What are the views of those on uk.rec.gardening if it happens, and who will
it effect?
I am about 50 metres inland from the Cliff Walk between Sandown and Shanklin
on the Isle of Wight and about 50 metres above sea level. But the Island
could very well become 3 Islands again.
Mike, on the Isle(s) of Wight?
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"Paul Nutteing" wrote in message
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I cannot find reference to a warning procedure for the UK
concerning following or similar event
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/st...279710,00.html
Tuesday August 10, 2004
... Bill McGuire, the director of the Benfield Grieg Hazard Research
Centre at University College London, said a huge chunk of rock, roughly
the size of the Isle of Man, was on the brink of breaking off the
volcanic island of La Palma in the Canaries.
When - Professor McGuire says it is not a matter of if - the rock
plunges into the ocean it will trigger giant waves called mega-tsunamis.
Travelling at speeds of up to 560mph, the huge walls of water will tear
across the ocean and hit islands and continents, leaving a trail of
destruction.
Mega-tsunami waves are much longer than the ones we are used to.
"When one of these comes in, it keeps on coming for 10 to 15 minutes,"
Prof McGuire said.
"It's like a huge wall of water that just keeps coming."
Computer models of the island's collapse show the first regions to be
hit, with waves topping 100 metres (330ft), will be the neighbouring
Canary Islands. Within a few hours the west coast of Africa will be
battered with similar-sized waves.
Between nine and 12 hours after the island collapses, waves between 20
and 50 metres high will have crossed 4,000 miles of ocean to crash into
the Caribbean islands and the eastern seaboard of the US and Canada.
The worst-hit will be harbours and estuaries, which will channel the
waves inland. The loss of life and destruction to property will probably
be immense, according to Prof McGuire.
Britain would not escape entirely, he added. Waves of around 10 metres
are likely to strike the south coast four to five hours after the island
collapses, causing damage to seaside resorts and ports. ...
I am a "flood warden" for our area - grandiose term for
just being at the receiving end of computer generated Environment
Agency message
to pass on tho others in the locale.
Only in theory as phone link was checked when I
voluntered about 4 years ago and I could easily have
changed address or phone number since.
And no mention on the EA site that this river and sea flood
warning system would be activated in a La Palma
or mid-Atlantic ridge sub-sea earthquake event
Buried on their site on a PDF file
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk...arden_661682.p
df
Flood Wardens
... They consist of nominated
volunteers who receive
direct flood warnings from
the Agency and pass these
on to their neighbours. The number of flood wardens will
depend on the size of the community and may be operated
by a single individual.
Each flood warden will have a certain area that he/she will
look after and by working together with the Environment
Agency ensure their community is prepared for flooding. ...
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