LOL Fault lines.... and "coastal" cities?
hmmmm Are you a gambling man? I would suspect the "odds" of more Hurricanes inundating that "hole" in the ground called "The Big Easy" are enormously... no infinitesimally greater than an earthquake swallowing another major city... There is an annual hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico... IS there such thing as an earthquake season??? un uh
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled A Shrinking New Orleans, Bob Eimiller wrote:
"hmmmm Are you a gambling man? I would suspect the "odds" of more Hurricanes inundating that "hole" in the ground called "The Big Easy" are enormously... no infinitesimally greater than an earthquake swallowing another major city... There is an annual hurricane season in the Gulf of Mexico... IS there such thing as an earthquake season??? un uh"
What a remarkably idiotic argument. First of all, go buy a dictionary and find out what "infinitesimally" means.
Next, consider that New Orleans has been flooded by a hurricane exactly once during its 300-year history. San Francisco has been hit by severe quakes twice in the past century. In other words, _observed data_ suggests quakes are more common than hurricanes.
In addition, your information about the "hole in the ground" is incorrect. While portions of the city are below sea level, much of it is not.
Also, you seem to be under the weird impression that since one hurricane hit NO in 300 years, they're going to be attracted to it from now on. Given your demonstrated ignorance of probability, I'll happily play against you at any gambling game.