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Lots of 'um ackshually' in the replies here. This my first time seeing the 'new' spelling and I don't like it. I'll keep spelling it Turkey. Same feeling for Cote D'Ivoire - I'll just say the Ivory Coast
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7.8 magnitude earthquake hits Turkiye
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#63The name can still be Turkey in English, kind of like how we can say Germany and not Deutschland…
Czechia (formerly Czech Republic) is also trying to change their English-language name; in both cases seems like a reasonable request and worth respecting, at least when it comes at low cost (I wouldn't rush to reprint maps or anything just for this, but am happy to use the terms in new materials including typing it in comments.)
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#66This is really bad. The timing couldn't be worse, pretty much everybody was at home. The videos that came out so far are devastating, whole apartment buildings leveled with everybody in them, people trapped under the rubble and calling out for help. Given the timing and the magnitude the first estimates of casualties seem surprisingly low, I really hope that they are right but there are some major cities right in the…
If entire apartment buildings are collapsed I doubt the current casualty figures are going to be the ultimate ones.
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#67This is really bad. The timing couldn't be worse, pretty much everybody was at home. The videos that came out so far are devastating, whole apartment buildings leveled with everybody in them, people trapped under the rubble and calling out for help. Given the timing and the magnitude the first estimates of casualties seem surprisingly low, I really hope that they are right but there are some major cities right in the…
The 1999 Izmit earthquake (similar magnitude, different region) had 17000 deaths. Hopefully less this time.
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#68This guy somehow predicted it? https://twitter.com/hogrbe/status/1621479563720118273?t=uZuu... Lucky or good?
That's not a prediction that can be evaluated. For example, I could say "there will be a 7+ magnitude quake somewhere in the Pacific Rim tomorrow" and if I publish the same prediction every day it won't be long until my prediction is true. I might even be right the very first time. A real prediction should include exact time period, magnitude, and geographic area. And every prediction made must be documented. This le…
He does have some predictions with time but yeah, being vague (while having lots of knowledge) can make you seem prophetic.
> EDIT: Also... surprise! There was a foreshock a couple of hours before he made the prediction.
He is probably more knowledgeable than the average person and has access to latest data on earthquakes.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
You may want to use the word “deprem” as you search for media/news.
Why?
Because Turkish people tweet in Turkish more than they do in English.
https://translate.google.com/?sl=tr&tl=en&text=deprem&op=tra...
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#70This guy somehow predicted it? https://twitter.com/hogrbe/status/1621479563720118273?t=uZuu... Lucky or good?
Hmm this guy's focus on planetary movements and lunar geometry light up the parts of my brain reserved for detecting quackery. I would bet that he got extremely lucky with his timing.
Indeed. He'd have had more respect (and less suspicion) if he's tweet was something like: foreshake detected at xx,yy location, given the nature of the location, high probability of an earthquake of 7.5M.
He's fishing for attention from the general public.