Earthquakes, Wildfires, Tsunamis, and Other Non-Weather Natural Events

Post by **Shyster** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:13 am

Because earthquakes aren't weather.

Post by **mikey** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:21 am

I didn't know there was discussion in the weather thread...

Well, I survived my first (as of now)...

Post by **Ad@m** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:45 am

Post by **dodint** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 11:56 am

Can I talk about the eclipse here? What if I want to reference how inevitably cloudy it will be?

Post by **robbiestoupe** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 12:01 pm

“Other non-weather related natural events” covers eclipses. Fire away

Clouds are right out

Post by **mikey** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:00 pm

Just felt an aftershock here.

Post by **Lemon Berry Lobster** » Fri Apr 05, 2024 6:01 pm

Maybe your wife will feel one day as well <3

Post by **Shyster** » Mon Apr 29, 2024 6:14 pm

Volcanic lightning!

Post by **Shyster** » Tue May 28, 2024 1:28 am

This story is both crazy and tragic. A landslide in a remote area of Papua New Guinea basically wiped out an entire village, with more than 2,000 people unaccounted for. The slide also wiped out the road to the area, so only helicopters can get in for now.

https://x.com/Allareblessed2/status/1795322572180971761

Post by **Shyster** » Wed May 29, 2024 12:00 am

Post by **meecrofilm** » Sat Jun 01, 2024 10:57 am

Damn. That is crazy.

Post by **RonnieFranchise** » Thu Oct 10, 2024 8:08 pm

Northern Lights are on tonight, they look better in a photo but you can definitely see them here in Beaver County. Deep purple.

Post by **Shyster** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 1:53 pm

Post by **MR25** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 2:00 pm

Tsunami warnings all up and down the west coast

Post by **MR25** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 2:08 pm

Post by **tifosi77** » Thu Dec 05, 2024 2:21 pm

USGS showing distinct his at 10:44 (M7.0), 10:47 (M5.8), 10:48 (M2.5), 11:02 (M3.3), 11:05 (M3.7), and 11:10 (M2.4).

Post by **tifosi77** » Tue Dec 10, 2024 10:56 am

My commute is on fire today, so that's fun.

Post by **Shyster** » Tue Dec 10, 2024 7:34 pm

I don't think Waze has an "avoid wildfires" setting.

Post by **tifosi77** » Tue Dec 10, 2024 8:32 pm

Waze sent commuters toward California wildfires, drivers say

(Seven years ago almost to the day)

Post by **DigitalGypsy66** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 7:31 am

Waze gives me Christmas parade warnings tho

Post by **tifosi77** » Wed Dec 11, 2024 4:30 pm

To be fair both GMaps and Waze tried to direct me to routes with active road closures (because of the fire) this morning.

Post by **tifosi77** » Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:18 pm

New wildfire alert!

There's currently a fire along the coast in the Palisades that's effectively cutting the western part of the city in half with all the road closures. News alerts went from "There's a fire in the Palisades" to "EVACUATE THE PALISADES RUN FOR YOUR LIFE" in about 30 minutes. 0 to 3,000 acres in about 7 hrs.

100s of people got stuck in traffic and abandoned their cars along Sunset Blvd and Palisades Dr during the mandatory evacuation of what is now up to around 30,000 residents of that area. They had to bring in a forklift to physically plow the cars to the side so fire trucks could get through. Thankfully local resident and concerned citizen Steven Gutenberg - Carey Mahoney! - has been on the TV talking about the urgency of responsible evacuation (e.g. "If you must abandon your car, leave the keys behind so responders can move your dopey s**t out da way.")

I left work around noon and it took 2 hrs to get home because all of the coastal traffic was diverted inland and congesting the roads. So it's another work-from-home week for Uncle Tif now.

Post by **nocera** » Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:34 pm

I just saw that the Getty Villa grounds were on fire. What a shame.

Post by **shafnutz05** » Tue Jan 07, 2025 9:57 pm

Yeah, when I looked at the mandatory evacuation zone on Google Maps I was shocked at how big of a densely populated area that is. Awful

Post by **Ad@m** » Tue Jan 07, 2025 10:10 pm