Got this out of a Yahoo article today:

A group of more than 100 scientists and experts say in a new report that
California faces the risk of a massive "superstorm" that could flood a
quarter of the state's homes and cause $300 billion to $400 billion in
damage. Researchers point out that the potential scale of destruction in
this storm scenario is four or five times the amount of damage that could
be wrought by a major earthquake.

It sounds like the plot of an apocalyptic action movie, but scientists
with the U.S. Geological Survey warned federal and state emergency
officials that California's geological history shows such "superstorms"
have happened in the past, and should be added to the long list of
natural disasters to worry about in the Golden State.



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"Meat Plow" wrote in message
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Got this out of a Yahoo article today:

A group of more than 100 scientists and experts say in a new report that
California faces the risk of a massive "superstorm" that could flood a
quarter of the state's homes and cause $300 billion to $400 billion in
damage. Researchers point out that the potential scale of destruction in
this storm scenario is four or five times the amount of damage that could
be wrought by a major earthquake.

It sounds like the plot of an apocalyptic action movie, but scientists
with the U.S. Geological Survey warned federal and state emergency
officials that California's geological history shows such "superstorms"
have happened in the past, and should be added to the long list of
natural disasters to worry about in the Golden State.



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More studies are needed!


tm

On Jan 18, 1:15*pm, "tm" wrote:
"Meat Plow" wrote in message

news




Got this out of a Yahoo article today:

A group of more than 100 scientists and experts say in a new report that
California faces the risk of a massive "superstorm" that could flood a
quarter of the state's homes and cause $300 billion to $400 billion in
damage. Researchers point out that the potential scale of destruction in
this storm scenario is four or five times the amount of damage that could
be wrought by a major earthquake.

It sounds like the plot of an apocalyptic action movie, but scientists
with the U.S. Geological Survey warned federal and state emergency
officials that California's geological history shows such "superstorms"
have happened in the past, and should be added to the long list of
natural disasters to worry about in the Golden State.

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More studies are needed!

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Well not inconceivable! Take a look at the doppler for today!
http://www.weather.com/maps/geograph..._animated.html

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 11:31:57 -0800, DarkwaterBlight wrote:

On Jan 18, 1:15Â*pm, "tm" wrote:
"Meat Plow" wrote in message

news




Got this out of a Yahoo article today:

A group of more than 100 scientists and experts say in a new report
that California faces the risk of a massive "superstorm" that could
flood a quarter of the state's homes and cause $300 billion to $400
billion in damage. Researchers point out that the potential scale of
destruction in this storm scenario is four or five times the amount
of damage that could be wrought by a major earthquake.

It sounds like the plot of an apocalyptic action movie, but
scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey warned federal and state
emergency officials that California's geological history shows such
"superstorms" have happened in the past, and should be added to the
long list of natural disasters to worry about in the Golden State.

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More studies are needed!

tm- Hide quoted text -

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Well not inconceivable! Take a look at the doppler for today!
http://www.weather.com/maps/geography/pacific/
pacificoceansatellite_large_animated.html


http://www.goes.noaa.gov/GSSLOOPS/wcwv.html


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On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:22:17 +0000 (UTC), Meat Plow
wrote:

Got this out of a Yahoo article today:

A group of more than 100 scientists and experts say in a new report that
California faces the risk of a massive "superstorm" that could flood a
quarter of the state's homes and cause $300 billion to $400 billion in
damage. Researchers point out that the potential scale of destruction in
this storm scenario is four or five times the amount of damage that could
be wrought by a major earthquake.

It sounds like the plot of an apocalyptic action movie, but scientists
with the U.S. Geological Survey warned federal and state emergency
officials that California's geological history shows such "superstorms"
have happened in the past, and should be added to the long list of
natural disasters to worry about in the Golden State.

Yep. All the mailing lists that I'm on have had comments about this,
except the ARES mailing list. Go figure.

I did some digging in order to find out where this alarmist mess came
from. Apparently (not sure yet) the government commissioned various
agencies to produce reports on the worst case environmental scenarios
so that emergency services could be adequately prepared.
Unfortunately, one of the reports read like a warming of impending
doom instead of a training exercise. I traced the source back to:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1312/
The summary on this page is slightly alarmist, which the new media
expanded to apocalyptic proportions. The actual 201 page PDF report
(plus appendixes) treats it fairly and logically. The summary does
not. The bottom line is that this hypothetical storm has about the
same chance of happening as the next big earthquake. Both are
inevitable, but the timing is indeterminate.

With all the parnoid rants, this would probably be a good time to
unload a surplus boat, inflatable, or submarine.

Of course, more reasearch (money) is necessary. Sigh...


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On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:56:14 -0800, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:22:17 +0000 (UTC), Meat Plow
wrote:

Got this out of a Yahoo article today:

A group of more than 100 scientists and experts say in a new report that
California faces the risk of a massive "superstorm" that could flood a
quarter of the state's homes and cause $300 billion to $400 billion in
damage. Researchers point out that the potential scale of destruction in
this storm scenario is four or five times the amount of damage that
could be wrought by a major earthquake.

It sounds like the plot of an apocalyptic action movie, but scientists
with the U.S. Geological Survey warned federal and state emergency
officials that California's geological history shows such "superstorms"
have happened in the past, and should be added to the long list of
natural disasters to worry about in the Golden State.

Yep. All the mailing lists that I'm on have had comments about this,
except the ARES mailing list. Go figure.

I did some digging in order to find out where this alarmist mess came
from. Apparently (not sure yet) the government commissioned various
agencies to produce reports on the worst case environmental scenarios so
that emergency services could be adequately prepared. Unfortunately, one
of the reports read like a warming of impending doom instead of a
training exercise. I traced the source back to:
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1312/
The summary on this page is slightly alarmist, which the new media
expanded to apocalyptic proportions. The actual 201 page PDF report
(plus appendixes) treats it fairly and logically. The summary does not.
The bottom line is that this hypothetical storm has about the same
chance of happening as the next big earthquake. Both are inevitable,
but the timing is indeterminate.

With all the parnoid rants, this would probably be a good time to unload
a surplus boat, inflatable, or submarine.

Of course, more reasearch (money) is necessary. Sigh...

I'm not usually into alarmists articles but this one had a smack of
Genuinity.



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On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:13:42 +0000 (UTC), Meat Plow
wrote:

I'm not usually into alarmists articles but this one had a smack of
Genuinity.

Yep. It's happened before. I think it rained for 40 days and 40
nights. See the chapters 6 thru 9 in Genesis. Unfortunately, no
sooner were the drains unclogged and the waters subsided, bureaucracy,
government, war, and all the evils from before the flood were
reinstated.

Maybe move to a houseboat?



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# 831-336-2558
# http://802.11junk.com
# http://www.LearnByDestroying.com AE6KS

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:24:50 -0800, Jeff Liebermann wrote:

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:13:42 +0000 (UTC), Meat Plow
wrote:

I'm not usually into alarmists articles but this one had a smack of
Genuinity.

Yep. It's happened before. I think it rained for 40 days and 40
nights. See the chapters 6 thru 9 in Genesis. Unfortunately, no sooner
were the drains unclogged and the waters subsided, bureaucracy,
government, war, and all the evils from before the flood were
reinstated.

Maybe move to a houseboat?

LOL! Keep us informed.



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On 1/18/2011 5:24 PM Jeff Liebermann spake thus:

On Tue, 18 Jan 2011 23:13:42 +0000 (UTC), Meat Plow
wrote:

I'm not usually into alarmists articles but this one had a smack of
Genuinity.

Yep. It's happened before. I think it rained for 40 days and 40
nights. See the chapters 6 thru 9 in Genesis. Unfortunately, no
sooner were the drains unclogged and the waters subsided, bureaucracy,
government, war, and all the evils from before the flood were
reinstated.

Maybe move to a houseboat?

I suggest Sausalito. Or Half Moon Bay?


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To me, the *plonk...* reminds me of the old man at the public hearing
who stands to make his point, then removes his hearing aid as a sign
that he is not going to hear any rebuttals.