Topic: Virtual Earthquake

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All Your DNA [sic]Belong To Us
Episode 184 1:24:52 - 1:31:02

184: All Your DNA [sic]Belong To Us

Tsunami Response Exercise, Virtual Earthquake, and NOAA Website

The hosts discuss an upcoming Tsunami Response Exercise scheduled for March 24, 2010, which will simulate a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Alaska. They mock the NOAA website's "virtual earthquake" feature, which simply shakes the user's browser window using JavaScript. They express suspicion regarding the timing of such exercises, noting that real disasters often coincide with simulated drills.