Very cool chart. Interesting how much energy is in a large lightning bolt, and how relatively little in an average tornado, as most comparisons I’ve seen show an average thunderstorm exceeding the Hiroshima blast. Then again, an average thunderstorm might last an hour, and an “average” tornado is, I suppose, maybe an F1 that lasts 5 minutes...? So, duration is surely at play in these figures.
For comparison, a 1 mile dia. asteroid whacking us would release roughly the equivalent of 2.26E5 Megatons of TNT, or, if I’ve punched my calculator correctly, 452 quadrillion lbs. of TNT.
Alert:..NEW CHILE EARTHQUAKE....
Even the President was evacuated.
A new 7.8-magnitude earthquake strikes Northern Chile following an 8.2-magnitude jolt in the same region..... the day after a deadly 8.2 jolt in the same region, authorities said.
....people in the north who had just endured the latest quake were again ordered to evacuate inland from coastal areas, according to authorities.
The new temblor struck at 2343 (0143 GMT Thursday; 9:43 am, Philippine time), 20 km (14 miles) south of the city of Iquique, the navy’s alert service said.
“Based on its strength a tsunami warning has been issued,” the Chilean national oceanographic agency, known as SHOA, added.
Waves have started lashing the coast, said Ricardo Toro of the national disaster relief agency ONEMI.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who was assessing damage in the northern city of Arica far north of the capital Santiago, was among those evacuated to higher ground, said state run TVN.
http://www.rappler.com/world/regions/latin-america/54572-new-earthquake-rocks-northern-chile