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https://www.zerohedge.com/weat...and-bridges-collapse A 6.8 magnitude earthquake rattled much of Taiwan on Sunday, which followed a 6.4 magnitude earthquake Saturday, according to Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau (CWB). The magnitude 6.8 quake hit around 2:44 pm local time (0644 GMT), with an epicenter in Taitung county, a town in the eastern part of the island nation. CWB said the quake was recorded at a relatively shallow depth of 7 kilometers (4 miles). The US Geological Survey initially reported that the quake registered a 7.2 magnitude but revised it to 6.9 -- still a higher reading than CWB's estimate. More at link _________________________ "Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it." Mark Twain | ||
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More than 600 trapped by blocked mountain roads. Maybe we should all review the "gear you keep in your vehicle" thread. | |||
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My understanding, mostly based on my daughter's trips to Taiwan, is that they have very strict seismic building codes; that the high-rises in Taipei are built to withstand quakes. We see from the videos and reports that it really is best to live in a prosperous, westernized country where there is respect for the individual, and public safety is given high priority. Over the course of the 20th century and after, there has been a very dramatic decline in deaths from natural disasters. That is not because there are fewer disasters, but there is more preparedness and better responses. _________________________ “ What all the wise men promised has not happened, and what all the damned fools said would happen has come to pass.”— Lord Melbourne | |||
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