Silicon Valley
Silocone Valley
Posted on 12/30/2004 10:39:09 PM PST by forest
Edited on 03/22/2005 6:43:15 PM PST by Jim Robinson. [history]
Not to worry, when it happens, the Sri Lankans and Malaysians will send billions in aid...
Even St Louis, MO, has had a bigger quake than the 1906 San Francisco quake. Admittedly, it was in 1812, but it still happened.
More important things to work on.
However, a lot of people in California were very worried about the poor little penquins after the December 23, 2004 quake South of New Zealand.
This week the eco-nuts and environmental fruit cases of California are not much concerned about the poor little penquins. Nor is the MSM.
There are some California types that would have said surf's up Dude when the giant tsunami hit if they were there -- doing drugs and riding surf boards.
God is the one thing you should trust, love, and fear.
Supposedly, someone had posted that the Northridge Quake of the 1990's had shut down the PORN industry [briefly]. Too bad.
You are correct, Mt. Whitney is not a volcano, just a big hunk of uplifted granite. It beleive he was thinking of Mammoth Mountain and the Long Valley Caldera.
Major Quake hitting Los Angeles knocking out servies for three days would decimate the region for years to come. Five days and the State would never recover, Seven days and the nation would suffer catastrophically, 10 days and the world would slip into a depression. I don't know if those stats still hold 15 years later.
That is very interesting information. I maintained a low profile, but obviously, much can happen. The US is a large part of the world economy, so your research figures right in there. A major California quake will be felt world wide in more ways than one.
marking for later
"There is no such system of faults."
I was just going to ask about that because I have never heard of or read about this anywhere.
The emergency prep information is excellent and EVERYONE living in California should read it and prepare just in case.
I was always prepared when I lived there, just ask CK when he had to come move me.
OMG!
We gave away what 12-15 bags of food to the foodbank 'cause there was no room in the truck/trailer for it and still had food come with us that lasted for months.
Don't forget the water, the bug out bags and flashlights etc.
I goofed on Mt. McKinley. It was pushed up by earthquake action. Please check out my docs concerning the other points.
Good advice for all to be prepared for any disaster. It is simply amazing how poorly prepared most people are when disaster stikes.
Simple red fuel storage cans cannot be purchased in CA any longer. One has to purchase a very expensive can with vapor controls etc. - New law in CA for the last 2 years where the gov't is protecting us from ourselves.
Gasoline does not store well for very long. If you keep extra gas on hand, you need to pour it into your vehicle tanks and use it while refilling your storage every few months unless you need lots of varnish.
My wife has a high school buddy in Phoenix that buys gas when her tank hits 3/4. This last summer(?) when AZ had the fuel problems for a week or so, she was one of the people that could still drive.
A well equipped camper should have all this stuff on hand, just need to keep the water and food stocks up.
Don't know the definition of inactive, but Shasta has sulfer steam venting near the summit. You are correct that most of the statements are not very scientific. However, it is reasonable that people in the San Andreas and Hayward faults take precautions and store some emergency supplies. They may not get much warning.
Silicon Valley
Silocone Valley
Good advice. Thanks.
You have stated that Yellowstone is not active and has no history of eruption, that there is no system of faults from Yellowstone to California, and that Rainier and Shasta are dormant.
Please be advised that there are hundreds, perhaps much more, acres of ground in Yellowstone that are so hot people with shoes can not walk on them. A dome has risen 100 feet in Yellowstone Lake. You and scientists do not agree.
For documents on the faults, please study my document link #5, then correct yourself."
Scientists consider Rainer active. While less active, Shasta is not dead.
As I posted earlier, you are correct that Whitney is not a volcano. I goofed on that one. Whitney was thrust up by earthquake action. It is interesting that Mt. Whitney, the highest point in the lower US, is only 50 miles from the lowest point in the US, Death Valley.
In the magnitude of Yelowstone, only 80 miles north of Whitney is the Long Valley Caldera, a super volcano whose activity is currently being monitored. That link is
http://www.seismo.berkeley.edu/~battag/LVO_GIS/Intro/facts-sheet/fs108-96.html
Enjoy
BTTT. Also, makes it easier to find it later when I have time to digest it all.
Saratoga's where I'm sitting too. Disquietingly close to the San Andreas fault, no?
Due to the structure beneath us, I do not expect any quake greater that the one 15 years ago. But it could last longer.
Time will tell.
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