Blinding Glimpse of the Obvious (1 Viewer)

[BlueSpruce]

We actually experienced an earthquake in the 3.5 range a couple of years ago. The National Geological Survey measured the tremors and used it as a way to analyze our soil. Their conclusion: Must be jelly 'cause jam don't shake like that.

So is it a fair prediction to say within the next 50 years N.O. could be totally underwater?

 

[The_Doc_Man]

Depends on how well they balance the budget in the next few years. It might sink under its own weight. But I'm thinking "no" on that based on the "bust" that climate change has been in its predictions.

 

[BlueSpruce]

I would be saddened if N.O. turns into a bayou. I've visited several times and enjoyed its people, food, music, and party atmosphere.

 

[Pat Hartman]

Hurricanes are by nature tropical events, where the ocean waters are warmer. The UK is geographically in the Northern latitudes where the water is cold year round.

Let us not forget the Gulf Stream which is what actually gives the UK a moderate climate for its latitude.

Tornados form where wildly different air masses collide. We get cold dry air from Canada racing down from the north and warm wet air coming up from the south. Bang. Tornado alley.

Earthquakes form along fault lines and where tectonic plates meet. The San Andreas fault which runs through Northern California is pretty active as are several others in the North West. Then the volcanos of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon are always a danger. But the biggest mother of a volcano is lying under Yellowstone Park. That could take out half the US if it blew.

Feels like its time to move somewhere safer. I do remember reading that the elbow formed by the peninsula of Florida is the most geologically stable part of the US. It also seems to avoid most direct hurricane hits and is far enough East to not run into the collision of weather that causes tornados.