Comments on: Tsunami warning – cancelled

By: Robert Merkel

Robert Merkel — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:40:30 +0000

What’s that – the All Blacks doing a synchronized belly-whacker into Milford Sound?

By: Mercurius

Mercurius — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:21:02 +0000

I’m worried that New Zealand was testing their secret new super-weapon and next time they might get it right!

By: John

John — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:22:15 +0000

There were six of us watching SOO last night when the warning appeared onscreen in the form of a scroller. Because the scroller is Channel Nine’s spam-of-choice for live broadcasts, only one of us saw it, and even then only in time to say “Hey, that was something about a tsunami…” before it disappeared.

Another useful channel of information destroyed by advertising?

By: steveh

steveh — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:38:39 +0000

Paul – Yep I remember hearing that fear/justification in Armidale and Tamworth on multiple occasions – usually at one of the evangelical-type churches I used to visit. All part of the “end-days” apparently…relatives still inquire as to how “safe” I feel in Sydney (rolling eyes at this point).
Looks like the early-warning system is working nicely for those in the know. As always, the biggest problem is getting the false-warning rate low enough such that a wider distribution method would be useful (phone txt, etc).

By: Katz

Katz — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:28:06 +0000

Flash!!!

Another New Zealand Anticlimax!!!!

By: Paul Burns

Paul Burns — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:21:31 +0000

I was going to sit up and watch it all on ABC TV from the absolute safety of inland Armidale, high up, (though not real high up – we don’t get snow every winter – )on the Northern Tablelands.
FWIW, I’ve actually met one or two people in Armidale who either moved here, or won’t move from here, because they want to avoid that big tsunami down there on the coast (the one that will happen when California falls into the sea.)

By: Robert Merkel

Robert Merkel — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 23:02:06 +0000

That’s a very interesting question, and it’s coming up in the context of the bushfire royal commission.

By: zorronsky

zorronsky — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:25:18 +0000

Interviewed on Sydney beaches this AM and a significant number were unaware of the warnings. Maybe time to broaden the warnings to PC’s and /or phones?

By: Andrew Reynolds

Andrew Reynolds — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:29:20 +0000

Robert,
According to the link to the Bureau the warning has been canceled. Back to bed.