I assume majority of us Americans do not know what it feels like to experience a 7 to 9 earthquake /tsunami ( March 11, 2011, in Japan ) , an off -the charts typhoon ( as in 200 mile/hr super typhoon / 240 mile /hr. wind gust/ tsunami – like storm ocean surge, Nov.11, 2013 in the Philippines) and the second biggest volcanic eruption of the 20th century and the largest that occurred in a densely populated area (June 11, 1991 in the Philippines ) , tsunami that originated in Sumatra, and devastated 5 other countries ( Thailand, Sri Lanka, etc , in 2004 ) that caused the death of almost half a million people.
I’m now remembering the 7th anniversary of Japan’s 3/11 earthquake and tsunami.
I’ve been obsessing about this for 2 weeks now, watching all the videos , including the ones in the Philippines. I am in awe of the destructive forces of nature. The storm in New Orleans was Category 3 when in reached landfall…… the one in the Philippines was more than Category 5 , the highest category , and they said , it should have been Category 7 if there was such a category. Filipinos are used to typhoons. They will shrug off Category 3, and maybe Category 5 or more . After all, they get at least 2 dozen typhoons a year. What devastated the area was the unexpected tsunami -like storm surge which the country had never experienced before. The people were angry at the warnings because they weren’t told a tsunami would follow. The Philippine Weather Bureau did warn of a storm surge over and over , but the people countered they didn’t understand what a storm surge was. They should have used the term tsunami , instead of friggin’ storm surge. Well, I understand the logic. The contentious interchange would have been comical if it wasn’t so tragic. What made this event even more tragic was the fact a nearby Philippine island, Bohol, suffered a 8.0 earthquake a month before Haiyan typhoon.
The Ring of Fire
The Ring of Fire is a horse -shoe shaped area surrounding the Pacific Oceans….it’s a string of volcanoes, ocean trenches, tectonic plates and intense volcanic and seismic activities.
a) It is home to 452 volcanoes….. 75% of the world’s active ones are located within this ring.
Mt. Pinatubo eruption, 1991, ( Philippines) second biggest in 20th century, and caused the lowering of world’s temperature by 1 F .
2) Roughly 90% of all the world’s earthquakes occur here.
3) It stretches about 25,000miles from new Zealand northwest to the Philippines, northeast to Japan, east to Alaska, south to Oregon, California ( San Andreas plate ) Mexico, and the Andes Mountains of South America.
Here’s the thing….. Japan ‘s Tokyo has one of the most beautiful skyline in the world. The city of Metro-Manila, Philippines , is currently #12 in the world’s most beautiful city skyline. I mean, how many cities are there in the world ? That means, beautiful skyscrapers, tall buildings, etc. I hope these 2 cities are fully prepared for the inevitable. It’s a scary thought.
Manila………….
This is all for now. Bye and peace.
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