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Japanese earthquake / tsunami discussion

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    #242
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    Wow, this could get a lot worse very quickly.


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    #243
    tinofapples
    Registered Users Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭tinofapples


    Had contact with my brother, he's safe and well. Thank God and God love those people.


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    #244
    snubbleste
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    bitemybanger wrote: »
    Been following it all morning on Sky news.
    Terrible event. Seeing people getting washed away is sobering to say the least. Hope it slows down before it hits anywhere else especially Hawaii.

    Why especially Hawaii?


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    #245
    ollie1
    Registered Users Posts: 2,081 ✭✭✭ollie1


    tinofapples wrote: »
    Had contact with my brother, he's safe and well. Thank God and God love those people.

    Glad to hear he is ok and safe :)


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    #246
    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    snubbleste wrote: »
    Why especially Hawaii?

    Because its the biggest group of Islands that will be hit next maybe :rolleyes:


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    #247
    pauraic1990
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    http://www.twitvid.com/15YXI

    Long queue for bus in japan


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    #248
    gbee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,388 ✭✭✭gbee


    Nuclear reactor without coolant apparently.


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    #249
    bradlente
    Registered Users Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭bradlente


    Never seen a real whirlpool before,incredible.

    Nuclear reactor is bad news,hopefully they can sort it out soon.


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    #250
    TheAnswer
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    Donal Og O Baelach wrote: »
    I understand this is a tragic and emotional time, but lets keep our heads here.

    Singing toilet seats anyone?


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    #251
    gman2k
    Registered Users Posts: 4,076 ✭✭✭gman2k


    http://www.businessinsider.com/fukushima-nuclear-plant-2011-3

    Update 2: Japan has declared a nuclear emergency.
    Update: There's no evidence of any radioactive leakage, but officials have confirmed that the cooling process for the nuclear plant has not yet gone according to plan.


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    #252
    Donal Og O Baelach
    Closed Accounts Posts: 534 ✭✭✭Donal Og O Baelach


    Hogzy wrote: »
    Check whats trending and then just click one of the trends and it will open up what people are tweeting about it. Some of the tweets will be rubbish but some will be very informing
    "Twitterfall" is quite good, but I have no idea how to seperate the chaff from the grain. There are hundreds per minute on #tsunami - 99.9% just people saying "OMG theres a tsunami alert" etc.


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    #253
    javagal
    Registered Users Posts: 2,236 ✭✭✭javagal


    Columc wrote: »
    2012, its starting with all the earthquakes in asia....


    Hope everyone around the pacific are safe, remember items can be replaced, life cant so hope they just be safe and get somewere on high ground


    Sigh...was wondering how long the 2012 crap took.

    Earthquakes like this happen at sea all the time. Just rarely hit inland.

    Hope Japan can handle this with all their preparations.


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    #254
    mgmt
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    pauraic1990 wrote: »
    http://www.twitvid.com/15YXI

    Long queue for bus in japan

    Ha!

    Even in a panic situation they queue quietly and orderly. God speed Japan.


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    #255
    Micky Dolenz
    Registered Users Posts: 44,080 ✭✭✭✭Micky Dolenz


    TheAnswer wrote: »
    Singing toilet seats anyone?


    Take your jokes elsewhere.

    This isn't even remotely funny.


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    #256
    Mister men
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    Oh fu ck me. I hope that nuclear reactor does'nt let go.:eek:


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    #257
    bitemybanger
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    snubbleste wrote: »
    Why especially Hawaii?

    I like Hawaii.


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    #258
    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    Tsunami Floods Airport
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DSSssHxm4Y


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    #259
    Mister men
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭Mister men


    TheAnswer wrote: »
    Singing toilet seats anyone?
    Do one


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    #260
    amacachi
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    According to the BBC everything is still orderly in Tokyo and people are still queueing at pedestrian crossings depite the traffic being at a standstill. Gotta love them.


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    #261
    TheAnswer
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    It's shocking that the Media are already discussing what effect the tsumami has had on the global price of oil and what effect it has had on the stock markets rather than the lives/livlihoods/homes/infrastructure destroyed. It was the same with the NZ 'quake, how many billions of dollars damage it caused and very little about the emotional/personal devastation to "people":(


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    #262
    Kimono-Girl
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    its so awful i hope the rest of the pacific won't get it too bad...


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    #263
    jonbravo
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    hopefully no more tsunami's


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    #264
    mgmt
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    TheAnswer wrote: »
    It's shocking that the Media are already discussing what effect the tsumami has had on the global price of oil and what effect it has had on the stock markets rather than the lives/livlihoods/homes/infrastructure destroyed. It was the same with the NZ 'quake, how many billions of dollars damage it caused and very little about the emotional/personal devastation to "people":(

    Well the skyrocketing price of oil can cause problems elsewhere. Like in Haiti they ate mud when oil hit highs in 2007/2008.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/30/world/main3768430.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_3768430


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    #265
    TheAnswer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 235 ✭✭TheAnswer


    Micky Dolenz wrote: »
    Take your jokes elsewhere.

    This isn't even remotely funny.

    It wasn't meant to be funny.


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    #266
    digme
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    TheAnswer wrote: »
    It's shocking that the Media are already discussing what effect the tsumami has had on the global price of oil and what effect it has had on the stock markets rather than the lives/livlihoods/homes/infrastructure destroyed. It was the same with the NZ 'quake, how many billions of dollars damage it caused and very little about the emotional/personal devastation to "people":(
    whats even funnier is they are all created out of thin air and are more like io's lol while charging interest of course........... sad sad world


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    #267
    Hogzy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,544 ✭✭✭Hogzy


    Second State of emergency declared at Onagawa Nuclear Power station due to a fire.


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    #268
    ranopano
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27 ✭ranopano


    TheAnswer wrote: »
    It's shocking that the Media are already discussing what effect the tsumami has had on the global price of oil and what effect it has had on the stock markets rather than the lives/livlihoods/homes/infrastructure destroyed. It was the same with the NZ 'quake, how many billions of dollars damage it caused and very little about the emotional/personal devastation to "people":(

    That's their job. Why do you think they're doing it, just to be pricks? It doesn't take away from the tragedy. People care about oil prices, and people care about how much the damage costs because that affects the economy, as does oil prices. So the media report it.


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    #269
    blindpilot
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    RTE have provided a link on their site to NHK World with english translation here http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0311/tsunami.html

    Huge damage been done.


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    #270
    TheAnswer
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    mgmt wrote: »
    Well the skyrocketing price of oil can cause problems elsewhere. Like in Haiti they ate mud when oil hit highs in 2007/2008.

    http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/30/world/main3768430.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_3768430

    It has had the opposite effect, oil prices have fallen sharply this morning as a result.


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    #271
    Leiva
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    Japan now issue a nuclear emergency :(

    We can clear up debris and buildings , but fook can we clear up radioactive material that can take 100's of years to be safe enough to return to certain areas , never mind the devastation that a radioactive cloud could bring for generations to come .

    Sweet Devine Jesus I hope this does not end up where it could .


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