RIP Central Italy

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There's no reason at all, other than geological. They're just in a bad (earthquake prone) area. Especially near the mountains, it's a mass of fault lines and fractured rock. The place has already experienced significant earthquakes.

It's heartbreaking stuff. I have a lot of Italian friends (big community in and around Toronto) and have been checking up on them today regarding their relatives overseas. So far so good, Thank God.



I agree totally, so sad, and these towns are built on and around hills with lots of concrete and roads and all intertwined - it makes for al the beauty which you can still see in what is left standing in the pictures - but the devastation trail and the lives lost in such a tragic event leaves me silent in my thoughts and prayers ...
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I notice that more religious areas tend to also be places prone to natural disasters. my theory on that is, when your environment is fickle and prone to random destruction, there's little that science can do to stop it, and all you can do is pray.
That's not a very good observation

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oh silly me, I forgot that dxp is supposed to be a peer-reviewed science journal. *eyeroll*
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Posted by fugu2
I notice that more religious areas tend to also be places prone to natural disasters. my theory on that is, when your environment is fickle and prone to random destruction, there's little that science can do to stop it, and all you can do is pray.
That's not a very good observation


oh silly me, I forgot that dxp is supposed to be a peer-reviewed science journal. *eyeroll*
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Kindly direct me to the post where I specified it was. ?

Don't get emotional.
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Posted by Silvuh
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Posted by Silvuh
Posted by fugu2
I notice that more religious areas tend to also be places prone to natural disasters. my theory on that is, when your environment is fickle and prone to random destruction, there's little that science can do to stop it, and all you can do is pray.
That's not a very good observation


oh silly me, I forgot that dxp is supposed to be a peer-reviewed science journal. *eyeroll*
Kindly direct me to the post where I specified it was. ?

Don't get emotional.
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Be condescending to someone else.
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I'm not too far from the epicentre, I just donated a blood sack in case someone needs it.
How faraway have the aftershocks been felt?

As in only people in the southwest felt the aftershocks or people east of the epicenter too?
East as well, Marche mostly.


Not so much in Abbruzzo, right?

I haven't found a good map illustrating where was hit
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I spoke yesterday with some old friend living in the Abruzzi region - actually half of family was originally from there too - and they told me they felt strongly the aftershocks mostly in the northern part of the region - close to Teramo -

http://www.ingv.it/en/

Here's the most useful link for info.