Comments on: U addio l-inkwiet dwar id-dawl u l-ilma

By: belle

belle — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:09:49 +0000

can someone give me the updates as im really worried about this, jista jkun li tant ikun kbir li jghaddi min fuq sqallija u jibqa gej malta xorta?

By: red-nose

red-nose — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 08:40:13 +0000

Daphne is an asset to Malta and to all those who wish for a better life.

By: Philip

Philip — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 20:43:28 +0000

Perish the thought, Cheater.

By: Cheater

Cheater — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:53:11 +0000

In reply to Ta' Ninu. If disaster hits this Good Friday, the only survivors may be Robert and Consie, after all...

By: Ta' Ninu

Ta' Ninu — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 19:07:45 +0000

Head for the hills, guys. Thinking about it, Siggiewi might be a good place to retreat to, and I hear the night life there is so good you can feel the earth move, never mind the tsunami.

By: Joseph A Borg

Joseph A Borg — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:45:36 +0000

In reply to S. Calleja.

I think the biggest damage will happen within the confines of the Tyrrhenian Sea. There’s the issue of the two openings hitting Genoa and Tunis directly. The boot and Sicily will focus the wave up to Calabria, Corsica etc. The Strait of Messina would get a big pounding.

I’m sure we’ll get a soaking, but most probably it would be a reflection from Tunis and the general upset spreading to the rest of the Mediterranean.

Sri Lanka is not directly within the path of the wave so you get a deflection. If you draw a line from the volcano to Malta you’ll find Sicily sitting squarely in the middle with a conveniently shaped coast to reflect most of the wave back.

I don’t have a boat and live up on a hill miles from shore, so not worried too much.

My guess is that this story was pushed to accelerate the implementation of an early warning system for the Mediterranean.

By: N.L

N.L — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:29:23 +0000

Perhaps it will not affect Malta, but for sure it will affect the Maltese who bought property there.

By: It's all dandy

It's all dandy — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 17:13:07 +0000

Saviour will rescue us. All thosestacks of unread Malta Today newspapers will soak the water up.

By: S. Calleja

S. Calleja — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 16:27:59 +0000

In reply to S. Calleja.

David, you should check this animation: http://iri.columbia.edu/~lareef/tsunami/. Sri Lanka is almost twice the size of Sicily.

By: David Buttigieg

David Buttigieg — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:10:56 +0000

In reply to S. Calleja. Joseph is right - Sicily, huge as it is, would likely shield Malta. Having said that, we are not immune to tsunamis by any means: an earthquake in the area, or a landslide from Etna could trigger one off that WOULD affect us.