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Fault East Of (SF) Bay Area 'Locked And Loaded'
The Guardian (UK) ^
| 3-25-2006
| Scott Lindlaw
Posted on 03/25/2006 12:14:22 PM PST by blam
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To: dfwgator
Yeah, but they obviously don't need our military to bail them out.
Of course not, they wouldn't want to be seen as hypocrites now would they?
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posted on
03/25/2006 12:46:38 PM PST
by
trubluolyguy
(Islam is a Cult of Death that has been infiltrated by a few non-violent believers.)
To: Williams
>>
And we criticize New Orleans for building in a flood zone.
<<
Nah, that IS dumber. The French knew they were building in a sinking swamp, but were too drunk to care.
Early settlers in California didn't undertsand the fearsome potential of earthquakes. Even so, it is possible to build earthquake resistant structures -- but skyscrapers are probably really stupid ideas. California has also been retrofitting older structures quite actively since the seventies while folks in New Orleans hijacked federal dollars to build casinos and support centers for transsexuals.
Only time will tell, but the bay area is way overdue for centuries of high seismic activity.
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posted on
03/25/2006 12:47:04 PM PST
by
noblejones
(Ben Stein for President, 2008.)
To: blam
Surprised they didn't consider the "locked" (jammed part) of the San Andreus fault just north of LA the most dangerous: It hasn't moved in a longer period of time, and has ALL of LA's water supply pipes and most of its power lines crossing it.
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posted on
03/25/2006 12:48:33 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: BenLurkin
Pretty picture: How does it differ when a quake hits?
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posted on
03/25/2006 12:49:47 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
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To: Strategerist
Don't have to tell me.
34 years in the Midwest and I had never seen a tornado or the start of one. Lots of sirens yes but not the real thing.
But I'm sure those people in Xenia , Ohio whose city was leveled by a F5 tornado back on April 3rd, 1974 probably have a different take on those tornado chances.
As I said there is a chance pretty much anywhere one lives something unpleasant can come down the street.
To: noblejones
Also, you can't really "move" a harbor from its surrounding lands that create the sheltered bay: SF and Oakland can't move, but NOLA has no particular reason to be in that particular part of the MIssip River, other than its closeness to Lake Pontchartrain. But, cross-shipping from NOLA to the Lake didn't work out like the French expected anyway.
Another French failure, like Haiti. And France. And the rest of their colonies in Africa.
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posted on
03/25/2006 12:53:14 PM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
(I can only donate monthly, but Hillary's ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
To: blam
The Hayward Fault runs right through California Memorial Stadium. Could make for some real Cal football excitement one day.
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posted on
03/25/2006 12:54:41 PM PST
by
Plutarch
To: trubluolyguy
....Any freepers in the area? ....
Synchro I think
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posted on
03/25/2006 12:55:53 PM PST
by
bert
(K.E. N.P. Slay Pinch)
To: Robert A. Cook, PE
The San Andreas itself is much further from densely populated areas than the Hayward, which runs right through them (though people are rapidly moving further out, closer to the San Andreas.)
Overall there's been an effort by geologists to reduce the focus on the "Big One" on the Southern San Andreas (and they really tend to avoid the term anymore, as it's misleading) and more on threats closer to populated areas...many of which, especially in Los Angeles, have been recently discovered.
The San Andreas is no longer the worst-case scenario.
To: Philistone
I'd rather have a lotta little ones than one BIG ONE! Ditto!
To: trubluolyguy
"Move. Looks like San Franfreako might be getting the Sodom and Gomorrah treatment soon."
Couldn't happen to a better place. Let's just hope Congress isn't is session when it happens and that Pelosi, Boxer and Feinstein are home.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:01:57 PM PST
by
BW2221
To: kstewskis
The difference is, most Califorians are generally more prepared when it comes to earthquakes and emergency kits. We try to keep a weeks supply of water and plenty of canned goods on hand. As well as material to cook the food and other essentials.
The wife is very good about that and I give her compliments.
To: Stayingawayfromthedarkside
Sure there is the heat. But I have a fellow worker living in Phoenix and he was commenting on all the dust that causes him allergies when it has not rained for a long while.
Here are some Arizona historical photographs depicting dust storms and monsoon conditions. Enjoy these pictures of Phoenix monsoon storms!
I'll pass but Thanks for the offer.
To: blam
Mama goverment better fire up her $2,000 plastic card machine.
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:12:08 PM PST
by
AD from SpringBay
(We have the government we allow and deserve.)
To: blam
We live at the south end of the Hayward, and just down the hills from the Calaveras, the San Andreas is quite a few miles west of here..
Bay Area Earthquake Probabilities
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:16:57 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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To: All
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:19:45 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
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To: A message
Yeah, those allergies get to me too. The wind can be dangerous around here once inwhile. Last summer we had a microburst knock down trees and power lines in a park right near our house. Our power was out for a few hours. We have a few isolated incidents for the most part. I love the winters here. I used to live in SoCal. So, I know what earthquakes feel like. I have never been faced with a tornado, They look really scary. I hope the big one doesn't hit anytime soon.
To: Plutarch; All
"The Hayward Fault runs right through California Memorial Stadium." That would create a few "problems" durring a game.I hope that never happens.
But OTOH, IMHO if there is gonna be an earthquake in SF, I would rather see a 20ft wide fault split the left side of the batters box at Pac Bell Park's first home game of the 2006 season durring Barry Bonds first at bat.
....OK,....after rethinking it. I really WOULDN'T want a 20 ft wide fault split......Make it 30FT so Barry's head and ego will fit in it.....
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:30:22 PM PST
by
musicman
To: Stayingawayfromthedarkside
I love the winters here. I understand winter, early spring and late fall can be down right pleasant there.
To: A message
True, but the Mid Atlantic region doesn't have much in the way of tornadoes, earthquakes, hurricanes, etc. Ditto New England?
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posted on
03/25/2006 1:36:52 PM PST
by
Williams
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