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[Mallorn Tree]

Arthur C. Clarke, in Sri Lanka, Calls Tsunami 'Disaster of Unprecedented Magnitude'
By SPACE.com Staff


Sir Arthur C. Clarke, author of "2001: A Space Odyssey" and other popular science fiction novels, is among the survivors of Sunday's tsunami that hit his home nation of Sri Lanka and other Asian countries.
Like scientists who focus on the dangers of these incredible sea waves, Sir Arthur has written about them. He provided this message Monday on his foundation's web site:
"Thank you for your concern about my safety in the wake of Sunday’s devastating tidal wave.
"I am enormously relieved that my family and household have escaped the ravages of the sea that suddenly invaded most parts of coastal Sri Lanka, leaving a trail of destruction.

How Tsunamis Work

"But many others were not so fortunate. For hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans and an unknown number of foreign tourists, the day after Christmas turned out to be a living nightmare reminiscent of The Day After Tomorrow.
"Among those affected are my staff based at our diving station in Hikkaduwa and holiday bungalow in Kahawa – both beachfront properties located in areas worst hit. We still don’t know the fully extent of damage as both roads and phones have been damaged. Early reports indicate that we have lost most of our diving equipment and boats. Not all our staff members are accounted for – yet.
"This is indeed a disaster of unprecedented magnitude for Sri Lanka which lacks the resources and capacity to cope with the aftermath. We are all trying to contribute to the relief efforts. We shall keep you informed as we learn more about what happened.
"Curiously enough, in my first book on Sri Lanka, I had written about another tidal wave reaching the Galle harbour (see Chapter 8 in "The Reefs of Taprobane," 1957). That happened in August 1883, following the eruption of Krakatoa in roughly the same part of the Indian Ocean."

[CTPAX]

hvala na ovoj info, bas mi je pao napamet. stvarno.

mislim, grozno je to, desetine i desetine hiljada mrtvih nesrecnika, a mi brinemo za artura. medjutim, stvarno mislim da je on jedan od najvecih zivih mozgova.

[Mallorn Tree]

[tomkeus]

Zanimljivo je ovo pomeranje ploča. Pitam se samo, koliko će preraspodela mase u zemljinoj kori uticati na promenu momenta inercije Zemlje, a samim tim i na brzinu rotacije. Koliko se sećam lekcija geografije, nekada je postojala samo jedna kopnena masa koja se razdvojila na današnje kontinente. Takva preraspodela je sigurno uticala ne samo na period rotacije Zemlje oko svoje ose, već i na njenu stabilnost, jer je raspodela kopnene mase sada simetričnija nego u slučaju prakontinenta.

[copkillah]

A znate šta sam ja čuo? Da su ona dva zemljotresa u Beogradu, septembra '98 i tokom bombardovanja '99 najava za jedan poveći.

[the sushi club]

pa nije isto zemljotres u Australiji od 8 Rihtera i ovaj zemljotres gde su se pomerile tektonske ploce i gde je tsunami bio vise nego ocekivana posledica!!!!

Za razliku od zemljotresa, cunami je moguće mnogo ranije i pouzdanije predvideti jer po definiciji do njega dolazi posle tektonskih poremećaja na dnu okeana. Srazmerno jačini tektonskih poremećaja i udaljenosti kopnenog platoa dolazi do jačeg ili slabijeg cunamija. Ovde je bio najveći problem što su se ti tektonski poremećaji ispod okeana desili vezano i ne na jednom mestu kao i to da su bili užasno jaki.

[thermal bug]

Zenina sestra izgubila posao u hotelu (Puket) u petak, odmah sela na bus stigla u BKK u subotu. Sledeceg jutra je tsunami vec preklapao bivse radno mesto, goste i kolege.

choveche, sigurno je u pochetku mislila da bash nema srece...

uauuuu kakva sreca...

[the sushi club]

2 Indy:

ne zasluzujes ni komentar - zaobidji me i nadji nekoga drugoga da provociras

evo kako to rade Japanci:

Strong quake rattles northern Japan, authorities warn of small tsunami

Mon Dec 6, 9:46 AM ET


TOKYO (AP) - A strong earthquake shook northern Japan late Monday, and authorities warned of a threat of a small tsunami wave along the country's northeastern shore.



Japan's Meteorological Agency said the quake, which struck off the coast of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, at 11:15 p.m., had a magnitude of 7.0.


The agency quickly issued a tsunami warning for the eastern shores of Hokkaido's Pacific coastal area. Tsunami are potentially dangerous waves triggered by seismic activity.

[Spirit]

Zvaničnici zaduženi za zaštitu divljih životinja u Šri Lanki kažu da u toj zemlji nije nađena nijedna mrtva životinja. Ogromni talasi udarali su u nacionalni park "Jala", najveći u Šri Lanki, u kojem živi na stotine slonova i leoparda. "Ne samo da nema mrtvih slonova, nismo našli nijednog stradalog zeca. Životinje su definitivno imale osećaj da se sprema katastrofa i očigledno su se nekud sklonile", rekao je upravnik "Jale", prenosi Srna

Nije lose imati neku takvu zivotinju za kucnog ljubimca da najavljuje zemljotrese, cunamije, bombardovanja...

[gulanfer]

Zvaničnici zaduženi za zaštitu divljih životinja u Šri Lanki kažu da u toj zemlji nije nađena nijedna mrtva životinja. Ogromni talasi udarali su u nacionalni park "Jala", najveći u Šri Lanki, u kojem živi na stotine slonova i leoparda. "Ne samo da nema mrtvih slonova, nismo našli nijednog stradalog zeca. Životinje su definitivno imale osećaj da se sprema katastrofa i očigledno su se nekud sklonile", rekao je upravnik "Jale", prenosi Srna

Nije lose imati neku takvu zivotinju za kucnog ljubimca da najavljuje zemljotrese, cunamije, bombardovanja...

Bilo koja zivuljka oseti zemljotres dosta ranije. Doduse ovo "dosta" je poprilicno relativno i ponekad nedovoljno .

[loveless]

priblizavamo se broju od 70 000 zrtava. jebote koliko je to ljudi. pakao. zaista potresno.

[autsajder]

50 000 do 80 000 mrtvih samo u Acehu. Zbrisan citav jedan grad, 40 000 zrtava.
Sreder kaze poginulo 26 Nijemaca, 1000 nestalo, predlozice u Pariskom klubu uvodjenje moratorijuma na naplatu dugova Indonezije i Somalije.

Jadni oni ljudi.

Jos je strasnije sto od bolesti i zaraza koje ce se neminovno pojaviti moze da ih umre jos ko zna koliko.

[the sushi club]

US Agency for International Development (USAID) chief Andrew Natsios warned on Tuesday of potential disease outbreaks, including cholera, in coastal communities across Asia stricken by Sunday's killer tsunamis.

"We are worried because what happens, in any tsunami, these massive waves, is the sewer and water systems get combined. They get put together," Natsios, the USAID Administrator, told CNN.

"And as a result of that, the only water people drink is basically mixed with sewage, and that means a high risk of cholera and other communicable disease that can begin epidemics."

[the sushi club]

koga zanima ovako izgleda tsunami koji je 1960 nastao od zemljotresa u Chileu: http://www.geophys.w...ovies/globe.mov

klasican nacin formiranja tsunamija posle pomeranja tektonskih ploca kojih 18 metara kao u Aziji:

Tsunamis can be generated when the sea floor abruptly deforms and vertically displaces the overlying water. Tectonic earthquakes are a particular kind of earthquake that are associated with the earth's crustal deformation; when these earthquakes occur beneath the sea, the water above the deformed area is displaced from its equilibrium position. Waves are formed as the displaced water mass, which acts under the influence of gravity, attempts to regain its equilibrium. When large areas of the sea floor elevate or subside, a tsunami can be created.
Large vertical movements of the earth's crust can occur at plate boundaries. Plates interact along these boundaries called faults. Around the margins of the Pacific Ocean, for example, denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. Subduction earthquakes are particularly effective in generating tsunamis.

[the sushi club]

e pa evo konacno i zasto niko nije izdao upozorenje "da turizam ne bi propao" neverovatno:

Thailand decided not to issue a tsunami warning:

http://www.bluelemur...index.php?p=518



US je znala za tsunami:
International ocean monitors predicted that a tsunami would likely follow the deadly earthquake that hit the Indian Ocean on Sunday. But they didn’t know who to inform.

"We put out a bulletin within 20 minutes, technically as fast as we could do it," said Jeff LaDouce, an official in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

LaDouce noted that they e-mailed Indonesian officials, but said that he wasn’t aware what happened after they sent the e-mails.#

edit:
i evo svi seizmolozi na svetu su registrovali taj zemljotres :

"This is the type of earthquake that's recorded by every seismograph in the world, and recorded very clearly," said Jim Lawson, chief geophysicist with the OGS. "This is almost the biggest earthquake that could occur."

Edited by the sushi club, 29 December 2004 - 18:21.