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Alaska 8.0 Earthquake...Tsunami Alert

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    #32
    BillyBobBS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,568 ✭✭✭BillyBobBS


    Chrongen wrote: »
    The Alaska warning seemed pretty serious.

    Over hyped nonsense like every second story on the news these days.


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    #33
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    Reading this I really fear for society.

    This appears by all accounts to be a fairly serious earthquake.

    Now I enjoy a good joke as much as the next man but my immediate concern was to contact my family in Seattle and inform them and to get them to higher ground.

    They are on the way in the middle of the night but they have said that the alert has been cancelled locally.

    The scary thing is that if was an 8.0 and this hits land, it will be in the middle of the night and with no warning in most cases. The potentional for loss of life is huge.

    People have become so desensitised to violence and war, and tragic events that unless its them or someone close to them its something to be scoffed at, ignoring, fine. But there's another level of callousness to actually taking an event like this and making it the butt of a joke.

    Maybe I'm getting too old. Maybe I'm uncool. But I genuinely fear when this sort of event becomes the butt of idiotic fr ted jokes.

    If you are going to make it funny at least link something intelligent.


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    #34
    Chrongen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,304 ✭✭✭Chrongen


    Mr. Incognito wrote: »
    Reading this I really fear for society.

    This appears by all accounts to be a fairly serious earthquake.

    Now I enjoy a good joke as much as the next man but my immediate concern was to contact my family in Seattle and inform them and to get them to higher ground.

    They are on the way in the middle of the night but they have said that the alert has been cancelled locally.

    The scary thing is that if was an 8.0 and this hits land, it will be in the middle of the night and with no warning in most cases. The potentional for loss of life is huge.

    People have become so desensitised to violence and war, and tragic events that unless its them or someone close to them its something to be scoffed at, ignoring, fine. But there's another level of callousness to actually taking an event like this and making it the butt of a joke.

    Maybe I'm getting too old. Maybe I'm uncool. But I genuinely fear when this sort of event becomes the butt of idiotic fr ted jokes.

    If you are going to make it funny at least link something intelligent.

    You said the alert was cancelled....so what's the worry?


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    #35
    Klinkhammer
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    Mr. Incognito wrote: »
    Reading this I really fear for society.

    This appears by all accounts to be a fairly serious earthquake.

    Now I enjoy a good joke as much as the next man but my immediate concern was to contact my family in Seattle and inform them and to get them to higher ground.

    No one cares if it's not going to effect them. I suspect you wouldn't either if you didn't have family near it


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    #36
    sbsquarepants
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    Looks like a false alarm in any case. No sign of any tsunami so far, warnings are being downgraded.


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    #37
    WoollyRedHat
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    What's with America and their false alarms lately. Can't even trust the meteorologists now!


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    #38
    Mr. Incognito
    Registered Users Posts: 9,798 ✭✭✭Mr. Incognito


    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    What's with America and their false alarms lately. Can't even trust the meteorologists now!

    I like when someone critices science.

    I like it even more when they cant even get the name of the scientists right.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorology

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismology


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    #39
    [Deleted User]
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    Not all earthquakes in the ocean cause tsunamis so it's better to be safe than sorry.

    Though why a weatherman would tweet about a tall wave in the sea is beyond me. Tsunamis are only just detectable out that far so it was a stupid thing to put out.


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    #40
    rgodard80a
    Registered Users Posts: 568 ✭✭✭rgodard80a


    Chrongen wrote: »
    Yeah, I'd say the 7 figure a year suits getting on at Sutton or Killiney and alighting at the IFSC can't afford a Skoda like you.

    Ah but if they could afford an electric car they could use the Dart line.


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    #41
    GLaDOS
    Moderators, Regional East Moderators Posts: 23,204 Mod ✭✭✭✭GLaDOS


    There was a very real risk of a serious Tsunami. Better to be safe than sorry.

    Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test



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    #42
    valoren
    Registered Users Posts: 5,458 ✭✭✭valoren


    BillyBobBS wrote: »
    Over hyped nonsense like every second story on the news these days.

    If there's an earthquake and then a tsunami alert it should be taken very seriously.


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    #43
    iamwhoiam
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    I have family in that area . I am quite sure they would rather be safe than sorry.


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    #44
    The_Kew_Tour
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    they can't take a chance. can totally understand the warnings.

    the ones from 2004 one would be happy to have had a warning I bet


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    #45
    Chrongen
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    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    What's with America and their false alarms lately. Can't even trust the meteorologists now!

    Gotta keep the people afraid at all times. Terror, Y2K bug, Anthrax, SARS, Swineflu, birdflu, manflu, Ebola, Tsunami, Large Hadron Collider, The Russians, The Koreans, The Iranians, blah, blah.


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    #46
    Chrongen
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    WoollyRedHat wrote: »
    What's with America and their false alarms lately. Can't even trust the meteorologists now!

    :pac:

    One of the ocean sensors did show a rise of 32 feet in fairness


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    #47
    Chrongen
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    BillyBobBS wrote: »
    Over hyped nonsense like every second story on the news these days.

    You take the bogus threat of Sharia Law and a Caliphate quite seriously don't you :pac:


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    #48
    Chrongen
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    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    I have family in that area . I am quite sure they would rather be safe than sorry.

    Most of Seattle is kinda high up anyway, isn't it. It's all hills.


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    #49
    iamwhoiam
    Registered Users Posts: 16,073 ✭✭✭✭iamwhoiam


    Chrongen wrote: »
    Most of Seattle is kinda high up anyway, isn't it. It's all hills.

    I didnt mention Seattle ? My family are not in Seattle ! They are on the west coast of Canada


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    #50
    Ipso
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    Can I come out from under my desk now?


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    #51
    Chrongen
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    iamwhoiam wrote: »
    I didnt mention Seattle ? My family are not in Seattle ! They are on the west coast of Canada

    That was Mr Icognito. Your family are probably more in danger of grizzly bears.


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    #52
    WoollyRedHat
    Registered Users Posts: 10,462 ✭✭✭✭WoollyRedHat


    Mr. Incognito wrote: »
    I like when someone critices science.

    I like it even more when they cant even get the name of the scientists right.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorology

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seismology



    Oh please, it was tongue in cheek. Thank you for correcting me though. I'm all the richter for it.


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    #53
    SeaFields
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    Someone in the office today...."The weather is mad lately. Sure there was an earthquake today in America. Crazy stuff".


    Me...Eh ok.


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    #54
    Rezident
    Registered Users Posts: 1,770 ✭✭✭Rezident


    Pac1Man wrote: »
    Let's wait for more news before speculating who is at fault.

    No need, by the law of averages it's either Trump or the mussies.


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    #55
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 17,381 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Pac1Man wrote: »
    Let's wait for more news before speculating who is at fault.

    Damn, you missed such an opportunity for a great pun..

    Let's wait for more news before speculating where the fault lies.


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    #56
    Jawgap
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    There seems to be a bit of friction in this thread.


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    #57
    everlast75
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    Jawgap wrote: »
    There seems to be a bit of friction in this thread.

    thankfully, it seems to have plateaued


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