sanjo 2 Posted June 28, 2005 Share Posted June 28, 2005 Last July it was severe flooding. Then the big earthqake. Then the most snowfall in 20 years to add to the fun. Then another strong earthquake last week. Next up - flooding again!!! My friend in Kashiwazaki just called me and said his house has about 40cm of water flooding in!! Does anyone know what Niigata might have done to deserve this unrelenting bashing?! Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 You love the natural disasters don't you! Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted June 29, 2005 Author Share Posted June 29, 2005 Er, no. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 It does seem like your area is getting some pretty bad ijime going on doesn't it. There must be some real tired people up there. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Was that Pete, sanjo? He ok? Pretty wild scenes once again.... Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Eathquake and snowfall, we can do nothing. But I think we can prevent flooding... The government do nothing to protect the safety of citizens there? However, I hope goverment knows better way than making concrete embankment... Link to post Share on other sites
SKI 15 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Has that area of Niigata always had trouble with floods? You really would think that they could do something about that situation... sadly it will probably involve lots of concrete. Link to post Share on other sites
Plucky 0 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Quote: Originally posted by slow: But I think we can prevent flooding... The government do nothing to protect the safety of citizens there? Japan's attempt to control nature has gotten it in to a lot of trouble. Best thing to do - don't build where it is likely to flood! This coming from a guy who bought a cabin on a river that floods all the time Just last week, the water got within a foot of the top of the dike! BUT, it was the 3rd highest water level ever recorded, so.... the dike is actually working well. Japan's natural hazards program gets a lot of good press for some of their more innovative ideas. Unfortunately, it's all surface glammer. The program does nothing to deal with the little tragedies that cause most of the damage. I'm refering to tunnels for EQ evacs, gigantic dams on rivers that have never had a history of flooding, stream channels concreted and paved (which can exacerbate flooding), the attempt to solidify mountain sides with cement.......... I'm not trying to be negative and I know a lot more goes in to this subject besides geologic fact (politiks), but damn, Japan has some screwy engineering solutions that have proven time and again not to work. I really do feel for everyone that is dealing with these situations over there. That area of Japan has been hit HARD and from all angles. I hope they can be granted some peace soon! Link to post Share on other sites
taguchi 0 Posted June 29, 2005 Share Posted June 29, 2005 Surely I very much feel for the people of that area of Niigata. It is difficult to believe how much they have had to put up with in the last 12 months - they certainly deserve a rest! Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 You Niigata peeps sure have had it rough. One question though, have you thought of moving somewhere else in Japan less cursed than Niigata? Do you guys have property or serious committments keeping you there?, because seriously there are some pretty sweet areas in Japan far less diastrous than Niigata to enjoy your lives. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Haha, well it's not quite as simple as that - job, house, etc. And until this time last year Niigata wasn't known for it's natural disasters..... Link to post Share on other sites
happyhappy 0 Posted June 30, 2005 Share Posted June 30, 2005 Yeah I'd never heard of this kind of thing going down in Niigata before. Surely your share of bad luck must nearly be over? Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted July 1, 2005 Author Share Posted July 1, 2005 If only it were that simple. And anyway, it is extremely likely that the next big earthquake in Japan will be in "Somewhere not in Niigata". So those tensions could be building up to breaking point right under your house snowglider. Or maybe Indosnms house. Or anyone else here. I hope not, of course. The Chuetsu region was not on the "danger list" before it happened, and I believe neither was Fukuoka. So they literally can and will happen almost anywhere in this country. (Where is 135.750E, 34.506N - 61m by the way?!) Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Did all these happen in the same region of the prefecture? Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted July 2, 2005 Author Share Posted July 2, 2005 Pretty much the same area yes, can. The floods last year were Nagaoka>Sanjo. The earthquake was Nagaoka>Ojiya region. The especially heavy snow was that Ojiya region. The floods last week were Kashiwazaki>Nagaoka. The earthquake the other week was a bit to the west of Nagaoka. All in the same region of Chuetsu right in the middle of the prefecture....! Mad or what?! Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Christopher 0 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 There's another of them Earthquake Specials on tv tonight, 7pm. (Don't know if its a repeat or not) Link to post Share on other sites
merryJim 1 Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 I just noticed that, I'll take a look and see what sensational news the hired scientists and more than likely very noisy tarento assembled will give us. Link to post Share on other sites
numafuz 0 Posted July 3, 2005 Share Posted July 3, 2005 Imagine how happy I was to have my town pointed out on that program to be "the most dangerous in Japan" for trunamis! It seems if the big one arrives I'll be washed away. What did that guy at the very end said about predicting when the big Tokyo one is due - did he say 6-12 months from now or 6-12 months from when strange things start to happen? Link to post Share on other sites
oblivion 5 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 Actually it was "a few months to 12 months from now". Signs appearing include strange big-eyed fish appearing that usually don't, lots of strange clouds, and a few other things I forgot (sorry). Link to post Share on other sites
Curt 1 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I watched some of that. The dramatic music going on almost constantly when the tarento were not oohing and ahing gave me a headache. In a normal documentary that 2 hours could be covered in 20 minutes if you took all the crap, repeated bits and ads out. Link to post Share on other sites
numafuz 0 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Quote: Actually it was "a few months to 12 months from now". Great! Link to post Share on other sites
9inches 0 Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 I have a good buddy living in Numazu. You aren't Brad (or know him) are you? Link to post Share on other sites
numafuz 0 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 No I'm not Brad, not heard of a Brad nearby either... Link to post Share on other sites
bushpig 0 Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Yeah, well I also heard that they used to say Kobe was on a "safe" patch of Japan... I think the whole country is pretty much an earthquake waiting to happen. Link to post Share on other sites
sanjo 2 Posted December 7, 2005 Author Share Posted December 7, 2005 Chuetsu area of Niigata wasn't supposed to be this big one waiting to happen as far as I'm aware, but look what happened last October. There's another earthquake special on tv on Friday I heard.... Link to post Share on other sites
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