[EAS] Quake and Tsunami Warnings

[Clay Freinwald]

> Wall_Street_Journal
> TOKYO--Some people in Tokyo were warned that a major earthquake was about 
> to hit before they felt a tremor.
> As an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's northeastern coast Friday, 
> the world's first early warning system--developed by the country's 
> meteorological agency--detected the quake's shockwave near the seismic 
> center and sent off the warning message, which appeared on national 
> television and radio as well as mobile phone screens.

Yep - They issued a warming a FULL 30 SECONDS prior to the event.

Anyone want to guess what percentage of the population reacted to that 
advanced warning ?

Warnings come in several verities -

Long warnings  - Hurricanes, snow storms even severe weather etc   Things 
the news media does well

Short warnings - Tornados, flash floods, close proximity Tsunami's etc

30 second warnings - Earth quakes in Japan

No warnings - Earth quakes everywhere else.

Clay Freinwald