the original poster rephrased the tsunami warning, and if you had watched the statement, given with such authority, no room for an hour plus or minus, or height plus or minus...
I was simply saying that if the "expert" can not accurately provide facts about this tsunami, that they can literally watch with buoys and satellites, how can you trust them to be accurate about anything, especially models and speculations.
Don't get me wrong, I am all for science and discovery, but just don't preach to me accuracy and authority, when in reality there is none.
As an example the recent snow storms we have gotten here, are preceded by media and expert weather predictors as certainties and definites. It doesn't work that way in real life.
The experts blast - you need to do this, and buy that, and etc, etc....somehow Chicago and Toronto (I have been to both during the winter, and do not need to guess or speculate or pretend to know) survive every year with far greater snow, and less fanfare. When was the last time that the Provinciall Capitols were shut down for 4 days, due to snow.
Even the original poster, no offense Alan, speculates that the number of dead will rise? How does he know? Why will the number rise? Why is that presented as fact, when it may or may not be?
Santiago is a very cosmopolitan city, as is Concepcion, both have learned a lot since the last 9+ in the 60s....and surprisingly done something about it. Their construction is better now, tie ins to other buildings are not being made, better materials being used, etc.