Fwd: in 3hrs 1/2 : Earthquake simulation

[Heatherleson]

Hi all, Mao set up an extract for Exercise 24. #x24 (exercise24.org)

Thanks,

Heather L 

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From: mao sung <moi....@gmail.com>
Date: 24 September, 2010 9:55:34 EDT
To: Heatherleson <heathe...@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: in 3hrs 1/2 : Earthquake simulation

http://exer24.canalblog.com/  (updated)

2010/9/24 Heatherleson <heathe...@gmail.com>

Thanks! A number of us are participating

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On 2010-09-24, at 9:22, mao sung <moi....@gmail.com> wrote:

http://www.ocregister.com/news/san-267889-quake-diego.html

The simulation begins about 9 a.m. Friday, kicking off with a big quake that triggers a variety of other earthquakes -- including the large quake off Huntington Beach.

The resulting tsunami swamps the coastline, flooding places like Huntington Beach and inundating the San Onofre nuclear plant.

Buildings, bridges and roadways throughout Orange and San Diego counties are reduced to rubble.

Meanwhile, oil from the ruptured platforms oozes south, contaminating beaches in San Diego County and in Mexico.

Taking part in the exercise will be the Red Cross, the U.S. and Mexican navies and the United Nations.

Warning systems will be tested -- some for the first time, including tsunami-warning buoys off the Mexican coast.

"That's a major part of this -- getting different organizations together, " Frost said.

The public in invited to take part in the simulation by logging into Facebook and Twitter and sending messages as if seeking information about the quake.

Those messages will be forwarded to public agencies.