Death toll exceeds * 8,000+ in Nepal 7.8 quake. by AURaptor

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Death toll exceeds * 8,000+ in Nepal 7.8 quake.

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UPDATED: Saturday, May 16, 2015 00:41
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Sunday, April 26, 2015 2:25 PM

America loves a winner!

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/26/nepal-earthquake-dea
th-toll-exceeds-1500-rolling-report

( linked story says 7.9, but either way, very big quake )

usgs site posting 7.8

Tough part of the world for a massive quake. Scores injured and dead at Mt Everest base camp too.

Nepal quake death toll at 6,260 as rescue effort, recovery continues

* updated.

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Sunday, April 26, 2015 5:22 PM

JONGSSTRAW

At least they have their Nepalese hash balls to ease their pain.

Cut, pack, puff ... what earthquake?

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Monday, April 27, 2015 12:02 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Pretty amazing before / after pics already coming in

And reports have the death toll climbing to over 3,000... hope those aren't accurate.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/apr/27/nepal-earthquake-res
cue-efforts-thousands-seek-shelter-rolling-report

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

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" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Monday, April 27, 2015 12:13 AM

AURAPTOR

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Wow Bren, I use to live up in the NW, and never even knew about that area.

Looks cool.

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Monday, April 27, 2015 8:49 AM

MAGONSDAUGHTER

I'm sorry to say I think that death toll is nowhere near what it will end up being. Shocking.

I've had lots of friends hike in Nepal. It sounded like a lovely place to holiday and the Nepalese people have a reputation for being very friendly and hospitable.

Very sad.

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Monday, April 27, 2015 11:13 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

I wonder if Mt. Everest is a bit taller than it was.

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

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Monday, April 27, 2015 2:44 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

You can look at the quake and aftershocks here:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/dyfi/

Oh, btw Brenda, the USGS still lists them as the Queen Charlottes.

SAGAN: We are releasing vast quantities of carbon dioxide, increasing the greenhouse effect. It may not take much to destabilize the Earth's climate, to convert this heaven, our only home in the cosmos, into a kind of hell.

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Monday, April 27, 2015 3:59 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

I wonder if this was the precipitating earthquake

III 5.0 NEPAL28.85°N 82.39°E 41Km Deep
2015-04-21 14:02:19 UTC2015-04-21 19:47:19 LOCAL

to this one four days later

IX 7.8 NEPAL28.15°N 84.71°E 15Km Deep
2015-04-25 06:11:26 UTC2015-04-25 11:56:26 LOCAL

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Monday, April 27, 2015 7:32 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Wow Bren, I use to live up in the NW, and never even knew about that area.

Looks cool.

You may have known those islands by their former name which was the Queen Charlottes. Haida Gwaii is their Haida name and they were renamed after being turned back to the Haida a few years ago. Many old totems and structures up there. Not a large population because of its remoteness.

Naw, was just too young to know my geography. And it seems that's no small patch of island either. Seems it may be a nice place to get away and explore ?

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Monday, April 27, 2015 8:14 PM

1KIKI

Goodbye, kind world (George Monbiot) - In common with all those generations which have contemplated catastrophe, we appear to be incapable of understanding what confronts us.

Anyway, I thought it was cool to look that up and I though you might be interested too.

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Tuesday, April 28, 2015 8:09 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

4400 est dead now.

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 8:35 AM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Fukushima , Haiti, Chile, Indian Ocean tsunami, Nepal ... Been an active , costly decade

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 5:00 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Well, as India is slamming into the continent of S. Asia, veeeeeery slowly, I'd say Mt Everest could get a good bit taller.

May take a few more million years though.

It wasn't even a ant hill when the dinosaurs roamed the Earth. In fact, it was UNDER the surface of the ocean.

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Thursday, April 30, 2015 5:39 PM

KPO

Sometimes you own the libs. Sometimes, the libs own you.

Amateur footage from Bhaktapur of when the quake struck, and the temples started falling:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-32541418

I was there only a couple of years ago.

It's not personal. It's just war.

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 6:48 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

A major earthquake struck Nepal today, just weeks after the country was devastated by a deadly quake, that left 36 dead and over 1,000 injured.

The 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck at a depth of 11.5 miles, according to the United States Geological Survey.

It was followed closely by at least five aftershocks measuring from magnitude 5.6 to magnitude 6.3.

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The epicenter of the earthquake is located near the town of Namche Bazaar, close to Mount Everest and about 47 miles east of the capital of Kathmandu.

In Kathmandu, today's quake sent people rushing outside of their homes into the streets. Police gave no immediate estimate on damage.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/major-earthquake-strikes-nepal/sto
ry?id=30973785

Fathom the hypocrisy of a government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured... but not everyone must prove they are a citizen

I'm just a red pill guy in a room full of blue pill addicts.

" AU, that was great, LOL!! " - Chrisisall

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Tuesday, May 12, 2015 10:44 PM

AURAPTOR

America loves a winner!

Geologically, it's a marvel to have 2 such events occur in such close proximity, but man... such a heavy toll.

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 4:54 PM

AURAPTOR

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That sounds reasonable. Everest didn't get to be so tall gently or softly. Mountain building is a powerful, violent process.

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