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2005-01-07 Europe

Danish academic slams tsunami warning system plans

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Posted by God Save The World 2005-01-07 5:21:34 PM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 "Don't take money from the citizens to fund your pet project! Use that money to fund our pet project!"

Posted by BH 2005-01-07 10:14:55 AM|| 2005-01-07 10:14:55 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Lomborg deserves the highest credit for outraging the eco-wacky power-seekers over the past few years, and withstanding a Stalin-style academic inquisition to do it, but he is off base with this one.
The amount required for the tsunami warning system is trivial compared to what is already spent on the problems he cites and would make no discernable difference in eradicating them.
The next tsunami may not occur for 100 years, but it could occur next week, and it could easily be much worse.
I think an informal warning network, based on contacts among media, professional seismologists, and government officials, would be highly effective and would cost next to nothing.

Posted by Atomic Conspiracy 2005-01-07 10:28:24 AM|| 2005-01-07 10:28:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 I'm with AC - Lomborg gets a well-deserved Mulligan on this one

Posted by Frank G 2005-01-07 10:48:54 AM|| 2005-01-07 10:48:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I would be in favor of any tsunami warning system that involves placing Kofi Annan way out in the ocean. It might be his first act of doing something good.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-01-07 12:42:05 PM|| 2005-01-07 12:42:05 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 BH..lol!

Posted by 2b 2005-01-07 12:44:08 PM|| 2005-01-07 12:44:08 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Bad call, Bjorn. Would have been far better to keep your mouth shut on this one at this time. No need to give ammo to your critics.

Posted by lex 2005-01-07 3:42:33 PM|| 2005-01-07 3:42:33 PM|| Front Page Top

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