JG. Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Last night I was watching TV, a documentary about some earthquake in Kobe (Japan) in 1995. In fact, it was on my birthday. But that is irrelevant. I made this thread to ask you: do YOU realize the unforgivingness of Mother Nature? The quake in Kobe killed 5000 people and did damage equalling 150 BILLION US dollars, the largest cost of a natural disaster, not counting the 2004 Tsunami. Here's a list of more costly disasters: Boxing Day 2004 Earthquake/TsunamiLocation: The Indian OceanLives Lost: To many to be recorded. Around 230.000 is the rough estimate.Damage Caused: Unmeasurable Hurricane KatrinaLocation: Carribean Sea and South USALives Lost: About 2500Damage Caused: 90 BILLION US dollars 2008 Sichuan EarthquakeLocation: Mainland China (but also caused tremors in neighboring regions) Lives Lost: At least over 60,000 (and that is the only lives only)Damage Cost: Over 75 million US dollars Discuss the unforgiving power of Mother Nature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JoshIcy Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 We are not responsible for Plate Tectonics.It's sad, sure. But by no way our or her fault =/... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liger Zero Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Like he said thats not our fault but it is very sad what happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted January 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Have I ever said that it was our fault? No, but it is very sad, yes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGAKITTY Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 See: Siuchuan earthquake. Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyhe Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Last night I was watching TV' date=' a documentary about some earthquake in Kobe (Japan) in 1995. In fact, it was on my birthday. But that is irrelevant. I made this thread to ask you: do YOU realize the unforgivingness of Mother Nature? The quake in Kobe killed 5000 people and did damage equalling 150 BILLION US dollars, the largest cost of a natural disaster, not counting the 2004 Tsunami. Here's a list of more costly disasters: [b']Boxing Day 2004 Earthquake/Tsunami[/b]Location: The Indian OceanLives Lost: To many to be recorded. Around 230.000 is the rough estimate.Damage Caused: Unmeasurable Hurricane KatrinaLocation: Carribean Sea and South USALives Lost: About 2500Damage Caused: 90 BILLION US dollars Discuss the unforgiving power of Mother Nature.You missed out something: 2008 Sichuan EarthquakeLocation: Mainland China (but also caused tremors in neighboring regions) Lives Lost: at least over 60,000 (and that is the only lives only)Damage Cost: over US$75 million Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davok Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Nature is not a sentient being or even an actual entity so it can neither forgive nor not forgive. Besides, it keeps the human population in check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyhe Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 And not to mention that all those disasters are divine atonement for humans cruelty to NAature after years of killing & pollution...May Judgment Day be upon us all!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 It is our fault. Learn your geography people. We cause landslides >_> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Beasto Perezoso Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Many things are inevitable, but many things are caused by us humans totally throwing nature out of balance. Many of the trees you see in forests are invasive species and should not even be here in the US.Corn is just an example of this.It was not originally here, but now look every around you and you see corn fields.Buckthorn and Hawthorn and even more intusive, but people tend not to see them becasuse they blend in too well.If you ever look into a forest preserve in the winter that is not regularly burned, any green you see is most likely one of the "thorns."And most forests today are just a forest fire waiting to happen. They should be burned already!Humans have just seemed to ruin this planet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Many things are inevitable' date=' but many things are caused by us humans totally throwing nature out of balance. Many of the trees you see in forests are invasive species and should not even be here in the US.Corn is just an example of this.It was not originally here, but now look every around you and you see corn fields.Buckthorn and Hawthorn and even more intusive, but people tend not to see them becasuse they blend in too well.If you ever look into a forest preserve in the winter that is not regularly burned, any green you see is most likely one of the "thorns."And most forests today are just a forest fire waiting to happen. They should be burned already!Humans have just seemed to ruin this planet...[/quote'] *coughClimateChangecough* Maybe we should stick with plans for a magnetic levitation road system or rechargeable batteries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 We are not responsible for Plate Tectonics.It's sad' date=' sure. But by no way our or her fault =/...[/quote'] You ain't responsible for me in any way, shape, or form, buster. And, besides, you spelled my name wrong, and I'm not a girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 We are not responsible for Plate Tectonics.It's sad' date=' sure. But by no way our or her fault =/...[/quote'] You ain't responsible for me in any way, shape, or form, buster. And, besides, you spelled my name wrong, and I'm not a girl. Lulz. What does Earthquakes have to do with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bury the year Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 We are not responsible for Plate Tectonics.It's sad' date=' sure. But by no way our or her fault =/...[/quote'] You ain't responsible for me in any way, shape, or form, buster. And, besides, you spelled my name wrong, and I'm not a girl. Lulz. What does Earthquakes have to do with you? Ever see me when I'm pissed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
「tea.leaf」 Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I love how people like to forget the China quake from last March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Siuchan Earthquake added. I just found it on Wikipedia as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabris Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'll just post here to LOL about people tryin' to personify nonlivin' forces; give 'em oxygen, neurons, and muscles, just to act as scapegoats/scarecrows/whatever to the cupidities of humanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cin Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Funny how you rank Costly by Cost to the Economy, why isn't the world's Deadlist Earthquake on there? Over 3/4s of a million dead in 1556. How about how unforgiving mother nature was in Alaska in 1958, with MASSIVE 1720 foot Tsunami. (Largest ever recorded), it stripped away everything below 1720 feet back in. Soley Earthquake caused Tsunamis are babies. (Try Volcano/Land Slide or Earthquake/Land Slide, then my friend you get giants. They say the worst Tsunami will be Volcano/Landslide, possibly before the Volcano even Erupts). Or the devastation that Tambora caused when it erupted in 1815? Which caused the Year without a Summer. The ones you listed are too modern and too small to really get the feel of how devastating Mother Nature can be. (Except the Boxing Day Tsunami.) Mother Nature will do what she will do, she's probably more control of the weather than what goes underneath out Feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tabris Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 ^ We always forget that "Mother Nature" has no neurons, muscles, bones, or anythin' else that would constitute it as a human (or a member of an advanced specie for that matter), yet we try and try and try to put a personality - a face, dare I say - to "her" (a pathetic attempt, really, at washin' our hands at our capability at dealin' with these disasters). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyhe Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I'll just post here to LOL about people tryin' to personify nonlivin' forces; give 'em oxygen' date=' neurons, and muscles, just to act as scapegoats/scarecrows/whatever to the cupidities of humanity.[/quote']Then let us think in terms of biology: In the "body" (world), we are the "germs & virus" & the natural disasters are the "anti-bodies". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JG. Posted January 31, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Ok Blood Rose, I get your point. But 1720 feet!? Are you serious that is *does maths* about 600 meters! Holy crap... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikachu Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 I love how people like to forget the China quake from last March. It's May. How could you not know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Altair Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 We need some disasters where we currently are =P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrekstasy Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Many things are inevitable' date=' but many things are caused by us humans totally throwing nature out of balance. Many of the trees you see in forests are invasive species and should not even be here in the US.[b']Corn is just an example of this.It was not originally here, but now look every around you and you see corn fields.[/b]Buckthorn and Hawthorn and even more intusive, but people tend not to see them becasuse they blend in too well.If you ever look into a forest preserve in the winter that is not regularly burned, any green you see is most likely one of the "thorns."And most forests today are just a forest fire waiting to happen. They should be burned already!Humans have just seemed to ruin this planet... Corn is a native species to the Americas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tiger Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 These are sad, but there is nothing we can do to stop them. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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