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angelofmusic21So there I was just kickin' it at work and decided to read twitter when what did I see? This lovely article about the top five most costly natural disasters on record. Well, being the naturally curious creature that I am, I decided to take a peek and see what they were. It would appear that right now the most costly on Record is the earthquake/thsunami that hit Japan this past March 11, 2011. This doesn't surprise me because of how horrible things are over there and they just seem to keep getting worse. Just last night another 6.5 quake hit again triggering another thsunami warning in the already hardest hit area. My question is, will things ever quit happening over there? Those people have suffered enough and now worrying about the nuclear power plant, the Fukushima plant on top of everything else. Personally I don't know that I could handle it if I were in their position. I really do hope things get better for them and that there are no nuclear meltdowns. My thaughts and lots of positive energies go out to them, all of the people living in Japan.
So for those who are interested, here are the top five most costly nuclear disasters on record. I tried to place this behind a cut but for some od reason it wouldn't work for me. I apologize for those who don't wish to read this portion of this entry, I tried. *gives sad and pathetic look*. I had no part in writing this article whatsoever. The article comes from
http://ow.ly/4o0UO
Follow @breakingweather on twitter for all of your weather news.
Top 5 Most Expensive Natural Disasters in HistoryBy Bo Zhang, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
Mar 28, 2011; 12:13 PM ET
White smokes rises from burning houses in Yamadamachi in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011, one day after a strong earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in the area. (AP Photo/Kenji Shimizu, The Yomiuri Shimbun)
The aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been devastating. Meanwhile, the government is struggling to contain a nuclear crisis, which adds to the country's disaster.
While analysts are estimating that the Japan disaster is likely to be the costliest on record, AccuWeather.com has calculated the world's five most expensive natural disasters in history.
1. Earthquake and tsunami, Japan (2011)
Cost: $235 billion (by the World Bank)
So far, 8,649 people have been confirmed dead and another 13,262 are missing since the 9.0-magnitude quake struck off the coast near Sendai, Japan, on March 11, 2011. The degree of damage caused by the earthquake and resulting tsunami was enormous. Videos show that almost no parts of any structures were left standing in the worst affected areas.
Failure of the cooling system at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant intensified the situation, resulting in evacuation of about 200,000 people residing around the plant.
The World Bank on March 21 said that damage might reach $235 billion, while Japan's government had a higher estimate of $309 billion. The damage estimate could go even higher as it does not include losses in economic activity from planned power outages or the broader impact of the nuclear crisis, making the disaster world's most expensive on record.
2. Kobe earthquake, Japan (1995)
Cost: $100 billion (by the World Bank)
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, occurred on Jan. 17, 1995, in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The focus of the quake was located 16 km (10 miles) beneath its epicenter, 20 km (12 miles) away from the city of Kobe. Measured at 6.8 magnitude, the earthquake killed nearly 6,500 people, making it the deadliest disaster in the world that year.
The Kobe quake caused about $100 billion in destruction, according to an calculation by the World Bank, but Japanese trade rebounded within a year, with imports recovering fully and exports back to 85 percent of normal levels.
3. Hurricane Katrina, U.S. (2005)
Cost: $81 billion total damage cost (by NOAA)
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the worst disasters in the U.S. history. It made landfall along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 25, 2005. At least 1,836 people died in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods. Five years later, thousands of displaced residents in Mississippi and Louisiana were still living in temporary accommodations.
The total damage from Katrina is estimated at $81 billion (2005 U.S. dollars). It also generated the largest single loss in the history of insurance - $41 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
4. Northridge earthquake, California, U.S. (1994)
Cost: $42 billion (by NOAA)
While there have been more powerful earthquakes than the magnitude 6.7 Northridge quake, it caused large-scale damage throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley due to the location of its epicenter.
The Northridge earthquake occurred on Jan. 17, 1994, in Reseda, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, Calif., and lasted for about 10-20 seconds. The quake resulted in more than 60 deaths and more than 5,000 injuries. More than 25,000 people were left homeless, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition, the earthquake caused an estimated $25 billion in damage, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in the U.S. history.
5. Sichuan earthquake, China (2008)
Cost: $29 billion (by the World Bank)
The May 12, 2008, Sichuan earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 magnitude. The quake killed about 70,000 people and left more than 18,000 missing. The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, where almost 4 million people resided.
Estimates put direct damage and losses from the earthquake at $29 billion, with indirect damage much higher.
Note: The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, which caused about 250,000 deaths, is not included on this list. Economic losses there amounted to only $14 billion in today's prices, partly because of low property and land values in the affected areas.
However, money is only one scale of evaluating the impacts of natural disasters.
"It (money) does not apply to the measures of human lives lost," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Jim Andrews says. "A total of about 250,000 deaths in the Indian Ocean Tsunami can never be compared by economic loss."
There you have it, I have just presented to you the top five most costly natural disasters on record thus far. I know that some of you feel that was probably a waste of time and a pointless entry however things like this interest me and it's my journal so I can post things like that if I want to. This isn't the first time I have posted articles and it certainly won't be the last. Hopefully though, i can post things that will peek other's interests as well. That and post things that others would be or are interested in. Wait I do believe that I just repeated myself. Well shit, I suppose that's what being tired will do to me. Right, I'm off to sleep. I'll finish this entry some time tomorrow. Goodnight lovelies. Sweet dreams.
Good morning readers.
Have you ever had one of those mornings where you didn't want to get up because you just knew it was going to be a horrible one? All you want to do is roll over and go back to sleep hoping like hell that the next time you wake up things will be better. Either that or you can pretend that your horrible morning never happened.
That's exactly how I felt this morning.
First, I woke up because I was way too hot under my blankets and my too warm body was letting me know it. I woke up, checked the time on my little talking alarm clock and groaned. It was 4:30 in the morning. So, I kicked off the covers, rolled over and atempted the long task of going back to sleep. I can never fall back to sleep right away. I laid there and laid there trying to will myself to go back to sleep and low and behold my body said, "Nope, you need to perform another task before you can even think about going back to sleep." So I rolled out of bed and crammed my feet into my slippers and slowly trudged to the loo. After I was finished there, I walked back to my room and fell into bed. Now one would think that you'd be able to go back to sleep correct? It just wasn't to be. My favorite little furry four-legged feline realized, hey mom's awake, maybe she'll give me treats. So he comes up by my head and begins rubbing his face on mine and purring. I tried to ignore him but he was having none of that. He put his face right by my ear and meowed. This was no quiet meow either, it was loud. So I reached up and petted him and tried to coax him back into laying down. Again, Ozzy was having none of this. That cat is way too smart for his own good. I however wasn't giving up either, I was not going to lose to a cat. Thinking quickly, I put him under the blanket, he likes being under the covers for whatever reason, I think he gets cold. After being under the blankets for a couple of minutes, Ozzy laid down purring and curled up against me. I was happy, I could finally go back to sleep. I fell asleep and before i knew it my alarm was crowing at me. I wanted to choke the life out of the eletronic rooster. I really need to invest in a new clock with better alarms. Deciding that I'd better get up, I did so and got ready to start my day.
While getting ready for work, everytime I had to walk out into the kitchen, I ran into something. Apparently while at work yesterday, my roommate decided to move some stuff and forgot to move it back. He had things sitting in front of Ozzy's dishes as well so in order for me to check his food and give him fresh water as I do every morning, I had to move a bunch of junk. Then on the way over to the cabinet where I keep Oz's treats, I ran into more crap. In my head I kept chanting, I will get through this, I will get through this, I will get through this. The more i chanted my mantra in my head, the angrier I got. Amazingly, I'm not sure how I did it, I did manage to get through it and I even got my anger under control. So, while my morning sucked for lack of a better term, right now I feel alright. I'm sitting here at work again and my boss just came back from Subway with a Mountain Dew for me. I asked him how much I owed him and he said not to worry about it. One day I'll return the favor. I'm also hoping it will help my minor headache go away. I did take some advil and so the combination of the two should help.
Heh, we are watching the view and I can't believe what I'm hearing! This 14-year-old kid got suspended for the rest of the school year for shooting spitballs at his classmates. They are looking to expell him and possibly bring up more charges against him. Just for spitballs? I understand the kid should be punished for what he has done, don't get me wrong, however I think that's a bit harsh considering that there are worse things out there that can happen or that a kid can get into trouble for. He admits that he was stupid for listening to his friends when they told him he should do it and he says he knows it was wrong. He apparently was an honors student as well. The school called the police and they came and took the "evidence" to use in the case. What was the "evidence" you may be asking? It was a plastic piece of a pen, y'know the tube part of it and some little plastic balls. The school says that the reason they got the police involve is because what he was doing is a form of bullying. Yes I do agree it could be and like I said he should be punished but just for spitballs, getting the police involved was a bit much IMO.
Well, I have rambled enough so I will go for now. At the moment, I can't think of anything else to ramble about. Thanks for reading my randomness. I'm not sure why but I felt the need to write so that's what I did. I sometimes get in this mood and have to get things out. Rambling randomness. Hey that's a good name for my journal! heh! Well, until next time...
The sarcastic,
Cissy
So for those who are interested, here are the top five most costly nuclear disasters on record. I tried to place this behind a cut but for some od reason it wouldn't work for me. I apologize for those who don't wish to read this portion of this entry, I tried. *gives sad and pathetic look*. I had no part in writing this article whatsoever. The article comes from
http://ow.ly/4o0UO
Follow @breakingweather on twitter for all of your weather news.
Top 5 Most Expensive Natural Disasters in HistoryBy Bo Zhang, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
Mar 28, 2011; 12:13 PM ET
White smokes rises from burning houses in Yamadamachi in Iwate Prefecture, northern Japan, Saturday, March 12, 2011, one day after a strong earthquake triggered a devastating tsunami in the area. (AP Photo/Kenji Shimizu, The Yomiuri Shimbun)
The aftermath of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami in Japan has been devastating. Meanwhile, the government is struggling to contain a nuclear crisis, which adds to the country's disaster.
While analysts are estimating that the Japan disaster is likely to be the costliest on record, AccuWeather.com has calculated the world's five most expensive natural disasters in history.
1. Earthquake and tsunami, Japan (2011)
Cost: $235 billion (by the World Bank)
So far, 8,649 people have been confirmed dead and another 13,262 are missing since the 9.0-magnitude quake struck off the coast near Sendai, Japan, on March 11, 2011. The degree of damage caused by the earthquake and resulting tsunami was enormous. Videos show that almost no parts of any structures were left standing in the worst affected areas.
Failure of the cooling system at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant intensified the situation, resulting in evacuation of about 200,000 people residing around the plant.
The World Bank on March 21 said that damage might reach $235 billion, while Japan's government had a higher estimate of $309 billion. The damage estimate could go even higher as it does not include losses in economic activity from planned power outages or the broader impact of the nuclear crisis, making the disaster world's most expensive on record.
2. Kobe earthquake, Japan (1995)
Cost: $100 billion (by the World Bank)
The Great Hanshin earthquake, or Kobe earthquake, occurred on Jan. 17, 1995, in the southern part of Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. The focus of the quake was located 16 km (10 miles) beneath its epicenter, 20 km (12 miles) away from the city of Kobe. Measured at 6.8 magnitude, the earthquake killed nearly 6,500 people, making it the deadliest disaster in the world that year.
The Kobe quake caused about $100 billion in destruction, according to an calculation by the World Bank, but Japanese trade rebounded within a year, with imports recovering fully and exports back to 85 percent of normal levels.
3. Hurricane Katrina, U.S. (2005)
Cost: $81 billion total damage cost (by NOAA)
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was one of the worst disasters in the U.S. history. It made landfall along the Gulf Coast on Aug. 25, 2005. At least 1,836 people died in the hurricane and in the subsequent floods. Five years later, thousands of displaced residents in Mississippi and Louisiana were still living in temporary accommodations.
The total damage from Katrina is estimated at $81 billion (2005 U.S. dollars). It also generated the largest single loss in the history of insurance - $41 billion, according to the Insurance Information Institute.
4. Northridge earthquake, California, U.S. (1994)
Cost: $42 billion (by NOAA)
While there have been more powerful earthquakes than the magnitude 6.7 Northridge quake, it caused large-scale damage throughout Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley due to the location of its epicenter.
The Northridge earthquake occurred on Jan. 17, 1994, in Reseda, a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, Calif., and lasted for about 10-20 seconds. The quake resulted in more than 60 deaths and more than 5,000 injuries. More than 25,000 people were left homeless, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition, the earthquake caused an estimated $25 billion in damage, making it one of the costliest natural disasters in the U.S. history.
5. Sichuan earthquake, China (2008)
Cost: $29 billion (by the World Bank)
The May 12, 2008, Sichuan earthquake was a deadly earthquake that measured at 8.0 magnitude. The quake killed about 70,000 people and left more than 18,000 missing. The epicenter was 80 km (50 miles) west-northwest of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, where almost 4 million people resided.
Estimates put direct damage and losses from the earthquake at $29 billion, with indirect damage much higher.
Note: The Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, which caused about 250,000 deaths, is not included on this list. Economic losses there amounted to only $14 billion in today's prices, partly because of low property and land values in the affected areas.
However, money is only one scale of evaluating the impacts of natural disasters.
"It (money) does not apply to the measures of human lives lost," AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Jim Andrews says. "A total of about 250,000 deaths in the Indian Ocean Tsunami can never be compared by economic loss."
There you have it, I have just presented to you the top five most costly natural disasters on record thus far. I know that some of you feel that was probably a waste of time and a pointless entry however things like this interest me and it's my journal so I can post things like that if I want to. This isn't the first time I have posted articles and it certainly won't be the last. Hopefully though, i can post things that will peek other's interests as well. That and post things that others would be or are interested in. Wait I do believe that I just repeated myself. Well shit, I suppose that's what being tired will do to me. Right, I'm off to sleep. I'll finish this entry some time tomorrow. Goodnight lovelies. Sweet dreams.
Good morning readers.
Have you ever had one of those mornings where you didn't want to get up because you just knew it was going to be a horrible one? All you want to do is roll over and go back to sleep hoping like hell that the next time you wake up things will be better. Either that or you can pretend that your horrible morning never happened.
That's exactly how I felt this morning.
First, I woke up because I was way too hot under my blankets and my too warm body was letting me know it. I woke up, checked the time on my little talking alarm clock and groaned. It was 4:30 in the morning. So, I kicked off the covers, rolled over and atempted the long task of going back to sleep. I can never fall back to sleep right away. I laid there and laid there trying to will myself to go back to sleep and low and behold my body said, "Nope, you need to perform another task before you can even think about going back to sleep." So I rolled out of bed and crammed my feet into my slippers and slowly trudged to the loo. After I was finished there, I walked back to my room and fell into bed. Now one would think that you'd be able to go back to sleep correct? It just wasn't to be. My favorite little furry four-legged feline realized, hey mom's awake, maybe she'll give me treats. So he comes up by my head and begins rubbing his face on mine and purring. I tried to ignore him but he was having none of that. He put his face right by my ear and meowed. This was no quiet meow either, it was loud. So I reached up and petted him and tried to coax him back into laying down. Again, Ozzy was having none of this. That cat is way too smart for his own good. I however wasn't giving up either, I was not going to lose to a cat. Thinking quickly, I put him under the blanket, he likes being under the covers for whatever reason, I think he gets cold. After being under the blankets for a couple of minutes, Ozzy laid down purring and curled up against me. I was happy, I could finally go back to sleep. I fell asleep and before i knew it my alarm was crowing at me. I wanted to choke the life out of the eletronic rooster. I really need to invest in a new clock with better alarms. Deciding that I'd better get up, I did so and got ready to start my day.
While getting ready for work, everytime I had to walk out into the kitchen, I ran into something. Apparently while at work yesterday, my roommate decided to move some stuff and forgot to move it back. He had things sitting in front of Ozzy's dishes as well so in order for me to check his food and give him fresh water as I do every morning, I had to move a bunch of junk. Then on the way over to the cabinet where I keep Oz's treats, I ran into more crap. In my head I kept chanting, I will get through this, I will get through this, I will get through this. The more i chanted my mantra in my head, the angrier I got. Amazingly, I'm not sure how I did it, I did manage to get through it and I even got my anger under control. So, while my morning sucked for lack of a better term, right now I feel alright. I'm sitting here at work again and my boss just came back from Subway with a Mountain Dew for me. I asked him how much I owed him and he said not to worry about it. One day I'll return the favor. I'm also hoping it will help my minor headache go away. I did take some advil and so the combination of the two should help.
Heh, we are watching the view and I can't believe what I'm hearing! This 14-year-old kid got suspended for the rest of the school year for shooting spitballs at his classmates. They are looking to expell him and possibly bring up more charges against him. Just for spitballs? I understand the kid should be punished for what he has done, don't get me wrong, however I think that's a bit harsh considering that there are worse things out there that can happen or that a kid can get into trouble for. He admits that he was stupid for listening to his friends when they told him he should do it and he says he knows it was wrong. He apparently was an honors student as well. The school called the police and they came and took the "evidence" to use in the case. What was the "evidence" you may be asking? It was a plastic piece of a pen, y'know the tube part of it and some little plastic balls. The school says that the reason they got the police involve is because what he was doing is a form of bullying. Yes I do agree it could be and like I said he should be punished but just for spitballs, getting the police involved was a bit much IMO.
Well, I have rambled enough so I will go for now. At the moment, I can't think of anything else to ramble about. Thanks for reading my randomness. I'm not sure why but I felt the need to write so that's what I did. I sometimes get in this mood and have to get things out. Rambling randomness. Hey that's a good name for my journal! heh! Well, until next time...
The sarcastic,
Cissy
