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The Great Wave- Sumatra Quake and tsunami of 2004
various FR links | 12-26-04 | The Heavy Equipment Guy

Posted on 12/26/2004 4:09:30 PM PST by backhoe

 
 Sea surges kill thousands in Asia -tragedia"9,500 people have been killed" -- Yahoo News now says the death toll is nearing 12,000. This is an enormous tragedy.
 Tsunamis hit south India; over 1,800 dead
 Bodies line south India beaches; tsunami kills up to 3,000
 Personal reports from the Asian disaster
 
 Chittagong, Bangladesh has been hit by a 7.36 quake -- So, don't they say that when there's a big earthquake there's usually one on the opposite side of the globe? Because the closest big fault opposite this one seems to be the New Madrid...
 
 
 IRIS Seismic Monitoring

Directory of Images - Everyday

Recent World Earthquake Activity

Seismo-Surfing the Internet

 UPDATED: 8.9 Earthquake, 6300 dead, Aftershocks of 7.0, thousands missing (w/photos)
 
 Phi Phi Island, Thailand : ocean swallows all 200 bungalows at sea level
Tidal Waves Kill More Than 2,200 in Asia
 

434 posted on 12/26/2004 7:23:23
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Thousands killed as tsunamis sweep across Indian Ocean
 
 
 Tidal Waves Kill More Than 700 in Asia -- 36 minutes ago JAKARTA, Indonesia - The world's most powerful earthquake in 40 years rocked northern Indonesia on Sunday and launched tidal waves that swamped villages and seaside resorts across Asia, killing more than 700 people in five countries.
 
 Strong Quake, Tsunami Hit Southern Asia, 650 Killed
Reuters - 40 minutes ago
A huge earthquake hit southern Asia on Sunday, setting off a tsunami that drowned hundreds in Sri Lanka and India, sent Indonesians rushing to high ground and washed ...
Southeast Asia hit by earthquake, tsunamis Houston Chronicle
Over 500 dead as huge earthquake wreaks havoc across Asia Khaleej Times
Philippine Daily Inquirer - ABC News - Bloomberg - NEWS.com.au - all 297 related »
-- 10 earthquakes now of 5.8 or higher in the last 3.5 hours; latest about 7.5. --
-- USGS updated again...to 8.9 now... --


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KEYWORDS: earthquake; frlibrarians; sumatraquake; tsumani; tsunami
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To: backhoe

This is interesting:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1380592,00.html


161 posted on 12/29/2004 1:07:08 PM PST by Howlin
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To: backhoe

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake

2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.


162 posted on 12/29/2004 1:32:52 PM PST by Howlin
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To: backhoe
My apologies to the owner of this site, but here are some additional video links. (All running slow at this point)
163 posted on 12/29/2004 1:47:57 PM PST by P.O.E. (Happy New Year)
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To: Howlin; P.O.E.

Thanks for those links!


164 posted on 12/29/2004 1:49:34 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Tsunami Aftermath Photos (WARNING:GRAPHIC!) -- Thanks for showing us what the media isn't allowed to show --
 It isn't that I haven't seen bodies before, but the scope of this is gutwrenching.
 Video of Killer Wave (Post your pics and videos here for one thread collection)
 
 The Worst Natural Disaster Ever?
 
 Bush Announces Coalition to Aid Asia (No UN?)
 
 Contribute carefully
 
 Greater Use of DDT Could Control Malaria
 
 Sweden set to be Western nation worst-hit by tsunami disaster
 
 Tourists resilient in the face of tragedy
 
 Bush forms coalition to coordinate relief efforts; promises long-term help

165 posted on 12/29/2004 2:54:06 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: backhoe
Elephant Saves Children
166 posted on 12/29/2004 3:16:23 PM PST by NautiNurse
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To: NautiNurse

Thanks for the link- that's a good story.


167 posted on 12/29/2004 3:36:37 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Clinton Talks Tsunami; Bush Administration Provides Aid: Guess Who is Criticized?  Everyone is runing around asking why did this happen? The answer was posted earlier on FR.
 
 American Generosity
 
 Swedish Boy, Dad Reunited After Tsunami
 
 Elephant Saves Children (good story from tragedy)
 
 Volcano becomes active in KAMCHATKA (10,700 feet, 40 miles from the Pacific) -- Seems that event over in Asia has amazing consequences to the planet.  Apparently, the volcano has been active for almost two months already. There is a story about The Shiveluch Volcano Is Active Again dated November 8, 2004.
 
 David Warren: Happy New Year - Nature reminds us who's in control

168 posted on 12/29/2004 3:46:31 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Clinton Talks Tsunami; Bush Administration Provides Aid: Guess Who is Criticized?  Everyone is runing around asking why did this happen? The answer was posted earlier on FR.
 

The Rising Sea

Belmont Club, as always, has some very good posts about the gigantic earthquake and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people, including a link to this animation of the killer waves propagating across the Bay of Bengal.   154 comments

Link for info on Aid

I don't necessarily agree with their analysis, mind you, but there is lots of info.

Here's an interesting article on the massive amounts of US private aid that goes to the needy. COLD HARD FACTS

 FAQ - Everything Else You Want to Know About this Earthquake & Tsunami (USGS on Sumatran Quake)

 American Generosity
 
 Swedish Boy, Dad Reunited After Tsunami
 
 Elephant Saves Children (good story from tragedy)
 
 Volcano becomes active in KAMCHATKA (10,700 feet, 40 miles from the Pacific) -- Seems that event over in Asia has amazing consequences to the planet.  Apparently, the volcano has been active for almost two months already. There is a story about The Shiveluch Volcano Is Active Again dated November 8, 2004.
 
 David Warren: Happy New Year - Nature reminds us who's in control
 
 Apple Shuts Down Tsunami Videos on Cheese & Crackers Blog

169 posted on 12/29/2004 4:25:13 PM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Tsunami Warning - Asia per Fox News...
 
 Small Earthquake Rattles Central Sierras
 
 Bush Says America Will Lead Global Relief Effort -- I danced a jig when I saw that dubya had bypassed the damned UN on this.
 
 I Am Waiting To See How Much These People Give To Disaster Relief
 
 THE GIVING DEBATE WHAT EUROPE, U.N. DON'T GET
 
 Tsunami effect: Days get shorter (maybe permanently)
 
 It's About Aid, and an Image(leahy wants to link tsunami to Iraq) -- Wow. The last wave had not subsided before they politicized this natural disaster into anti-American propaganda. All that is missing from this story for example is mention of "global warming" and "Halliburton."
 
 Jan Egeland biography (pays no income tax)
 
 Asian Disaster Gives Insulated America A Chance to Lend a Helping Hand (SEMI-BARF WARNING) -- These people don't care a bit about the death, and the dispossessed. It's all about the free gubment money, for a good cause - without any independent audit or oversight. UNICEF, International Red Cross, Red Crescent. Direct beneficiaries. And if they can find photos of the Alaska quake, they'll show those too, in quick clip fashion.
 
 Picture-Postcard Maldives Struggle to Survive in Tsunami Wake
 
 Divers at epicentre of killer quake tell of epic journey to safety
 Here's some video.
 
 8,000 dead in Sri Lanka's northeast: (Tamil Tiger Territory)
 
 N.M. Tech Scientist Studies Earthquake Echoes
 
 Tsunami Death Toll Soars Past 77,000
 
 How ready are you for something like hit South Asia? (Vanity)
 http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/rohdenburg81.html
Here's a good article on this subject.
 
 Operation Blessing Aids Tsunami Victims
 
 Early data on Asian quake went unnoticed in Vienna
 
 

Tsunami Disaster Relief: How America Can Prove It's Not 'Stingy'(Left tries for US tax increase)

170 posted on 12/30/2004 12:50:31 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 People panic after India issues tsunami alert
 
 U.S. aircraft carriers rush to aid tsunami zone
 
 FAQ's on Earthquakes and Tsunamis....
 
 AP Photographer Confirms Report on Animals Surviving Tsunami
 
 Thai Military Base Used by B52 Bombers...Turns Into Hub for American Military Relief for Victims
 
 India for the first time decides not to raise new tax for the Tsunami relief
 
 Tsunami: Why America's Coast Would Be Toast
 
 Ottawa pledging $40 million for tsunami relief [ 1, 2 ]
 
 A third of the tsunami victims are children: UNICEF(Let's Bash the US) -- she is from the UN, an organization that loved Arafat.
 Click this picture & goto "last" for the latest UN scandals:


171 posted on 12/30/2004 2:53:47 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Great Satan to the Rescue--Again
 
 Tsunami adds to belief in animals' "sixth sense"  

Americans Donate $18 Million to Red Cross Fund for Tsunami Victims
 
 U.N. Official Stands by Some Criticisms -- I see the U.N. is back to digging its grave...  This Egeland jackass who called us stingy makes over $300,000.00 per year TAX FREE.
TV campaign urging: Kick U.N. out of U.S.
 Food Fight(UN Employees On Looting Spree)
 
 BUSH ON U.S. ROLE: We will head disaster relief effort
 
 Group: Bodies Pose No Threat of Outbreaks
 
 HMAS Kanimbla sent in aid effort
 
 £15MILLION AID IS NOT ENOUGH / WILL THE WORLD WALK AWAY? -- It's getting impossible to respond fast enough to all the anti-West and especially anti-United States venom that is pouring forth like, well, a tsunami by leftists everywhere. The Minneapolis Star and Tribune this morning accused the United States and especially the Bush administration of such evil in this disaster, they came close to saying President Bush is the proximate cause of the earthquake itself.
 
 UN sets one-year deadline for installing early warning system
 
 My personal notice of media bias
 
 Asia quake: Trace the missing

172 posted on 12/30/2004 5:27:02 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Tsunami Death Toll Rockets to 114,000 (and the numbers continue to grow!)
 
 Technology aids stranded tourists' rescue [triangulating, tracking cellphone signals locates lost]
 
 Americans are extremely generous when it comes to times like this. This is simply amazing: Americans Give $241 Billion To Charity In 2003

173 posted on 12/30/2004 5:56:13 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Indonesia Deaths Around 79,940 After Tsunami-Officials
 
 A Country-by-Country Breakdown of the Death Toll From the Earthquake, Tsunami in the Indian Ocean
 
 The U.S. and Its Enemies: Responses to Devastation Show Differences between Good and Evil
 
 Canada pledges $40 million in aid; Will send DART team
 
 Elephant Helps Save Kids From Tsunami --- Carried Children To Safety
 
 It’s Time to De-Fund the UN -- just think how much more money the US would be able to donate to disaster causes, if we didn't pay those exorbitant UN dues.
 
 How the tsunami happened (Flash animation)
 http://www.guardian.co.uk/flash/0,5860,1380955,00.html

174 posted on 12/30/2004 6:49:22 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: backhoe

bttt


175 posted on 12/30/2004 6:59:01 AM PST by mommadooo3
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To: mommadooo3

176 posted on 12/30/2004 7:02:48 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Tsunami - Pictures from Der Spiegel (Be Advised they are Gruesuome)
 
 Panic before the storm (a terribly sad series of three pictures taken as the tsunami approaches)
 Here's a thread with many shots. Warning: heartwrenching scenes-- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1310424/posts
 
 Mother and child reunited {Miracle after Tsunami Hits Thailand)
 
 Large python saves Riza and twins

177 posted on 12/30/2004 7:16:30 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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 Tsunami Death Toll Rockets to 114,000
 
 Swedish premier: Swedish casualties could number above 1000.
 
 Aid Pours Into Asia, Not Reaching Tsunami Victims

178 posted on 12/30/2004 7:52:10 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: backhoe
BTTT

Blessed and prosperous New Year to you and yours, BackHoe!
EM

179 posted on 12/30/2004 7:57:42 AM PST by exhaustedmomma (Tancredo said Bush's guest-worker proposal is "a pig with lipstick")
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 Maldives loses 42 islands as tsunami toll hits 117 (Global Warming Alert) -- A true tragedy. But they were "doomed" anyway, due to global warming. The "lefties" never miss a chance to throw in global warming. Give it a rest.
 
 Disaster mystery: No dead animals (Sri Lankan wildlife officials stunned by lack of carcasses)
 

180 posted on 12/30/2004 8:14:58 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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