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Sunday, January 02, 2005

10:25:53 AM

Scientific data on Earthquake and Tsunami. Comprehensive collection of materials related to the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, including animations, charts, links, and seismograph recordings, and helful explanations on how to read them.
Before and after hi-res satellite images of tsunami zone. "This is a natural color, 60-centimeter (2-foot) high-resolution QuickBird satellite image featuring the southwestern coast of Sri Lanka. Imagery was collected at 10:20 a.m. local time, slightly less than four hours after the 6:28 a.m. (local Sri Lanka time) earthquake and shortly after the moment of tsunami impact." [Boing Boing Previous BB posts: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9. 12/28/2004]

More QuickBird Images of Tsunami Sites

Planets Change. The Washington Post has some vivid before and after satellite images of tsunami damage to Sumatra. As you view these images, ponder the fact that this all happened in the blink of an eye.Planets change - especially our own.... [NASA Watch 12/31/2004]