A 7.8 Earthquake nailed southern New Zealand this evening, sending out the tsunami alerts according to the above link. Meanwhile, yet another tropical depression slips between Taiwan & the Philippines. One of the many news alerts I have connected to my Firefox is that of tropical storms in the Western Pacific. So far, only 2 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Earthquake’
Earthquake in NZ and more Typhoons
Posted: 15th July 2009 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Earthquake, New Zealand, Typhoon, Weather
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By now, most people know of the news about Sichuan’s Earthquake. For the sake of those back home, we were nowhere near that area, so it’s all good here (I know what your China geography is like. ). Shanghaiist is posting the story, with over 100 updates already. Check it out here. Reuters also has [...]
China Internet and Communications Crash
Posted: 28th December 2006 by Eric D in SinoPennTags: Earthquake, IT, Taiwan
Well, there you have it. Those of us stuck inside the Great Firewall are now even more stuck, as the Taiwan strait that linked China’s internet to the outside world has been severed by a massive earthquake. Shanghai Daily & CCTV (Central China Television) reported that it could be down for up to three weeks. [...]
