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I hadn't linked to the tsunami thing yet because everyone has heard of it, and there didn't seem to be any information to pass on. There still isn't. But the confirmed death count midway down this page is too horrifying to let pass without comment, as is this:
"The known toll stands above 50,000 but estimates suggest thousands more are dead, many of them children."
If you've got a spare $20, please put it to good use. I know there's a warning system for this sort of thing established in the Pacific that experts say could have saved thousands of lives - why wasn't there one in the Indian Ocean?
"The known toll stands above 50,000 but estimates suggest thousands more are dead, many of them children."
If you've got a spare $20, please put it to good use. I know there's a warning system for this sort of thing established in the Pacific that experts say could have saved thousands of lives - why wasn't there one in the Indian Ocean?
Because the probability of a tsunami capable of causing serious damage in the Indian Ocean has always been so incredibly low that it was never considered necessary to have a warning system there. But they're common in the Pacific, so the warning system was put in place.
Posted by
Christa |
9:49 PM
Ah thanks - the question definitely wasn't rhetorical, and I'm glad someone knew the answer.
Posted by
Ian |
3:01 AM