ARE GONE, SO SOME POPPED UP AND SOME WENT DOWN:eek:

[SRH]

chaaaaaaaaaw dude like totally surf it






i cant imagine seeing a 35 ft wall of water coming at you at that speed

[hotquad]

its pretty sad to hear things like that

[Hammer trx450r]

Originally posted by chucked
we should take it back, and use it for something useful over here.

Like what???? What is more usefull than trying to save 1 million people? You better hope you don't find out that your family was over there vacationing, like 3,000 american families that are missing over there.......but you got a point lets screw them and make a quad track dude.....huk...huk...huk...

[Cdaleracer]

Originally posted by Hammer trx450r
Like what???? What is more usefull than trying to save 1 million people? You better hope you don't find out that your family was over there vacationing, like 3,000 american families that are missing over there.......but you got a point lets screw them and make a quad track dude.....huk...huk...huk...

I'm sure he meant helping the homeless, families here that can't get a break and are constantly looking for money to get food for their kids, etc.

[Hammer trx450r]

Originally posted by Cdaleracer
I'm sure he meant helping the homeless, families here that can't get a break and are constantly looking for money to get food for their kids, etc.

Oh then thats ok:huh

[JRDrider22]

its now up to 120,000

[chucked]

Originally posted by Hammer trx450r
Like what???? What is more usefull than trying to save 1 million people? You better hope you don't find out that your family was over there vacationing, like 3,000 american families that are missing over there.......but you got a point lets screw them and make a quad track dude.....huk...huk...huk...

DID YOU KNOW HEAR WHAT HE SAID! They are calling us cheap! STFU negative nancy

[zephead400ex]

....we have to protect our intrest's...doesn't mean it's right though:ermm:

[monkeyboy]

wee bin prayiiin 4 da sunamiian peeeple

:)

[JTRtrx250r]

up to 138,000:(

3000 American families???:confused: really?

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by popo
You know what pisses me off about this whole ordeal.

Some countries are calling us cheap after the $50 million we sent for aid. Ya I feel bad for the disaster but don't call us cheap for christ sake. I saw on the news an American was just wanting/asking to help....and the dumbasses said "maybe..we'll think about it" ...WTF???????????????:rolleyes: :huh :grr: :mad: :confused:

Yup we Americans are just pricks, we try and help and its not good enough for them, then they gripe about how we waited 3 days to show any compassion and the little amount of $$ we send...

but wait till they cant bail their own asses out of a crisis and they'll be calling on us:rolleyes: ..Pisses me off too

[zephead400ex]

More videos....
http://www.myuah.com/content/tsunami/index.php

Very graphic image....view at your own risk.
http://www.blaat.co.uk/Numb1/sa/ruumiita4ft.jpg

[sportraxkid]

BUSH just sent another 350,000,000. :eek2:

[Quad18star]

I bet this will reach atleast a 1/4 of a million people by the time everything is said and done with . Between desease and famine , many more people aren't going to make it . Such an unfortunate event .... but like someone mentioned .. this is just the beginning . There's gunna be much more of these kinds of events happening unless we start taking care of this earth .

[zephead400ex]

The Indonesian Amassador to Malaysia reports that 4 islands have "disappeared" and the death toll could reach 400,000, 100,000 in Indonesia alone.

Absolutely mind boggleing. I do have quite a few links to videos and pictures...do you think I should post them all here or a new thread?

[JTRtrx250r]

Originally posted by zephead400ex
More videos....
http://www.myuah.com/content/tsunami/index.php

Very graphic image....view at your own risk.
http://www.blaat.co.uk/Numb1/sa/ruumiita4ft.jpg That pic is what really made me get an idea of WTF's goin' on:( :huh ...and thats just 1 pic of 1 tiny area:(

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by JTRtrx250r
That pic is what really made me get an idea of WTF's goin' on:( :huh ...and thats just 1 pic of 1 tiny area:(

Yeah man ... that second pictures is horrible . :ermm:

Originally posted by Quad18star
I bet this will reach atleast a 1/4 of a million people by the time everything is said and done with . Between desease and famine , many more people aren't going to make it . Such an unfortunate event .... but like someone mentioned .. this is just the beginning . There's gunna be much more of these kinds of events happening unless we start taking care of this earth .
And explain how "not taking care of this earth" caused a 9.0 earthquake resulting in tsunamis??? This is a completely natural event that happens from time to time and is just a result of the natural flexing of the techtonic plates.

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by Atkins450
And explain how "not taking care of this earth" caused a 9.0 earthquake resulting in tsunamis??? This is a completely natural event that happens from time to time and is just a result of the natural flexing of the techtonic plates.

It has been proved through scientific research that with all the mining being done in the world and with the removal of fosil fuels from the earth , that this helps to trigger Earthquakes . I'm not saying that this is the only reason ... they do happen naturally ... but this doesn't help the situtation either .

Just look at all the Hurricannes a few months ago ... I think Global Warming has something to do with that . Our temps have been all messed up for the last 7 - 10 years ..... 10 years ago , I'd have 8 feet of snow and temps in the -40 Celcius .... it's 10 Celcius above today with hardly any snow . Florida is getting temps near freezing .... you wouldn't see that 20 years ago .

You can thank everyone of us for the GreenHouse effect and causing this Global Warming .

[zephead400ex]

Originally posted by Quad18star
You can thank everyone of us for the GreenHouse effect and causing this Global Warming .

http://www.kcisp.net/~pbryant/Smilies/fart.gif Sorry 'bout that:D

[Hammer trx450r]

Originally posted by chucked
we should take it back, and use it for something useful over here.

You calling me a negative nancy?

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by zephead400ex
http://www.kcisp.net/~pbryant/Smilies/fart.gif Sorry 'bout that:D

LMAO .... it's OK .... just drink more beer an stumble home instead of driving , taking a cab or the bus . :blah:

[2002400ex]

Drilling does cause some movement of plates. About 20 minutes from here there is a some oil, so they drill for oil. Since all of the drilling began, tiny earthquakes are starting to happen. Every time there is one, the next one is usuallly a tiny bit bigger.

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by 2002400ex
Drilling does cause some movement of plates. About 20 minutes from here there is a some oil, so they drill for oil. Since all of the drilling began, tiny earthquakes are starting to happen. Every time there is one, the next one is usuallly a tiny bit bigger.

I live in a mining community (95% of the population is working in the mining industry) and we get about 20 small rumbles a day ... only enough to make your plates and bowls rattle for a split second . We do get the odd one that shows up bigger than others on the Rikter(?) scale but nothing to worry about . They have now implemented new laws that are forcing these big mining companies to fill in the old mine shafts and drifts with tailings and ore that has already been processed . They are also filling the shafts with water to make up for the voids . If they wouldn't do that , we'd see alot more people losing their homes and businesses to sink holes and we'd be rumbling a lot more .

[JTRtrx250r]

:(
http://www.toddbinder.com/Toll.aspx

Thats ALOT of ppl, and thats not even an up to date #:(

[Ralph]

That earthquake was so strong it shifted the earth off of its axis a tiny bit. It affected the time something like 5 nanoseconds.

[Scott-300ex]

How can they tell its shifted off? You can't measure that unless your from a satalitte, cause you to me would still be the same measurment, i heard 1/2 of an inch, im like wtf? you can't tell that, and what the hell is a nanonanosecond?

[Ralph]

Originally posted by Scott-300ex
How can they tell its shifted off? You can't measure that unless your from a satalitte, cause you to me would still be the same measurment, i heard 1/2 of an inch, im like wtf? you can't tell that, and what the hell is a nanonanosecond?

Satelites is probably exactly how they measured it. And a nano second is like 1/100 of a second or something like that.

[Quad18star]

A nanosecond , is one billionth of a second .

If it's true that the time is off by 5 nanoseconds , some scientist are gunna be hanging themselves . Many years of research can be lost because of it .

(ns) 10^-9

[Scott-300ex]

i don't see how time is lost by a damn wave of water:confused:



and that earthquake must have been huge, i know it was a 9.0, but to shift the whole ***ing earth:huh

me & my dad plan on going to Thailand this summer for a little vacation...figured sirfare & accomadations would be cheap

[Quad18star]

Originally posted by MixMasterMike
me & my dad plan on going to Thailand this summer for a little vacation...figured sirfare & accomadations would be cheap

From the pictures and video that I've seen from when my cousin was there last summer , they have some of the most beautiful country and landscape you'll ever see. Very friendly and generous people also. The trip should be well worth it .

[Mxjunkie]

hmm, im about to move out west, no oceans heh :blah: