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March 12, 2011 at 9:30 AM #677495March 12, 2011 at 5:31 PM #676464
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Participant[quote=svelte][quote=flu]My understanding is Japan prepares extensively for big earthquakes of this magnitude……Interestingly,:
[/quote]I keep hearing this. Yet, in none of the many many videos of the quake I saw yesterday did anyone get under a desk or in a doorframe.[/quote]
This is what I mentioned in my post, above. How I interpreted it was that they were so confident in their superior earthquake engineering, that they didn’t feel the need to dive under furniture, get in doorways, etc. As a native Californian who participated in numerous “earthquake drills” growing up, I thought it was very fascinating.
March 12, 2011 at 5:31 PM #676521Participant[quote=svelte][quote=flu]My understanding is Japan prepares extensively for big earthquakes of this magnitude……Interestingly,:
[/quote]I keep hearing this. Yet, in none of the many many videos of the quake I saw yesterday did anyone get under a desk or in a doorframe.[/quote]
This is what I mentioned in my post, above. How I interpreted it was that they were so confident in their superior earthquake engineering, that they didn’t feel the need to dive under furniture, get in doorways, etc. As a native Californian who participated in numerous “earthquake drills” growing up, I thought it was very fascinating.
March 12, 2011 at 5:31 PM #677129Participant[quote=svelte][quote=flu]My understanding is Japan prepares extensively for big earthquakes of this magnitude……Interestingly,:
[/quote]I keep hearing this. Yet, in none of the many many videos of the quake I saw yesterday did anyone get under a desk or in a doorframe.[/quote]
This is what I mentioned in my post, above. How I interpreted it was that they were so confident in their superior earthquake engineering, that they didn’t feel the need to dive under furniture, get in doorways, etc. As a native Californian who participated in numerous “earthquake drills” growing up, I thought it was very fascinating.
March 12, 2011 at 5:31 PM #677265Participant[quote=svelte][quote=flu]My understanding is Japan prepares extensively for big earthquakes of this magnitude……Interestingly,:
[/quote]I keep hearing this. Yet, in none of the many many videos of the quake I saw yesterday did anyone get under a desk or in a doorframe.[/quote]
This is what I mentioned in my post, above. How I interpreted it was that they were so confident in their superior earthquake engineering, that they didn’t feel the need to dive under furniture, get in doorways, etc. As a native Californian who participated in numerous “earthquake drills” growing up, I thought it was very fascinating.
March 12, 2011 at 5:31 PM #677615Participant[quote=svelte][quote=flu]My understanding is Japan prepares extensively for big earthquakes of this magnitude……Interestingly,:
[/quote]I keep hearing this. Yet, in none of the many many videos of the quake I saw yesterday did anyone get under a desk or in a doorframe.[/quote]
This is what I mentioned in my post, above. How I interpreted it was that they were so confident in their superior earthquake engineering, that they didn’t feel the need to dive under furniture, get in doorways, etc. As a native Californian who participated in numerous “earthquake drills” growing up, I thought it was very fascinating.
March 14, 2011 at 11:26 AM #676717zzz
Participanthas anyone read about the timeline of events, how soon after the earthquake hit did the tsunami make landfall? i wonder how long people had to flee to higher ground? the older man who was found 10mi out in the ocean floating on apart of his roof mentioned he and his wife went back to their house to retrieve belongings.
if they had tsunami alarms sounding and these people had practiced all these drills, why would you go back to your house when its on the coast?
in 1 video i watched, i heard a siren and announcements, but interestingly the siren didn’t continue on, i wonder if it was a tsunami warning. i watched a vidoe where people are watching the water come in from higher ground and just in front of them, people are walking slowly while the water is coming very rapidly. some people start running at the last minute and the video doesn’t show it, but i believe those people tragically were swept up in the waves. its all heartbreaking to watch
will people here evacuate immediately after a large earthquake off the coast first hits? it would seem every second counts, leave everything behind and just get in the car and start driving
March 14, 2011 at 11:26 AM #676772Participanthas anyone read about the timeline of events, how soon after the earthquake hit did the tsunami make landfall? i wonder how long people had to flee to higher ground? the older man who was found 10mi out in the ocean floating on apart of his roof mentioned he and his wife went back to their house to retrieve belongings.
if they had tsunami alarms sounding and these people had practiced all these drills, why would you go back to your house when its on the coast?
in 1 video i watched, i heard a siren and announcements, but interestingly the siren didn’t continue on, i wonder if it was a tsunami warning. i watched a vidoe where people are watching the water come in from higher ground and just in front of them, people are walking slowly while the water is coming very rapidly. some people start running at the last minute and the video doesn’t show it, but i believe those people tragically were swept up in the waves. its all heartbreaking to watch
will people here evacuate immediately after a large earthquake off the coast first hits? it would seem every second counts, leave everything behind and just get in the car and start driving
March 14, 2011 at 11:26 AM #677383Participanthas anyone read about the timeline of events, how soon after the earthquake hit did the tsunami make landfall? i wonder how long people had to flee to higher ground? the older man who was found 10mi out in the ocean floating on apart of his roof mentioned he and his wife went back to their house to retrieve belongings.
if they had tsunami alarms sounding and these people had practiced all these drills, why would you go back to your house when its on the coast?
in 1 video i watched, i heard a siren and announcements, but interestingly the siren didn’t continue on, i wonder if it was a tsunami warning. i watched a vidoe where people are watching the water come in from higher ground and just in front of them, people are walking slowly while the water is coming very rapidly. some people start running at the last minute and the video doesn’t show it, but i believe those people tragically were swept up in the waves. its all heartbreaking to watch
will people here evacuate immediately after a large earthquake off the coast first hits? it would seem every second counts, leave everything behind and just get in the car and start driving
March 14, 2011 at 11:26 AM #677521Participanthas anyone read about the timeline of events, how soon after the earthquake hit did the tsunami make landfall? i wonder how long people had to flee to higher ground? the older man who was found 10mi out in the ocean floating on apart of his roof mentioned he and his wife went back to their house to retrieve belongings.
if they had tsunami alarms sounding and these people had practiced all these drills, why would you go back to your house when its on the coast?
in 1 video i watched, i heard a siren and announcements, but interestingly the siren didn’t continue on, i wonder if it was a tsunami warning. i watched a vidoe where people are watching the water come in from higher ground and just in front of them, people are walking slowly while the water is coming very rapidly. some people start running at the last minute and the video doesn’t show it, but i believe those people tragically were swept up in the waves. its all heartbreaking to watch
will people here evacuate immediately after a large earthquake off the coast first hits? it would seem every second counts, leave everything behind and just get in the car and start driving
March 14, 2011 at 11:26 AM #677866Participanthas anyone read about the timeline of events, how soon after the earthquake hit did the tsunami make landfall? i wonder how long people had to flee to higher ground? the older man who was found 10mi out in the ocean floating on apart of his roof mentioned he and his wife went back to their house to retrieve belongings.
if they had tsunami alarms sounding and these people had practiced all these drills, why would you go back to your house when its on the coast?
in 1 video i watched, i heard a siren and announcements, but interestingly the siren didn’t continue on, i wonder if it was a tsunami warning. i watched a vidoe where people are watching the water come in from higher ground and just in front of them, people are walking slowly while the water is coming very rapidly. some people start running at the last minute and the video doesn’t show it, but i believe those people tragically were swept up in the waves. its all heartbreaking to watch
will people here evacuate immediately after a large earthquake off the coast first hits? it would seem every second counts, leave everything behind and just get in the car and start driving
March 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM #676731Arraya
ParticipantBBC is now reporting a whistleblower statement by Masashi Goto, nuclear engineer, that Toshiba (plant builder) knew that the engineering specs were not adequate for a disaster of this magnitude. Looks like this is a classic cost-benefit scenario, where engineers tell management what is necessary, and management makes the decision about the risks they can live with – in order to get the project margin up.
March 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM #676787ParticipantBBC is now reporting a whistleblower statement by Masashi Goto, nuclear engineer, that Toshiba (plant builder) knew that the engineering specs were not adequate for a disaster of this magnitude. Looks like this is a classic cost-benefit scenario, where engineers tell management what is necessary, and management makes the decision about the risks they can live with – in order to get the project margin up.
March 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM #677398ParticipantBBC is now reporting a whistleblower statement by Masashi Goto, nuclear engineer, that Toshiba (plant builder) knew that the engineering specs were not adequate for a disaster of this magnitude. Looks like this is a classic cost-benefit scenario, where engineers tell management what is necessary, and management makes the decision about the risks they can live with – in order to get the project margin up.
March 14, 2011 at 11:50 AM #677536ParticipantBBC is now reporting a whistleblower statement by Masashi Goto, nuclear engineer, that Toshiba (plant builder) knew that the engineering specs were not adequate for a disaster of this magnitude. Looks like this is a classic cost-benefit scenario, where engineers tell management what is necessary, and management makes the decision about the risks they can live with – in order to get the project margin up.
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