Comments on: Samoa Tsunami: Scope and scale matter http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:30:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: William R. Cumming http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-136851 William R. Cumming Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:38:16 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=6599#comment-136851 This event might be Samoa's "Big One" and looking like life in paradise might never be the same. This event might be Samoa’s “Big One” and looking like life in paradise might never be the same.

]]> By: christopher tingus http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:30:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comments on: Samoa Tsunami: Scope and scale matter http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:30:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: William R. Cumming http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-136851 William R. Cumming Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:38:16 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=6599#comment-136851 This event might be Samoa's "Big One" and looking like life in paradise might never be the same. This event might be Samoa’s “Big One” and looking like life in paradise might never be the same.

]]> By: christopher tingus http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-136851 William R. Cumming Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:38:16 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=6599#comment-136851 This event might be Samoa's "Big One" and looking like life in paradise might never be the same. This event might be Samoa’s “Big One” and looking like life in paradise might never be the same.

]]> Comments on: Samoa Tsunami: Scope and scale matter http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/ News and analysis of critical issues in homeland security today. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 06:30:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: William R. Cumming http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-136851 William R. Cumming Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:38:16 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=6599#comment-136851 This event might be Samoa's "Big One" and looking like life in paradise might never be the same. This event might be Samoa’s “Big One” and looking like life in paradise might never be the same.

]]> By: christopher tingus http://www.hlswatch.com/2009/10/06/samoa-tsunami-scope-and-scale-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-136838 christopher tingus Wed, 07 Oct 2009 08:37:27 +0000 http://www.hlswatch.com/?p=6599#comment-136838 We are all well aware that there will unfortunately be more death and destruction from earthquake, tsunami, hurricane and typhoon and as long as growing population along our seashores is not better planned and prepared for the eventual. While we all enjoy a stroll along the waterfront, man has been given sufficient evidence of the wrath of Mother Nature and being close by. Until more availability of monies for civil defense, recoveries and imposing more local zoning restrictions in moving people a bit further away from the coast, such disasters will continue to take precious Life as man's insistence to locate within splashing distance to the waterfront is certainly a continued challenge for planning folks at the local government level and the tragedy that befalls folks who are unfortunately too close and cannot escape to higher ground and further inland as often time is so precious given the proximity of individuals especially to an oncoming tsunami wave without much time to react. It is so unfortunate, however we must do our best to enlighten the population and implement warning procedures to help those able to leave the seashore quickly. Christopher Tingus chris.tingus@gmail.com MUA - Urban Affairs & City Planning We are all well aware that there will unfortunately be more death and destruction from earthquake, tsunami, hurricane and typhoon and as long as growing population along our seashores is not better planned and prepared for the eventual.

While we all enjoy a stroll along the waterfront, man has been given sufficient evidence of the wrath of Mother Nature and being close by.

Until more availability of monies for civil defense, recoveries and imposing more local zoning restrictions in moving people a bit further away from the coast, such disasters will continue to take precious Life as man’s insistence to locate within splashing distance to the waterfront is certainly a continued challenge for planning folks at the local government level and the tragedy that befalls folks who are unfortunately too close and cannot escape to higher ground and further inland as often time is so precious given the proximity of individuals especially to an oncoming tsunami wave without much time to react.

It is so unfortunate, however we must do our best to enlighten the population and implement warning procedures to help those able to leave the seashore quickly.

Christopher Tingus
chris.tingus@gmail.com
MUA – Urban Affairs & City Planning

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