Natural Hazards: Crash Course Geography #27
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Date: 2022-04-04
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Mar-a
The rules of the tsunami:
If you are at the beach, and an earthquake strikes, strong enough that you can't stand or walk normally, get away from the sea as fast as you can, toward the hills or the tallest building. Don't wait for orders or official calls.
If the quake was minor, but the waters noticeably and rapidly retire from the beach, same, and faster if possible.
Same, if the waters just retire and it's not the time for the low tide. Even more so if there are news of an earthquake in a neighboring place.
Don't stop to get your things. A tsunami can arrive in 15 minutes or even less. Some water and a blanket is all what you'll immediately need.
When in a safe place, stay there for about 8 to 24 hours. After that, whatever could happen will have happened. Before that, it might be still risky to go back.
Experience: In Chilean 2010 major earthquake and tsunami, most people in the affected coast, trusting our national instinct and lore, run to the hills. The government, at the moment badly informed about the quake's magnitude, told people there was no risk of tsunami, so they could go back to their houses. Many did. The tsunami got them.
So, with all due respect toward all elected or not elected authorities, don't go back at least for a few hours.
That was a bit of very hardly earned experience for you.
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The rules of the tsunami:
If you are at the beach, and an earthquake strikes, strong enough that you can't stand or walk normally, get away from the sea as fast as you can, toward the hills or the tallest building. Don't wait for orders or official calls.
If the quake was minor, but the waters noticeably and rapidly retire from the beach, same, and faster if possible.
Same, if the waters just retire and it's not the time for the low tide. Even more so if there are news of an earthquake in a neighboring place.
Don't stop to get your things. A tsunami can arrive in 15 minutes or even less. Some water and a blanket is all what you'll immediately need.
When in a safe place, stay there for about 8 to 24 hours. After that, whatever could happen will have happened. Before that, it might be still risky to go back.
Experience: In Chilean 2010 major earthquake and tsunami, most people in the affected coast, trusting our national instinct and lore, run to the hills. The government, at the moment badly informed about the quake's magnitude, told people there was no risk of tsunami, so they could go back to their houses. Many did. The tsunami got them.
So, with all due respect toward all elected or not elected authorities, don't go back at least for a few hours.
That was a bit of very hardly earned experience for you.
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Mar-a
Chilean here. A saying: -It isn't the earthquake what kills you, it's the building falling on you. - An aspect not touched here regarding disaster prevention was politics/government/regulations. In Chile we are considerably less worried about earthquakes' effects because there is an strict set of regulations about building. Take that into account when voting for your next authorities. In Chile, building regulations are not even an arguable subject, but maybe where you live there can be a choosing between candidates who propose costly disaster preventive regulations and others who prefer to save that money for other investments with a more immediate benefit.
Choose wisely.
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Chilean here. A saying: -It isn't the earthquake what kills you, it's the building falling on you. - An aspect not touched here regarding disaster prevention was politics/government/regulations. In Chile we are considerably less worried about earthquakes' effects because there is an strict set of regulations about building. Take that into account when voting for your next authorities. In Chile, building regulations are not even an arguable subject, but maybe where you live there can be a choosing between candidates who propose costly disaster preventive regulations and others who prefer to save that money for other investments with a more immediate benefit.
Choose wisely.
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Sonja
I live in Mississippi and surviving Katrina was - well it was something, I can say that much. A LOT of the Southeast US has tax problems and lacks decent infrastructure, and Katrina laid that bare for the entire world to see. I think things have gotten a little better in the years since, but there's still a heck of a way to go, because the most vulnerable people are STILL in the same position they were before; there's effort to help, but it's moving a mountain with a tablespoon measure.
Great video - looking forward to Part Two of this series!
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I live in Mississippi and surviving Katrina was - well it was something, I can say that much. A LOT of the Southeast US has tax problems and lacks decent infrastructure, and Katrina laid that bare for the entire world to see. I think things have gotten a little better in the years since, but there's still a heck of a way to go, because the most vulnerable people are STILL in the same position they were before; there's effort to help, but it's moving a mountain with a tablespoon measure.
Great video - looking forward to Part Two of this series!
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Celina
If you want a place free of almost all forms of natural disasters, plenty of access to fresh water, fertile soil and weather that rarely becomes extreme come to Zambia. Not only are we landlocked and far from costal regions, we are right in the middle of safe zone so no earthquakes or volcanoes. We are also the source of the Zambezi which is where the name Zambia comes from.
Note: It's pronounced Zamb-e-zi with 'e' as in egg. I see a lot of nature doccies pronounce it wrong and it irks me lol
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If you want a place free of almost all forms of natural disasters, plenty of access to fresh water, fertile soil and weather that rarely becomes extreme come to Zambia. Not only are we landlocked and far from costal regions, we are right in the middle of safe zone so no earthquakes or volcanoes. We are also the source of the Zambezi which is where the name Zambia comes from.
Note: It's pronounced Zamb-e-zi with 'e' as in egg. I see a lot of nature doccies pronounce it wrong and it irks me lol
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Beth
An example of disaster preparedness - I live in Wellington, NZ - earthquake prone and recently the building I work in was closed because it had an earthquake safety assessment and failed miserably - we are all working from home now and may not see the inside of the building again until 2024 due to earthquake strengthening. All buildings in the city have to meet certain standards regarding earthquakes specifically which is pretty cool
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An example of disaster preparedness - I live in Wellington, NZ - earthquake prone and recently the building I work in was closed because it had an earthquake safety assessment and failed miserably - we are all working from home now and may not see the inside of the building again until 2024 due to earthquake strengthening. All buildings in the city have to meet certain standards regarding earthquakes specifically which is pretty cool
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Eric
The only place in the US that I would like to live in is the Pacific Northwest. Basically, Seattle. Everywhere else gets either way too hot in summer, way too cold in winter, or just has way too few people to be enjoyable.
The place I'm _actually_ wanting to live in is London, tbh.
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The only place in the US that I would like to live in is the Pacific Northwest. Basically, Seattle. Everywhere else gets either way too hot in summer, way too cold in winter, or just has way too few people to be enjoyable.
The place I'm _actually_ wanting to live in is London, tbh.
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Alex
This is why the British Isles are a sound place to be. We basically never get anything beyond some flooding every now and then and a Gale that you would rather be inside for.
Do not even have dangerous animals. Just gotta watch out for Smackheads and Roadmen and you're safe.
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This is why the British Isles are a sound place to be. We basically never get anything beyond some flooding every now and then and a Gale that you would rather be inside for.
Do not even have dangerous animals. Just gotta watch out for Smackheads and Roadmen and you're safe.
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Kristi
What are the hurricanes that are happening more frequent due to climate change caused by humans? Natural disasters or human made events? Maybe human made natural disasters?
IDK, I just don't feel like we can call it natural anymore.
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What are the hurricanes that are happening more frequent due to climate change caused by humans? Natural disasters or human made events? Maybe human made natural disasters?
IDK, I just don't feel like we can call it natural anymore.
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RokSimmer
I-d live in Sydney even tho it-s in the ring on fire and NSW gets bush fires but cities don-t get them as there is no bush close enough. I have family there and I love the outdoor lifestyle and I-d be close 2 the surf!
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I-d live in Sydney even tho it-s in the ring on fire and NSW gets bush fires but cities don-t get them as there is no bush close enough. I have family there and I love the outdoor lifestyle and I-d be close 2 the surf!
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Eustache
Singapore (and Malaysia) are pretty much protected by Indonesia & the Philippines from earthquake, tsunami, volcano activities & typhoon from the west, south & east. But the hot & humid climate there sucks big time.
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Singapore (and Malaysia) are pretty much protected by Indonesia & the Philippines from earthquake, tsunami, volcano activities & typhoon from the west, south & east. But the hot & humid climate there sucks big time.
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