Rumble in the Jungle. Thanks Kay Ludlow.
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Posted on 04/11/2012 2:22:47 AM PDT by Kay Ludlow
More shake, rattle and roll on the other side of the planet. 8.7 this morning; Tsunami warning for Indonesia, not for Japan. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usc000905e#summary
Must be all of that fracking going on over there.
Another 8.2 quake or aftershock.
I pray that the coffee farms and the people that work there can continue to supply my needs.
If you look at the end of the clip..you can just see the line of ANOTHER wave in the surf..
This one could obliterate the Seychelles..IIRC the entire nation is a maximum 8-10 ft above sea level
That video is from the 2004 Tsunami.
looks a lot like old tsunami video
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Thanks for the ping!
NOAA buoy network.. use to see the spread of the wave.. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
Tsunami warning after massive earthquake hits waters off Indonesia while David Cameron visits the country
Video – CNN News Report
CNN LIVE NEWS 8,7 earthquake in Sumatra Indonesia, Tsunami alert in 27 counties
Another news report in a different language but it shows damage pictures
Breaking News - Massive 9.0 EarthQuake in Indonesia - 1000s Gone Missing - 11th April 2012
Thank you for the update, Relee!
Yes, here is the list. This one appears to be very shallow, compared.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Maps/10/90_0_eqs.php
He’s just tidying up the last of his Indonesian records. A flood here, an earthquake there...
Heh, good point.
Whenifhow, thank you for all the updates and links!
Formerly administered as part of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius, the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) was established as an overseas territory of the UK in 1965.
A number of the islands of the territory were later transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976.
Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited.
Between 1967 and 1973, former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius, but also to the Seychelles.
Negotiations between 1971 and 1982 resulted in the establishment of a trust fund by the British Government as compensation for the displaced islanders, known as Chagossians.
Beginning in 1998, the islanders pursued a series of lawsuits against the British Government seeking further compensation and the right to return to the territory.
In 2006 and 2007, British court rulings invalidated the immigration policies contained in the 2004 BIOT Constitution Order that had excluded the islanders from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia.
In 2008, the House of Lords, as the final court of appeal in the UK, ruled in favor of the British Government by overturning the lower court rulings and finding no right of return for the Chagossians.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/io.html
Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia provides logistic support to operational forces forward deployed to the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf areas of responsibility in support of national policy objectives.
Diego Garcia, an atoll of the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory, is located 7 degrees south of the equator.
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia History
The Island of Diego Garcia is the largest of the Chagos Islands located on a large shoal area known as the Great Chagos Bank. This expanse of islands and sand cays covers some 22,000 square miles of the Indian Ocean.
Historians believe that the islands were discovered by Portuguese navigators during the 16th Century and remained uninhabited until the 18th Century.
Under the Treaty of Paris of 1814, many of the islands in the Indian Ocean under the control of the French were ceded to Britain, including the Mauritius and the Chagos Islands. In 1965, these islands became the British Indian Ocean Territory (B.I.O.T.).
During the 19th Century the islands were used as plantations, producing copra and coconut oils. Plantations on Diego Garcia were closed in 1971, following a decision to establish the U.S. Navy Support Facility based on the 1966 Exchange of Notes between Great Britain and the United States.
Today, under the command of a Royal Navy Commander, Great Britain maintains a presence on the Island, with the Headquarters, British Forces, BIOT, and the Royal Overseas Police.
In January 1971, U.S. Navy Seabees were transported to the island by landing ship to begin building the U.S. military presence on Diego Garcia. Today Diego Garcia is home to 16 separate commands, including the U.S. Navy Support Facility, which functions as the host command.
The mission of the U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia is "To provide logistic support to operational forces forward deployed to the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf AORs in support of national policy objectives."
NAVSUPPFAC Diego Garcia occupies a critical part on the "tip of the spear" for U.S. military forces by supporting a multitude of unique and challenging mission requirements. Our motto and mission focus is "ONE ISLAND, ONE TEAM, ONE MISSION."
http://www.cnic.navy.mil/diegogarcia/index.htm
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