Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Hurricanes, Mudslides

[Lafaucheuse 4,051]

New earthquake of 6.4 in the South of Turkey… 

[Sir Creep 7,070]

11 hours ago, Lafaucheuse said:

New earthquake of 6.4 in the South of Turkey… 

This keeps up it’ll knock Istanbul back to Constantinople.

 

[gcreptile 10,975]

Yes, the 'real' big one will hit Istanbul, and we'll be talking six-figure if not seven-figure deaths.

It will happen eventually, the way the fault lines are.

[diego 1,985]

On February 18 and 19 it rained more than 600mm on the north coast of the State of SP in Brazil, causing landslides, flooding and 64 deaths in the city of São Sebastião and 1 in Ubatuba
Sorry for the delay in posting, but I was traveling when it happened and forgot to post here when I got back

https://cultura.uol.com.br/noticias/56521_sao-sebastiao-tem-novos-deslizamentos-na-madrugada-desta-terca-feira-28.html

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enchentes_e_deslizamentos_de_terra_no_Litoral_Norte_de_São_Paulo_em_2023

[diego 1,985]

Earthquake hits Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Mexico,leaving at least 14 dead,reached 6.8 on the Richter scale

Terremoto de magnitude 6,5 deixa 14 mortos no Equador e Peru – Mundo – CartaCapital

[diego 1,985]

Tornado kills 23 and brings devastation to Mississippi

Tornado mata 23 pessoas e traz devastação ao Mississippi - BBC News

[lilham 757]

1 hour ago, diego said:

Tornado kills 23 and brings devastation to Mississippi

Tornado mata 23 pessoas e traz devastação ao Mississippi - BBC News

Mississippi is also one of those states that do not use federal funds to provide safe infrastructure, safe drinking water, etc. for their citizens. Instead they give the money to millionaire football players like Brett Favre. Very sad for them; I've been there once and hopefully never going again.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

At least 127 people have died after floods and landslides hit Rwanda's northern and western province.  Rwanda's public broadcaster RBA reports that the casualty numbers are expected to increase as floodwaters continue to rise.

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[Steve 603]

13 dead as a result of apocalyptic flooding in Northern Italy, 13000 people displaced.

[YoungWillz 21,050]

Hurricane and earthquake combo hits California.

 

I'm looking at you Albert Hammond!

 

 

[time 8,611]

3 hours ago, YoungWillz said:

Hurricane and earthquake combo hits California.

 

I'm looking at you Albert Hammond!

 

 

It pours, man, it pours!

[YoungWillz 21,050]

Watching the coverage of the hurricane hitting Florida.

 

We must all pray for the safety of the meth crocs.

 

Can't help wondering what the late Pat Robertson would make of it. Would it be God's punishment on the 6 week abortion ban? Or the Don't Say Gay bill? Oh no, Pat wouldn't be for all that.

 

Anyhow, all the above is just a little bit of fun. My thoughts and prayers for the safety of everyone are with them. And remember, it's never too soon to talk about climate change, people.

[The Old Crem 3,605]

An Earthquake in Afghanistan has left at least 15 dead. 

[Bentrovato 1,088]

Something closer to home. Iceland volcano: Emergency declared over volcano Fagradalsfjall eruption concerns - BBC News

[YoungWillz 21,050]

7.5 magnitude earthquake hits Taiwan. Tsunami warning issued for Japan. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/03/taiwan-earthquake-magnitude-tsunami-warning-japan-okinawa

[YoungWillz 21,050]

Unusual East Coast earthquake - 4.8 off New York.

 

Is it me, or are earthquakes getting really common these days?

[Ulitzer95 12,642]

5 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Unusual East Coast earthquake - 4.8 off New York.

 

Is it me, or are earthquakes getting really common these days?

An earthquake has to be 7+ to be considered major. There are only on average 15 of those per year on the entire planet.

There are variations from year to year. It goes up and down, but there's no evidence to suggest they're becoming more or less frequent in general.

[YoungWillz 21,050]

3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said:

An earthquake has to be 7+ to be considered major. There are only on average 15 of those per year on the entire planet.

There are variations from year to year. It goes up and down, but there's no evidence to suggest they're becoming more or less frequent in general.

Cheers, it's not something I pay much attention to, living in a country where your earthquakes are rare and having forgotten everything about tectonic plates I ever learned in Geography (might have been my second year of Secondary School, I gave the subject up).

 

So that was a looong time ago. 

 

I guess I see the reports on here and on the tellybox and am more aware of them.

[lilham 757]

17 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Unusual East Coast earthquake - 4.8 off New York.

 

Is it me, or are earthquakes getting really common these days?

I didn't feel it in Boston but other people I know did.

It is unusual here.

I lived in California and Washington state, and went through 6.8 and 7.2 earthquakes respectively there that I did feel.

[Death Impends 7,977]

I felt it in NJ. Second earthquake I felt in my life, first was 2011.

 

 

Earthquakes are so extremely rare in NJ that both times were just a minute of mild shaking yet I felt like the world was going to end. Today it took me about an hour for my nerves to fully settle.

[The Unknown Man 584]

1 hour ago, YoungWillz said:

Unusual East Coast earthquake - 4.8 off New York.

 

Is it me, or are earthquakes getting really common these days?

I felt it in New Jersey as well. The first earthquake I felt since 2011.

[gcreptile 10,975]

670 people feared buried under landslide in Papua Newguinea:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckkkyxvdv5eo

[Sir Creep 7,070]

On 26/05/2024 at 04:49, gcreptile said:

670 people feared buried under landslide in Papua Newguinea:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckkkyxvdv5eo

And all 670 in situ have better grammar than you.
Papua, New Guinea

[arrowsmith 447]

21 minutes ago, Sir Creep said:

And all 670 in situ have better grammar than you.
Papua, New Guinea

I rather think inserting an unnecessary comma is as dumb as running two words together. 

[Toast 16,141]

9 hours ago, Sir Creep said:

And all 670 in situ have better grammar than you.
Papua, New Guinea

 

The name of the country is Papua New Guinea.

New Guinea is the name of the principal island, which is shared with Indonesia.