Apocalypse odds at 50-50

[Furtherman]

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/06/09/doom.predictions.reut/index.html

So what do you think will do us in?

Personally, living in NYC, I think I'll be snuffed by a terrorist before any other reason. Then there is the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands. One more big earthquake and a mega tsunami will wipe out Boston to Miami. Then there is that pesky super volcano simmering under Yellowstone. But the article also mentions that we might create a black hole, and we'll just all fall in. Which is why this might not be such a good idea:

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_medical/story.jsp?story=413755

Just a little light reading. Have a great day!!!

;)



Enough with the sigpics.

[Aggie]

I don't know, but I'm getting this:

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Go New Jersey!!
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[Hawiian shirt craig]

what ever my money is on mass suicide if pres bush gets reelected

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[Death Metal Moe]

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Here ya go Craig.

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[reeshy]

Can I watch????

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[Cybersoldier]

What channel can I watch this

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[HordeKing1]

Not to mention that NYC is sitting on a MAJOR fault line and is overdue for a quake.

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[Furtherman]

Earthquakes & New York City?

Quick Quake Facts

On Saturday April 20, a moderate earthquake (5.1 on the Richter Scale) occurred about 15 miles southwest of Plattsburgh, New York at 6:50 AM.

The earthquake was felt from Cleveland, Ohio to Maine and Baltimore, Maryland - and New York City.

Where they have occurred in the past, earthquakes will happen again. Also consider this:

 Most earthquakes in our area do not fall on or near known surface faults (e.g., the San Andreas Fault in California).

 Much of Manhattan Isle sits on a deep layer of soft soil and artificial fills overlying extremely hard rock. These soft pockets can amplify the shaking behaving as a fluid, and flow during an earthquake creating a magnitude greater than 6.0.

Our city has one of the highest concentrations of high rise buildings per square foot than any other city, many of which were constructed without seismic building code guidelines. Earthquakes were generally not a design consideration before 1996.

 Brownstones are among the city's most earthquake-vulnerable structures in the city. These buildings would likely be reduced to rubble in a major quake.

 Yes, that was an earthquake that occurred back in New York City on January 17, 2001. It measured 2.4 on the Richter Scale. The epicenter was in midtown.

 The 125th Street Fault Zone runs southeasterly from 125th Street (near the Hudson River on the westside), through the NE corner of Central Park (near 110th Street and 5th Avenue), to East 96th Street near the East River.

 More than 400 earthquakes have occurred in New York State between 1730 and 1986 - the third highest earthquake activity of states east of the Mississippi River.

 The largest known New York State earthquake happened in the Cornwall-Massena area (near the US-Canadian border) on September 5, 1944. It had a Richter magnitude of about 6. Felt from Canada south to Maryland, and from Maine west to Indiana, it caused property damage estimated at $2 million.

 While California immediately comes to mind when we think about earthquakes, all 50 states and U.S. territories are vulnerable. The most violent have occurred in the central United States.


From http://manhattan.about.com/library/weekly/aa042602a.htm

This message was edited by Furtherman on 6-12-03 @ 1:09 PM

[Furtherman]

I've been reading about this for the past couple months but this is the first I've seen in a major newspaper. Yellowstone is percolating.

In Yellowstone, a Subterranean Volcano Exerts Its Influence (http://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/07/science/07GEYS.html?pagewanted=1&ei=1&en=6bfbb4f20999c1a1&ex=1066541288&adxnnl=0&adxnnlx=1065752441-Gaagwm2PrRA8Rseds4RC7g)

[carcass]

yellowstone is more n perkin....its a supervolcano
cool thingy on discovery awhile back..some lake engulfed an area of trees...they did a ground survey sp..and noticed a huge upwelling of earth...not cool....then theres space rocks...

and lets not forget the prophocies ..of many religions....Jesus is commin , and this time he's pissed



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ramius

face down in the gutter
wont admit defeat
thou his clothes are soiled and black
he's a big strong man , w/ a childs mind
dont you take his booze away