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53 °F Forecast | Road Cams Friday, January 28, 2005 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Menu Guide How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Real Estate Guide Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Passport to the Rogue Valley EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People Volunteer Opportunities Moving to Southern Oregon? MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend January 4, 2005 Since You Asked The truth about the tsunami warnings Is it true that some affected nations heard warnings about the earthquake that caused the recent tsunamis but neglected to inform their residents of the danger? — Tobias S., Medford There are a couple of angles to this question, Tobias. The angle from this planet is the story we all heard about experts on this side of the Pacific trying and failing to reach appropriate officials in Southeast Asia after the earthquakes registered on a tsunami warning system. While the Pacific has a tsunami warning system, the Indian Ocean does not (though one is now planned). The other angle, which upset officials in India and panicked coastal residents in India, Thailand and Sri Lanka, comes from our very own state — Portland as a matter of fact. Terra Research in that city issued a warning saying another major earthquake would happen in that area last Thursday based at least in part on the effect dark matter in space has on Earth’s crust. The warning failed to come true, and Terra Research also was unable to predict the original 9.0 earthquake on Dec. 26. Indian officials and American seismologists dismissed the company’s claims, calling them "hogwash" and "technical gobbledygook." Decide for yourself: Visit www.terraresearch.net on the Web. No one has found a way to predict earthquakes. And dark matter’s presence in space is at best inferred by the effect it’s believed to have on other celestial matter. And no one outside Terra Research has made any link between dark matter and terrestrial earthquakes. Send questions to "Since You Asked," Mail Tribune Newsroom, P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501; by fax to 541-776-4376; or by e-mail to [email protected] . We’re sorry, but the volume of questions received prevents us from answering all of them. Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2005 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities Student Loan Consolidation Conference Calls - $50/Month Home Security Systems Trunks, Footlocker, Trunk, Footlockers