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2004-12-29 International-UN-NGOs

Sounding the Alarm on a Tsunami Is Complex and Expensive

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Posted by .com 2004-12-29 7:44:22 AM|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I saw "UN" in here a couple of times, so hold onto your wallets.

Posted by tu3031 2004-12-29 11:15:08 AM|| 2004-12-29 11:15:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 An evacuation in Hawaii could cost as much as $68 million in lost productivity.

It sure can. I was doing boat work in Honolulu at the time of the last big scare in '86. My co-workers and I grabbed plenty of beer and went down to the end of the pier to spectate. We were unproductive the whole rest of the day.

Posted by Classical_Liberal 2004-12-29 11:20:40 AM|| 2004-12-29 11:20:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I dunno, that "lost productivity" thing just kind of bothers me. Is the NOAA trying to put a dollar value on the lives of people? Seems to me their focus would be on ways to make the system work better, instead of worrying about how much work was lost as a result of false alarms.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-12-29 3:24:22 PM|| 2004-12-29 3:24:22 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 What would you rather have, 'lost productivity' or a chance to view the ocean...top down?!

Posted by smn 2004-12-29 10:01:33 PM|| 2004-12-29 10:01:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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