Natural Disasters

[TheSelfishGene]

So the part of Australia that was flooded earlier in the year, Queensland, has a category 5 cyclone off the coast, which is expected to hit at about 11pm local time, which is in about 4 hours.

The cyclone is absolutley massive. Here's what it looks like superimposed over the United States, to give people a perspective on the scale if it


Here's the source of the image, an the article also has other comparisons.


Here's hoping that everyone comes through the other side ok...

[Trent]

Poor Australia is all I have to say. First the flood, and now this...

[Darkmoon]

That's a monster. My sincere hope is that no one is harmed.

[DONNIemo]

Queensland is so fucked this year I have friends over there, I hope they will still have homes to go back too

1hour and 30 mins till it hits

[Mr. Spencer]

Gene, now look what you've done!

[DONNIemo]

Reports of 290km/h clocked winds, jesus. Tearing houses apart.

[SinValentine]

this is really terrible, i hope you guys manage to stay safe. my ex lives over in sydney, i wonder what it's like over there

[DONNIemo]

New Zealand just got hit by a 6.3 earthquake jesus what is happening to the world.

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/earthquake-hits-christchurch/story-e6freon6-1226009957590

http://www.news.com.au/world/quake-aftershock-hits-christchurch/story-e6frfkyi-1226009960218

I hope they are ok.

[Mr. Spencer]

New Zealand just got hit by a 6.3 earthquake jesus what is happening to the world.

The same thing that has been happening for millennia.

Also, it's interesting how almost all these natural disasters affect the antipodean world. It's almost as though they don't happen anywhere else!

[DONNIemo]

I know they are common duh, It's just strange for New Zealand.

[Rombie]

Not really, we expect quakes. Christchurch got lucky last Sept with a 7.1 and no deaths, mostly because it was deeper, further away from the city, and happened at 4.30 in the morning. This time it was lunch time, 9km outside of the CBD, and while it was a 6.3 it was only 5km deep. We've had I think maybe 10 quakes over 6 in the past year or two.

[Mr. Spencer]

I know they are common duh, It's just strange for New Zealand.

And evidently you appear to have missed my sarcasm.

[Trent]

I think the Pacific just exploded.

[aris13]

It's absolutely horrible and I hope that there aren't too many casualties.

[DONNIemo]

Jesus christ! What the hell is happening to the world?!?!?! This is horrible, we were watching it like at work huddled around a tv. Its so sad watching all those helpless people on the farm fields

This sucks