Comments on: Australia isn’t ready for a tsunami http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/ now with extra source Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:09:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom McLoughlin http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39419 Tom McLoughlin Thu, 01 Oct 2009 02:52:41 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39419 Prof Ian Plimer a respected geologist, and it might be said discredited climate change skeptic, was on abc 702 Sydney Glover show yesterday and made the compelling point that mega tsunami - say 50 metres plus are fairly common in geological time. Like every 300 years or so. In his words - a blink of the eye. He gave examples of uncontroversial evidence ocean bottom rock thrust onto bluffs and inland as proof positive in both the Mediteranean (spelling?) and also here in Australia - I think he said East Coast. He also noted a Roman Port that is now inland and 15 m above sea level now. In effect stuff happens. He also said earthquakes are very common like 10,000 a year and appeared to agree with the proposition they are more noteworthy now due to modern communications and increased population. I think he might have also said we are probably due statistically speaking for such whopper. He also mentioned the energy is such that like Krakatoa - the tsunami bump went round the world ... twice and was noticed in England and Europe generally. Prof Ian Plimer a respected geologist, and it might be said discredited climate change skeptic, was on abc 702 Sydney Glover show yesterday and made the compelling point that mega tsunami - say 50 metres plus are fairly common in geological time. Like every 300 years or so. In his words - a blink of the eye.

He gave examples of uncontroversial evidence ocean bottom rock thrust onto bluffs and inland as proof positive in both the Mediteranean (spelling?) and also here in Australia - I think he said East Coast.

He also noted a Roman Port that is now inland and 15 m above sea level now. In effect stuff happens. He also said earthquakes are very common like 10,000 a year and appeared to agree with the proposition they are more noteworthy now due to modern communications and increased population.

I think he might have also said we are probably due statistically speaking for such whopper. He also mentioned the energy is such that like Krakatoa - the tsunami bump went round the world … twice and was noticed in England and Europe generally.

]]> By: Joan Halford http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39402 Joan Halford Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:23:43 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39402 This is not scaremongering. A tsunami risk to Australia's east coast exists from the seismic fault south of New Zealand for instance, which could reach us in 2 - 3 hours. If a destructive tsunami occurred at night, how do you think that would go down for waterfront residents sleeping within a few metres of sea level? A mobile phone warning system is urgently required, plus other measures on the ground. This is not scaremongering. A tsunami risk to Australia’s east coast exists from the seismic fault south of New Zealand for instance, which could reach us in 2 - 3 hours. If a destructive tsunami occurred at night, how do you think that would go down for waterfront residents sleeping within a few metres of sea level? A mobile phone warning system is urgently required, plus other measures on the ground.

]]> By: Keith is not my real name http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39322 Keith is not my real name Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:57:53 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39322 From @litikambourne on twitter Breaking News - Australian woman killed in Samoa. From @litikambourne on twitter

Breaking News - Australian woman killed in Samoa.

]]> By: John Bennetts http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39308 John Bennetts Wed, 30 Sep 2009 03:24:53 +0000 http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/30/australia-isnt-ready-for-a-tsunami-2/#comment-39308 Scare mongering, Ben? The good news is, that all of the steps have been taken care of since 2004, up to and including notifications to media. The final step, leading to individual text messages to mobile phone users in the at-risk area is being finalised so that it will harmonise with whatever emergency warning system is adopted for bush fire purposes in Victoria, and probably duplicated around the nation. Nothing dramatic, but certainly informative and welcome news to me. Leave the sensationalising to the News Corp outlets - they are experts at it. Thanks for the update. Nice to know. Scare mongering, Ben?

The good news is, that all of the steps have been taken care of since 2004, up to and including notifications to media. The final step, leading to individual text messages to mobile phone users in the at-risk area is being finalised so that it will harmonise with whatever emergency warning system is adopted for bush fire purposes in Victoria, and probably duplicated around the nation.

Nothing dramatic, but certainly informative and welcome news to me.

Leave the sensationalising to the News Corp outlets - they are experts at it.

Thanks for the update. Nice to know.

]]>