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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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 Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:53 pm Post subject: Is your school doing fire / earthquake preparedness today? |
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| Just wondering if it's a nation-wide thing. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Mine is doing earthquake drill right now. So if there is an earthquake, I am supposed to go to my office and use the Internet. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Yep, mine is. I'm enjoying a sweet, sweet break (with pay) even as we... type. |
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mrsquirrel
Joined: 13 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yu_Bum_suk
Joined: 25 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Mine is doing earthquake drill right now. So if there is an earthquake, I am supposed to go to my office and use the Internet. |
LOL - ditto here. |
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Whistleblower
Joined: 03 Feb 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| How exactly are Koreans preparing for an earthquake? How can one possibly prepare? |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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| Bibbitybop wrote: |
| Mine is doing earthquake drill right now. So if there is an earthquake, I am supposed to go to my office and use the Internet. |
 Same here. Everyone's hiding under their desks & I'm drinking coffee & surfing the net. The last laugh will definitely be on them if there's an earthquake mind you.
On this subject, is Korea prone to, or does it have a history of, earthquakes? I've heard about earthquakes in both China & Japan, but never Korea. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:01 pm Post subject: |
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| 2 pm, there's the alarm... run, kids, run! Get out while you can!! |
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Stormy
Joined: 10 Jan 2008
Location: Here & there
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Col.Brandon wrote: |
| 2 pm, there's the alarm... run, kids, run! Get out while you can!! |
They're not running here, they're hiding under their desks. Don't know how much that will help if the building collapses though. |
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Bibbitybop
Joined: 22 Feb 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject: |
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| My kids are outside sitting in the dirt soccer field. |
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Col.Brandon
Joined: 09 Aug 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Well, I would be doubtful as to whether Korean schools are better constructed than Chinese schools. Me, I'd run. |
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cazzy3
Joined: 07 May 2008
Location: kangwon-do
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:10 pm Post subject: |
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they have some minor tremors once in a while, but nothing too catastrophic...or at least nothing in recent years. btw: hiding under the desk is pretty much the only option you have if quake strikes while in the classroom, so it's better than nothing!
but i'm happy to have the free time!! |
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xCustomx
Joined: 06 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:14 pm Post subject: |
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| It took my class about 3 minutes before everyone was finally under a desk. As much of a joke as they think it might be, it does actually prepare them in case there is one. I remember being in a 6.8 earthquake in Seattle back in 2001 while in an accounting class. My TA said "Who's moving the floor?" |
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tob55
Joined: 29 Apr 2007
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject: watching |
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| It is interesting watching my high school students enjoy the time like it was a carnival activity. they really have no clue what they should do in case of a real emergency. I suspect that our high school would collapse around them, and they would be buried in the rubble before they knew what hit them. |
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ED209
Joined: 17 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon May 26, 2008 9:21 pm Post subject: |
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http://www.myeqwatch.com/
You can scroll around and view earthquakes from all over the world.
Oh Mr.Lee
Lee instructs Cabinet to take anti-earthquake measures
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| "We should reexamine our disaster prevention systems to minimize casualties in case of an emergency. In particular, extra attention has to be given to old school buildings built before the government's strict earthquake-resistant design rules were enforced in July 2005," said the president. |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_Peninsula#Geology
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The terrain of the Korean Peninsula is rumpled, covered with low mountains. Most rocks are of Precambrian origin, although isolated pockets of Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic rock can also be found.
There are no active volcanoes on the peninsula. However, Baekdu Mountain in the north and Hallasan in the south have crater lakes, indicating that they were active not long ago. Furthermore, hot springs indicative of low-level volcanic activity are widespread throughout the peninsula. Roughly two earthquakes are recorded per year, but few have any major impact. |
I think bears are far more of a threat than earthquakes. |
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