Dear editor,
The recent earthquake and tsunami dealt a severe blow to the Japanese community and shook the world. The impact is huge in terms of loss of lives, devastation, and its spillover across the globe.
It highlights the wrath of nature, when Mother Nature is suffering from changes due to its inhabitants ? humans at large. Climate change, environmental degradation, and depletion of natural wealth is creating turmoil everywhere, leading to a “Crisis of Civilization.”
I am deeply moved. The article I wrote on June 2010 in The Korea Times has practical implications for the tectonic shifts and its repercussions. Earthquake and tsunami are intricately linked due to geo-morphological changes in the Earth’s surface. Debabrata Das’s article, referred to in my article and published in Science and Culture, has deep implications by unearthing this complicated relationship.
Earthquakes occurred in the Philippines, and northern India during March 21 and 22, 2011. One could have an “early warning system” developed by knowing the chances of earthquake and then taking care of the resultant tsunami effect, if precautions are taken beforehand.
Because of two vital factors, as mentioned by Debabarata Das, it might happen: (1) March 19 is full moon day and (2) the moon is in perigee position, i.e., nearest to the Earth. So, a high alert warning could save many lives.
Dr. Gouranga Das
Associate economic professor
Hanyang University, Erica Campus
Ansan, Gyeonggi Province
dasgouranga@yahoo.com
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