Uplifting Indo

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-118883502011-11-30T21:51:03.130+08:00Uplifting IndoThis blog is open for anyone who can relay or needs information on any changes due to uplift and subsidence around the Sumatran islands. When you post, please leave your boat name, radio freq, and travel plans. This way, others can contact you at sea.birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1118547544571018572005-06-12T10:58:00.000+08:002005-10-09T11:14:31.266+08:00Seeds of Change - Gardening on the islands

I need your feedback on this one --I can get veggie/fruit seeds from farmers that I know who grow for Seeds of Change (click on subject link), as well as from local organic gardeners, I know, in Los Angeles.Is there some way that we can start a seed distribution tree via the surf charters to the villagers??If I get Christina, in Padang, to accept all the shipments and start plants, everyone can

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1115540051482726982005-05-08T16:11:00.000+08:002005-05-08T16:15:17.990+08:00New issue of... The Surfers Path

Click on the subject title (link) to go to the letter from the editor regarding the surfer/tsunami relief stories in the new issue of The Surfers Path!

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1115106856056390712005-05-03T15:54:00.000+08:002005-05-06T14:10:03.433+08:00News from Siberut UNESCO

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } siberut, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Last Update on Siberut, April 26, 2005Impacts of the earthquake: The earthquake of April 10 (6.7 R, 17:29:11) in Siberut caused no human casualties and only limited material damage.

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1115106678460435922005-05-03T15:51:00.000+08:002005-05-03T15:52:25.663+08:00Howu-Howu

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1114903542620117922005-05-01T07:25:00.000+08:002005-05-01T09:12:55.290+08:00Nias by Nasa

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Nias by Nasa, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Before and after March 28th, the now uplifted reef off Southern Nias. The pair of massive earthquakes near Sumatra, Indonesia, in late 2004 and early 2005, have reshaped the

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1114903354492316122005-05-01T07:22:00.000+08:002005-05-01T09:14:52.846+08:00Most recent earthquake map

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Most recent earthquake map, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Massive Earthquake Along the Sunda Trench Click here to view full image (2319 kb)A magnitude 8.7 earthquake rattled northern Sumatra, Indonesia, on March 28, 2005,

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1114902671271472412005-05-01T07:11:00.000+08:002005-05-01T07:16:10.090+08:00The Kings Range, Pacific northwest tsunami creation zone

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } The Kings Range, Pacific Northwest Tsunami Zone, originally uploaded by Birdiez. At the southern most end of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, off Northern California, is The Kings Range.A very young, very steep and up to 4,000

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1114902593525789682005-05-01T07:09:00.000+08:002005-05-01T07:16:44.863+08:00Tsunami Hazard Zone Warning Sign

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Tsunami Hazard Zone Warning Sign, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Please share this sign, currently used in Oregon and Washington States, USA, with any local and government officials to adopt as Tsunami Hazard Zone signs.

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1114902529267259702005-05-01T07:08:00.000+08:002005-05-01T09:28:12.973+08:00Siberut, Mentawais post April 10th earthquake camp

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1114902446438853912005-05-01T07:07:00.000+08:002005-05-03T16:09:55.136+08:00Earthquake/Tsunami education - Siberut -

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Earthquake/Tsunami education - Siberut -, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Koen Myers of UNESCO, conducting an earthquake and tsunami education class on Siberut, Mentawais, April 2005, with materials from Kerry Sieh, Caltech,

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113893840921788712005-04-19T14:57:00.000+08:002005-04-19T15:00:54.033+08:00Bamboo Central

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Bamboo Central, originally uploaded by Birdiez. ENVIRONMENTAL BAMBOO FOUNDATIONThe Bamboo Nursery: With the help of LIPI's Dr. Elizabeth Widjaja and INBAR, EBF maintains a growing nursery to meet current and future needs

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113716428293557552005-04-17T13:40:00.000+08:002005-04-18T02:17:50.350+08:00Car Nicobar

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Nicobar, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Car Nicobar stilt dwellings 1809 engraved by J.Fittler after a picture by H.Salt (Valentia, 1811). Architectural features of the houses are well adapted to modest storm surges, and

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113636991631821382005-04-16T15:36:00.000+08:002005-04-17T09:32:40.150+08:00Onolimbu - sunken

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Onolimbu, originally uploaded by Birdiez. This looks like the soil was shaken and compacted down, putting pressure on a very high water table, which was forced up.These buildings sank into the mud, and it looks like a new

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113636459125663062005-04-16T15:27:00.000+08:002005-04-17T11:20:54.010+08:00Sand Boil

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Sand Boil, originally uploaded by Birdiez. This is a really fantastic shot of a sand boil!During an actual earthquake, a liquid mixture of sand and water would have been gushing out of this, leaving the sand deposited in the

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113636185063234352005-04-16T15:23:00.000+08:002005-04-17T11:36:48.910+08:00Lateral Spreading

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Lateral Spreading, originally uploaded by Birdiez. This is an example of lateral spreading, which occured during an earthquake in Guateumala.See the fissures running alongside the river? When you scroll down the blog, to the

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113635819191171792005-04-16T15:16:00.000+08:002005-04-16T15:43:35.306+08:00Bamboo Structure

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113543153274688852005-04-15T13:32:00.000+08:002005-04-17T11:38:04.033+08:00Onolimbu area/Nias

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Onolimbu area/Nias, originally uploaded by Birdiez. This photo by Rick Cameron shows two big ground fissures, running right alongside a traditional house in the area of Onolimbu, Nias.These fissures look to be the result of

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113508965425562932005-04-15T04:02:00.000+08:002005-04-15T04:15:27.250+08:00Reconstruct with Bamboo

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Reconstruct with Bamboo, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Behavior in earthquakes or hurricanesIn case of a dynamic overload, as it occurs in earthquakes and hurricanes, following reactions can be realized: Statistically

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113460936858230472005-04-14T14:42:00.000+08:002005-04-20T14:37:57.576+08:00Camp "Stone Graph" & baby elephant seal

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Camp "Stone Graph" & baby elephant seal, originally uploaded by Birdiez. This is Camp Stone Graph, at Leo Carrillo State beach in Southern California. The shelter is amazingly well built, big, cool and blocks the wind...The

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113458951202646082005-04-14T14:09:00.000+08:002005-04-15T05:21:04.540+08:003/28 aftershock sequence - in stones

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 3/28 aftershock sequence - in stones, originally uploaded by Birdiez. This represents only about half of the aftershocks of 28 March. Note the wood & stone marking the 8.7M to start it off...I could have done with a bigger

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113324979567113462005-04-13T00:56:00.000+08:002005-04-13T07:48:07.130+08:00Talang

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Buusung uplift and Talang, originally uploaded by Birdiez. Talang, Sumatra, IndonesiaLocation: 1.0S, 100.7EElevation: 2,896 mTalang is a stratovolcano with 8 confirmed eruptions between 1833 and 1968. The volcano may have

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113112493298659402005-04-10T13:54:00.001+08:002005-04-12T15:49:30.610+08:00Traditional Nias Village - pre-earthquake

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113112490158245762005-04-10T13:54:00.000+08:002005-04-12T15:48:46.443+08:00Traditional Nias Village - pre-earthquake

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113111993491909602005-04-10T13:46:00.001+08:002005-04-13T03:54:11.716+08:00Women in Siberut

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113111996657137782005-04-10T13:46:00.000+08:002005-04-13T03:53:34.776+08:00Men in Siberut

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113105934344077462005-04-10T12:05:00.000+08:002005-04-10T13:51:35.210+08:00Uplift at Pulau Tepak in southern Simeulue

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } RickApril07Tepakuplift, originally uploaded by Birdiez. The shot was taken at high tide at Pulau Tepak in southern Simeulue. For reference, typical high tides would lap at the foundation of the house at the tree line before

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1113104217004726252005-04-10T11:36:00.000+08:002005-04-14T02:21:56.043+08:00What to Expect: Aftershock Sequences

Aftershocks to the Sumatran EarthquakeApril 11, 2005Lucy JonesScientist-in-charge for Southern California, U. S. Geological SurveyLike all big earthquakes, the December 26, 2004 and March 28, 2005 Sumatran earthquakes have been followed by a sequence of aftershocks. Scientists have shown that aftershocks follow predictable patterns and have developed equations to describe those patterns. The

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112972745307981672005-04-08T23:05:00.000+08:002005-04-18T13:26:42.600+08:00Tsunami Safety Info - english/indo

Click on title for a Nova Q&A with tsunami expert, Lori DenglerPlease feel free to copy and distribute:Short versions and long versions belowTsunami safety informationShorter Version- If you feel a strong earthquake, go inland or move to higher ground immediately. A tsunami may be coming.- If you see the ocean water draw far down and expose the seafloor, go inland or move to higher ground

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112553427265155642005-04-04T02:32:00.000+08:002005-04-10T13:04:32.056+08:00Maps

Clicking on the title link (Maps) will get you to a recent tectonic map of the Banyak Islands, from the Sumatran Plate Boundary Project, which you can also access from the image page. Have a look around.The titles of most of the posts on Uplifting Indo lead to maps or other sites.Please post any urls to any maps for navigation use here.We realise that existing nautical charts will need to be

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112551516835363292005-04-04T02:00:00.000+08:002005-04-06T02:40:57.736+08:00Boats in the Area

Please check in and list your boat (s) name, coordinates, what radio freq used, and travel plans, so that others may reach you to share navigational or other information and in case of emergency. Also, you can post or privately send me any email addresses of onshore contacts, so that I can obtain reports from them.View the link on "Boats in the Area" for a general maps and positions of boats.

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112551093380647292005-04-04T01:57:00.000+08:002005-04-10T14:00:20.866+08:00General News & Comments

Post any general news and comments hereClick on the title for a link to The South-East Asia Earthquake and Tsunami Blogaka the SEA-EAT blog. News and information about resources, aid, donations and volunteer efforts.

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112550566078573552005-04-04T01:47:00.000+08:002005-05-01T09:17:06.780+08:00Boats Running Relief - Updates

Go to the Samatran Surfaraiis website and check theor update pages for more information, updates and photos.http://www.sumatransurfariis.comAPRIL 1st UPDATEFirst, there are no “April Fools” jokes in this update. It’s all very serious and heavy stuff that we’re encountering. We have heard a fair bit of good news sprinkled throughout the last few days, such as the fact that the missing surfers in

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112549077179667522005-04-04T01:24:00.000+08:002005-04-11T03:49:24.863+08:00Mentawais - Siberut - Telos

Please report any findings of uplift or subsidence, special navigation hazards, current pressing humanitarian needs, on or around Mentawais -Siberut- Telos, by using the comments button found at the bottom of the page.

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112548584646594802005-04-04T01:15:00.000+08:002005-04-13T04:26:39.870+08:00Nias - Hinaku - Asu - Bawa

Click on the title to find a map of Nias and where the boats and needs arePlease report any findings of uplift or subsidence, special navigation hazards, current pressing humanitarian needs, on or around Nias, by using the comments button found at the bottom of the page.

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112548319545250152005-04-04T01:07:00.000+08:002005-04-10T15:01:34.350+08:00Simeulue - Banyaks

Click on the title to find a map of Simeulue and where the boats and needs arePlease report any findings of uplift or subsidence, special navigation hazards, current pressing humanitarian needs, on or around Simeulue, by using the comments button

birdieeehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078476582607165974noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11888350.post-1112546542198888782005-04-04T00:40:00.000+08:002005-04-08T23:16:50.080+08:00Scientific Reports

Notes From the Field... USGS Scientists in Sumatra Studying Recent Tsunamis March 30 - April 26 Leg 1 Team at Saraina Koat Mentawai office in Pandang prior to boarding the MV Seimoa; March 30, 2005. FIELD STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF THE MARCH 28, 2005, and DECEMBER 26, 2004, TSUNAMIS IN SUMATRA DAILY USGS FIELD REPORTS TSUNAMI RESEARCH AT THE USGS

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