http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/07/20/the-really-big-one?intcid=mod-most-popular Funny that we argue about little problems all the time on here, while something like this could devastate the country any time.
There is some hope: http://www.nature.com/news/seabed-s...earthquake-risk-for-pacific-northwest-1.15655
I was hesitant to look because I thought it was about something you like to stuff down yer throat. Never mind. My bad. Carry on.
I feel like I see a TV show about a "major quake event" every time I flip on national geographic. Living in a nation of fear has never been so entertaining!
Well, many of those shows are lacking a lot of science to back the doomsday scenarios (or there is very loose evidence). In this case, you have evidence that it has happened before. It is questionable when it will happen again. At a minimum, this should encourage those areas to do a better job preparing for the worst. Personally, I am not in a rush to buy waterfront property out there. Many claim Charleston is due for another big quake. I try not to worry about it too much.
Charleston is due that's for sure but I really worry about la Palma on the Canary Islands more than a quake.... If that goes off and that piece of island slides into the ocean scientists estimate about 10-15 miles inland would be tsunamied and we have like 15 minutes before it hits if even a hint of smoke blows from that volcanoe I'm takin the week off and heading to the mountains
It's particularly thrilling living 70 miles from a major fault line that has regular, strong earthquakes & upon which the idiots built a nuke plant. Knowing, the entire time, that they were "taking a risk with such a venture." Given Dominion Power's routine hiding, obfuscation & covering up of everything that could impinge upon their profits, it should be this place that people are fearful of. Eff the Russians, al qaeda & Miley Cyrus. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/06/north-anna-nuclear-earthquake_n_1078870.html "The risks of a quake at North Anna were known as far back as 1970. In 1975, then-owner Vepco was fined $60,000 – the maximum allowed by law – for building the plant over a known geologic fault, the Washington Post reported at the time. Vepco was convicted of making 12 false statements to the NRC about the fault’s existence." wtf
great article, and scary stuff. never knew about the cascadia plate. we had a 2.2 up here about 2 years ago. it was a low, low rumble, then a sharp pop. made me jump outta my chair. i'm good with quakes, glad i live in a relatively low risk area, i'll gladly take my feb nor'easters instead. and flurida, see below. you proved the articles point: As those movies attest, we excel at imagining future scenarios, including awful ones. But such apocalyptic visions are a form of escapism, not a moral summons, and still less a plan of action. Where we stumble is in conjuring up grim futures in a way that helps to avert them.
I was in RVA during that big (for VA) quake near Lake Anna. I was actually on the 4th story of a chemical research building right as the shaking started. Pretty crazy feeling. The building was swaying, and all the glasswear was shaking. I could see the neighboring building sway out the window. I am glad it wasn't any larger, because a chem lab is the last place I want to be in a quake.
Old news. Frankie's been on this for some time now. [video=youtube;7nORNw7j03o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nORNw7j03o[/video] .
