A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
A photograph captioned by Paul Corliss, "Tsunami warning signal, Causeway".
Shows various sized boats for the 'tsunami-conscious' as show homes in Christchurch. Context: There is anxiety about the potential for a local source tsunami but the Christchurch City Council says on its website that there will be no time to issue an official warning for a local source tsunami.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
Shows a new warning system in Christchurch that consists of the heads of Gerry Brownlee, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister, the Mayor of Christchurch Bob Parker and CERA CEO Roger Sutton. Each bellows his particular mantra. Context: Christchurch's new tsunami warning system will be tested on Sunday 22 July at 11am for one to two minutes.
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
The cartoon shows a man, a woman and a dog all yelling with fright. Refers to the series of severe aftershocks that again rocked Christchurch on January 2nd. The largest was a magnitude-5.5 shake shortly before 6am. All were centred at sea off New Brighton. Mayor Bob Parker said that fear that larger quakes could be triggered had been raised by residents, but the tsunami threat was "highly unlikely".
Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).
