Thank you Mike for the great tsunami references
@ http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/templates/itsu/images/animation.gif
I'm impressed, and of course deeply saddened. I thought this link from
your reference was even better:
http://ioc.unesco.org/itsu/contents.php?id=135
It shows a graphic image of the time taken for the tsunami to travel
across the entire Indian Ocean. 5.5 hours to us here on the SW corner
of this little continent.
Your BBC News animated link at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4136289.stm
is wonderful. Sadly it's a graphic tool demonstrating the absolute
power of nature.
From the ioc.unesco website I found this link which is scary too.
http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/bulletin/bulletin.html
Not having seen this database before, and having no scientific (or
other) knowledge of the prevalence of earthquakes, I found this log of
the "Worldwide Earthquake Activity in the Last Seven Days" *sobering*.
Eg The most recent entry is 2005/01/01 06:25:44 5.05N 92.26E 10.0km
6.5 Scale OFF W COAST OF NORTHERN SUMATRA
BBC News UK web page showing images sent in by the public. The third
image strikes me, as, if my interpretation is correct, the tsunami is
visible behind the little ocean village. I really don't want to imagine
what happened next.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4135141.stm
3 of 7 Leslie Sharpe: "I have not seen any photos of the tsunami out at
sea but here is one I took at Telok Bahang, North West Penang. I was
walking with my family in the Penang National Park."
Thank you WAMUGgers for your continued advice, support and friendship.
From year in to year out I have really appreciated it. Remember that
the more you put into life, the more you are rewarded by it.
Have a wonderful 2005
Regards
Reg
Reg Whitely
Principal, Augusta Primary School
Soon to be on Long Service Leave
And then resurfacing as Deputy Principal, Beachlands Primary School
Geraldton
(Division 4 win in $31m Lotto suggests this career move is imminent:-))
AEE 2002-2003
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