Originally posted by XanthosNZThe BBC World specifically mentioned Gisborne (sp?) as bearing the brunt, so apparently there was a fair bit of activity around there. Word of mouth stuff.
I haven't heard any of this at all and I live here.
Also, I didn't hear the warning from the BBC which is fair enough considering the earthquake happened at 4:30am our time. I did however get Moldy's frantic PM when I woke up that morning (about the time it would have hit). I don't know what that guy would do without me.
It was 2 hours before the alert was cancelled. You would think that during that time New Zealand authorities must have been doing something about it.
Originally posted by orfeoLike what? Waking everyone up individually and telling them?
The BBC World specifically mentioned Gisborne (sp?) as bearing the brunt, so apparently there was a fair bit of activity around there. Word of mouth stuff.
It was 2 hours before the alert was cancelled. You would think that during that time New Zealand authorities must have been doing something about it.
Originally posted by XanthosNZWho is watching BBC World at 4:30am? Obviously somebody.
Who is listening to the radio at 4:30am?
It's not my job to know how to rouse northeast New Zealand in the small hours of the morning. It's the job of the people responsible for tsunami alerts. The concern is what happened in the period of time where the alert was considered genuine.
Now, that may have been less than the 2 hours before it was officially cancelled. But if I was a resident of Gisborne I would still very much like to know what procedures they had in place for dealing with the news that a large quake had happened in the Pacific Ocean in such a way as to possibly cause a tsunami. And I would want to be reassured that the time a quake DOES cause a tsunami, they won't be flicking through the manual wondering what to do.
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Originally posted by orfeoDon't worry there isn't anyone or anything worthwhile in northeast New Zealand (or northwest [or northanything]).
Who is watching BBC World at 4:30am? Obviously somebody.
It's not my job to know how to rouse northeast New Zealand in the small hours of the morning. It's the job of the people responsible for tsunami alerts. The concern is what happened in the period of time where the alert was considered genuine.
Now, that may have been less than the 2 hours before ...[text shortened]... a quake DOES cause a tsunami, they won't be flicking through the manual wondering what to do.
Originally posted by orfeoYeah, our Lizzie is getting on, but she still cares about you sheepshaggers down under.
The centre in Hawaii issued a tsunami warning. There's a big issue in New Zealand now because people heard about it from the BBC and not from the NZ authorities, who chose not to broadcast it.
There's a whole lot of "but it was a false alarm" / "yes, but what if it wasn't" exchanges going on apparently.