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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on March 17, 2011, 01:46

Title: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: sam on March 17, 2011, 01:46

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Though Friday's Japan earthquake—which spawned a tsunami and damaged a nuclear power plant—was the largest to strike the country since the dawn of modern seismology, it wasn't the long dreaded "big one," experts say.

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110315-japan-earthquake-tsunami-big-one-science/

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Clive on March 17, 2011, 08:28

Oh that makes very cheerful reading Sam!   :o

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Rik on March 17, 2011, 09:23

I'm just going to go and hang myself. ;)

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Simon on March 17, 2011, 10:27

You wouldn't want to live there, would you?  This will no doubt affect their tourist industry too. 

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Rik on March 17, 2011, 10:30

Not to mention manufacturing industry. The financial implications are yet to be fully examined, but I expect them to have major implications, eg Korea will benefit massively. If I'm right, then North Korea might start getting itchy trigger fingers again, eyeing all that evil capitalist wealth in the south.

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Simon on March 17, 2011, 11:40

:sigh:

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: sam on March 17, 2011, 13:51

Not to *our* mention manufacturing industry.

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Clive on March 17, 2011, 15:56

Quote from: Simon on March 17, 2011, 10:27

This will no doubt affect their tourist industry too. 

A friend of mine has just returned from a holiday in that region.  He's very upset about the events as he believes (rightly or wrongly) that some of the people he met would have died.

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Simon on March 17, 2011, 16:00

That's sobering. 

Title: Re: Japan Earthquake Not the "Big One"?
Post by: Rik on March 17, 2011, 17:05

It is, and he's probably right.