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RE: virus: Once bitten
« on: 2005-09-08 03:13:55 » |
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[Blunderov] I hope that arrangements for national emergencies are being
urgently overhauled.
It seems to me that if a system, like say a planet, gains in energy then one
might expect the dynamics inherent in that system to become more pronounced.
It has been suggested that hurricanes can be expected to continue to
increase in strength and frequency, a trend which has become evident during
the last decade.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/07/0719_hurricanes.html
This trend seems similar in regard to tectonic activity too.
http://volcano.und.edu/vwdocs/frequent_questions/grp13/question213.html
<snip>Have the incidences of earthquakes, worldwide, increased this century?
And if records go back any further have they increased in the last 200
years?
Sarah Davies
Sarah, (Bl.Cc G Bush)
Sorry for the delay. I was seeking help from a seismologists but they're
taking too long. So you get an answer from a volcanologist.
I looked at the lists of "World's Most Dangerous Earthquakes and Selected
Earthquakes in the United States" from The Citizen's Guide to Geologic
Hazards. I thought it best to look just at the larger earthquakes to reduce
the dependence on instruments and observers. There has been about 20 large
earthquakes globally in the latter half of this century (so far) compared to
about 15 for the first half of this century. There were only 7 large
earthquakes recorded for the entire 19th century. Based on this quick look
at one source of information, it does appear that the frequency of
earthquakes is increasing. The big question is why. Perhaps this pattern
reflects population growth.
Thanks for an interesting question.
Steve Mattox, University of North Dakota </snip>
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-me-quake8sep08,0,3035306.story?coll=la-ho
me-headlines
<snip>
California Earthquake Could Be the Next Katrina
By Jia-Rui Chong and Hector Becerra, Times Staff Writers
U.S. Geological Survey seismologist Lucy Jones remembers attending an
emergency training session in August 2001 with the Federal Emergency
Management Agency that discussed the three most likely catastrophes to
strike the United States.
First on the list was a terrorist attack in New York. Second was a
super-strength hurricane hitting New Orleans. Third was a major earthquake
on the San Andreas fault. </snip>
[Bl.] Of course scientists are notorious for theorizing and just because
they do so it does not mean that anyone should reasonably be expected to
'anticipate' a big earthquake in California. But should the residents there
continue to willfully reside in a potential disaster zone and still expect
the federal government to bail them out if the buildings suddenly and
unexpectedly all fall down? I think perhaps they should all move to
Crawford, a rather pleasant and quiescent roost I'm told.
Best Regards.
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