The climate change debate continues.

[onetrack]

There are thousands of earthquake-recording stations, all over the world. There are 150 stations in Australia and over 500 world-wide. They record in near real-time and the earthquake-watchers know about earthquakes within a few seconds of them occurring. This is all tied in with Tsunami warnings, because early warnings of Tsunamis are vital to reduce losses.

 

https://www.ga.gov.au/education/natural-hazards/earthquake

[onetrack]

48 minutes ago, old man emu said:

The other night I slept through an earthquake whose epicentre was only 50-odd kilometres away. When I made some enquiries on-line, I found that it had  been reported on a website originating in the USA.

Was it really only "the other night", OME? The earthquake records say that the only decent earthquake in recent times in your neck of the woods, was a 5.3 magnitude 'quake at Nyngan on May 23, 2025.

 

https://earthquaketrack.com/p/australia/new-south-wales/recent

[nomadpete]

It's ok. He may have overslept... a lot.

[old man emu]

Me name's not Rip van Bloody Winkle. But when I fall asleep, I sleep the sleep of the Just. 

 

Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Gilgandra, 55 km northeast of Dubbo, Western Plainsal, New South Wales, Australia, on Monday, Jul 7, 2025, at 01:15 am (GMT +10) 

[onetrack]

Ahhh, a 3.1 'quake is just a gentle bed-rocking, OME! - not a real earthquake!  😄

[old man emu]

It certainly stirs up the animals. There are horses in the npaddocks around my dwelling, and they get really spooked when earthquakes happen.

[Marty_d]

14 minutes ago, old man emu said:

Me name's not Rip van Bloody Winkle. But when I fall asleep, I sleep the sleep of the Just. 

 

Mag. 3.1 earthquake - Gilgandra, 55 km northeast of Dubbo, Western Plainsal, New South Wales, Australia, on Monday, Jul 7, 2025, at 01:15 am (GMT +10) 

The sleep of the just what?

[onetrack]

He sleeps the sleep of the just-disturbed, earthquake-region dwellers? 😄

 

[Marty_d]

As long as he doesn't sleep like a baby. You know, waking up every 3 hours wetting the bed and crying for a boob.

[Jerry_Atrick]

When do we grow out of crying for a boob, exactly?

[nomadpete]

3 hours ago, Jerry_Atrick said:

When do we grow out of crying for a boob, exactly?

Is that statement reverse mysoginistic?

 

I'll have the ganmar police onta ya, son!

[facthunter]

I've got the Booby Prize a few times.  Usually something like a Plaster Gnome..  Nev