NEPAL QUAKE
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Barbella
Senator
My family in New Zealand also wrote about an earthquake they had yesterday... I wonder if it's related to the one in Nepal?
Global warming, undoubtedly.
Did someone claim that to be true?
Barbella
Senator
Not yet. Give them time.
Yeah. The death toll is likely to be a lot higher. Imagine being the climbers on Mt. Everest. Nowhere to run up there. According to that article,there were no building codes there to make the buildings earthquake resistant so the damage is greater than it would be in a place like California.
did I post any thing about Θ_________________
I'm surprised you finally had a reply w/out Bush in it..................
if it would make you happy, I'm sure I can find out how Θ is responsible...........
If you have nothing to opine of on the Topic, get your ass outta my thread...........
surprised BD hasn't removed your shit already.............
apparently it did damage to top of Everest, never seen any rush out of climbing mountains, especially with the number of folks killed doing that.
IMO, with the size of this quake, building codes wouldn't have made much of a difference..........16 times bigger than Haiti quake.
I doubt seriously California would have with stood this size quake..............
Hope you find them safe, this was a big one.............
freyasman
Senator
Yeah, me too.... thanks
Barbella
Senator
You have friends or family in Nepal? Hope they're ok!
Here's an interactive USGS map, quite handy BTW
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthqua...e,"list":false,"settings":true,"help":false}}
Most third world countries fall far short of making buildings safer from earthquakes. Far too many structures here in the USA also fail to meet code usually from age rather than intent
freyasman
Senator
Occasional co-workers.... Gurkhas
Barbella
Senator
Interesting. Have you been to Nepal, frey? That would be awesome... it's not a place that most people ever get to...
a bit off quake topic, but, last night it was reported New homes burn quicker than OLD homes, report was from UL and that when smoke alarms went off the time to get out safely has gone from 16 minutes to 3 or 4 minutes......now on quake as I posted, with one that size, even new codes IMO wouldn't handle that quake.
freyasman
Senator
No, but it's on my list....
