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"Mike" wrote in message ... 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. Unless I am mistaken, there is no plate boundary nearby, nor are there any active submarine volcanoes around there, so you will probably be OK. I think you will be reasonably shielded from that island in the Canaries, part of which is expected to dslide off into the Atlantic at any time now. They say when it goes, that will be the end of New York. Franz |
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"Brian Watson" wrote in message ... wrote in message ... On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 02:39:19 +0000, (gp) wrote: wrote: The main risk is the big piece of rock which is expected to fall off an island in the Canaries, generate a tidal wave that will wipe out the East Coast of the USA and not do a lot of good to the low countries. Atlantic City - no harm there Philadelphia - ditto New York - a tragedy Good bye Florida and brother Bush? Not all bad news then. Would that we'd be so lucky! Franz |
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wrote in message ... On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:57:00 +0000, June Hughes wrote: In message , Cerumen writes wrote in message . .. On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:09:33 -0000, "Bob Hobden" wrote: The main risk is the big piece of rock which is expected to fall off an island in the Canaries, generate a tidal wave that will wipe out the East Coats of the USA and not do a lot of good to the low countries. Apparently a tsunami hit the west coast of Ireland in 1775 ? after a seismic event near the Azores and Canaries causing some considerable damage.. I believe that was the earthquake and tsunami that wiped out Lisbon. When did everybody start calling a tidal wave a tsunami and why? Not long ago, because it sounds so knowledgeable. Why not use the Japanese word for earthquake too? Perhaps becaise it might be unpronounceable? Franz |
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wrote in message ... On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 17:16:35 +0100, "JennyC" wrote: "Mike" wrote in message ... 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? I live 6 metres below sea level..................lets hope the polar ice stays where it is (and frozen!) I'm 7 metres above :-) How sound is the structure below you? Franz |
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Unless I am mistaken, there is no plate boundary nearby, nor are there
any active submarine volcanoes around there, so you will probably be OK. So glad :-)) I have so much to do :-)) I think you will be reasonably shielded from that island in the Canaries, part of which is expected to dslide off into the Atlantic at any time now. "At any time now" in relation to when ;-)) ? Rather like the notice on the shut shop, "Back soon". Next October is 'soon' with respect to Christmas 2025 They say when it goes, that will be the end of New York. I believe that if that is the case, 'something' would have been done by now if 'any time now' relates to this year!! Mike not holding his breath ;-) |
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"mrmalins" wrote in message ... "Charlie" wrote in message ... Mike wrote: Oh no! something else to be frightened about! Where do you differentiate between "frightened of" and "aware of" ? It's pretty old news regurgitated. I wonder where you differentiate between being someone being serious and someone having a laugh Charlie -- www.peartreegreen.org No point in bothering about the garden anymore then ? suppose we could make a water feature of it. john .m A salt-water pond kitted up with seaweed? Franz |
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On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 14:40:51 +0000 (UTC), Mike wrote:
They say when it goes, that will be the end of New York. I believe that if that is the case, 'something' would have been done by now if 'any time now' relates to this year!! And what would you suggest that "they" do? Get a couple of big sticks and prop it up? You'd need a lot of string and blu-tac to hold back 500 billion tons of rock. -- Tim C. |
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"Douglas" wrote in message news If a tsunami gets us then there isn't going to be much left of Europe let alone the UK. .... At least the plants will get wattered ;-) Yeah, but it's salt water. how will this affect growing crops in the near futire? Jenny I'm getting back on topic again, I apologise. -- Douglas |
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"Nick Maclaren" wrote .. after "Bob Hobden" The nearest tectonic plates to us are in the N.Atlantic and are divergent boundaries causing the N.Atlantic Ridge, because these plates are pulling apart there is little chance of a tsunami being caused. The plate boundaries in S E Asia are convergent which is why they suddenly moved 100 ft over one another, when they overcame the friction between themselves, causing the waves. I would be more worried about the effects of the change in the earths rotation caused by this earthquake. You may be right that divergent plates will cause less of a shock wave than convergent ones, but I should be flabberghasted if they couldn't cause enough of one to cause trouble, given the shallowing and focussing of the Channel. Without doing some precise modelling, I can't say what effects that would have on the UK, but it is relatively unlikely to be a major event. Probably not more than 100,000 dead. We are partly protected from the N. Atlantic by Ireland and the coast that is exposed is high and used to big waves so I can't see serious problems caused by tectonic plate movement there when it's so far below the surface. Of course if it gets channelled up the Channel then the S. coast could suffer badly all the way to the S. Downs but there are a lot of ifs and buts for that to happen. The Seven Bore might be a little bigger than normal too! However, it is NOT true that the UK is safe from earthquakes. There have been some Richter 5+ events on the mainland (including one that killed two people, our only deaths), but there has been a Richter 6.0 under the Dogger bank. If that occurred under London, the carnage could be immense, and it is not completely impossible. But it is pretty unlikely. True, never said we were. However we don't normally get anything we notice unless we are a scientist. However, the most likely cause of water-borne carnage is a certainty in the next century or so, but our wonderful government is attempting (and failing) to hide it using terrorism legislation. Probably so that they can say "But we couldn't POSSIBLY have known" and the resulting enquiry will acquit them of all negligence. Could you explain that Nick? Are we back to the Canaries again? -- Regards Bob In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London |
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The IOW is slowly sinking, it's only a matter of time before the sea bridges the gap between Yarmouth and Freshwater Bay. -- Martin The Car Park at Freshwater Bay is below sea level and it is only the sea wall keeping Neptune out. At the other end in Sandown Bay, it is only the Sea Wall near the Canoe Lake (as was) stopping the Island splitting again round to Bembridge. 'That' wall is quite substantial and I don't think a wave, or sets of waves as they had in Thailand would have breached it. (Had a text from our daughter, on her way home from Thailand now. Gets to Heathrow in the morning) Mike |
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In article ,
Bob Hobden wrote: However, the most likely cause of water-borne carnage is a certainty in the next century or so, but our wonderful government is attempting (and failing) to hide it using terrorism legislation. Probably so that they can say "But we couldn't POSSIBLY have known" and the resulting enquiry will acquit them of all negligence. Could you explain that Nick? Are we back to the Canaries again? Not under our wonderful new legislation. No, it is much closer to home. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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On 3/1/05 11:30, in article , "Cerumen"
wrote: wrote in message ... On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 16:09:33 -0000, "Bob Hobden" wrote: The main risk is the big piece of rock which is expected to fall off an island in the Canaries, generate a tidal wave that will wipe out the East Coats of the USA and not do a lot of good to the low countries. Apparently a tsunami hit the west coast of Ireland in 1775 ? after a seismic event near the Azores and Canaries causing some considerable damage.. A recent article I read somewhere said that if the predicted bit of La Palma falls off in one slab the resulting tsunami will lead to the disappearance of the Isles of Scilly (among other damage!) -- Sacha (remove the weeds for email) |
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On 3/1/05 16:46, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote: In article , Bob Hobden wrote: However, the most likely cause of water-borne carnage is a certainty in the next century or so, but our wonderful government is attempting (and failing) to hide it using terrorism legislation. Probably so that they can say "But we couldn't POSSIBLY have known" and the resulting enquiry will acquit them of all negligence. Could you explain that Nick? Are we back to the Canaries again? Not under our wonderful new legislation. No, it is much closer to home. This would appear to be one of the reasons that many are strongly anti this legislation - anything can be hidden from us or pushed through parliament under the need for 'secrecy and security'. Pah! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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