Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 16
  1. #1

    Default California could be struck by winter ‘Superstorm’



    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.
    The threat of a cataclysmic California storm has been dormant for the past 150 years. Geological Survey director Marcia K. McNutt told the New York Times that a 300-mile stretch of the Central Valley was inundated from 1861-62. The floods were so bad that the state capital had to be moved to San Francisco, and Governor Leland Stanford had to take a rowboat to his own inauguration, the report notes. Even larger storms happened in past centuries, over the dates 212, 440, 603, 1029, 1418, and 1605, according to geological evidence.
    The risk is gathering momentum now, scientists say, due to rising temperatures in the atmosphere, which has generally made weather patterns more volatile.
    The scientists built a model that showed a storm could last for more than 40 days and dump 10 feet of water on the state. The storm would be goaded on by an "atmospheric river" that would move water "at the same rate as 50 Mississippis discharging water into the Gulf of Mexico," according to the AP. Winds could reach 125 miles per hour, and landslides could compound the damage, the report notes.
    Such a superstorm is hypothetical but not improbable, climate researchers warn. "We think this event happens once every 100 or 200 years or so, which puts it in the same category as our big San Andreas earthquakes," Geological Survey scientist Lucy Jones said in a press release.
    Federal and state emergency management officials convened a conference about emergency preparations for possible superstorms last week. You can read the whole report here.
    http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theloo...ter-superstorm
    Last edited by samsungster; 01-18-2011 at 08:59 PM. Reason: to add the link

  2. #2
    C.I.A. icon_king's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2007
    Gender
    Male
    Posts
    11,693
    Blog Entries
    3
    one thing i hate about america is daghan sila ug natural disasters bound to happen

  3. #3
    check this out, jeddah gebaha? magbaha sad diay sila didto nga deserto man ng saudi. what's goin on with the weather?

    Jeddah flood deaths shame Saudi royals | Ali al-Ahmed | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

  4. #4
    Mura mane ug THE DAY AFTER TOMMOROW....

  5. #5
    2012 is just around the corner.....

  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by higanstolsdawen View Post
    check this out, jeddah gebaha? magbaha sad diay sila didto nga deserto man ng saudi. what's goin on with the weather?

    Jeddah flood deaths shame Saudi royals | Ali al-Ahmed | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
    then RUSSIA is heating up pa jud .. what's wrong with the world momma haha

  7. #7

  8. #8
    delikado ni bad sign

  9. #9
    lets just hope for the best... PRAYERS can MOVE MOUNTAINS!

  10. #10
    theory2x ra man diay ni, i thought tinuoray jud. hehe.
    but anyway, it's a possibility, which makes it scary...

  11.    Advertisement

Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast

Similar Threads

 
  1. 5 things you wish could be bought from the mall
    By anniepetilla in forum General Discussions
    Replies: 44
    Last Post: 04-30-2013, 03:38 PM
  2. Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050
    By FranZeno in forum Politics & Current Events
    Replies: 28
    Last Post: 03-15-2011, 04:53 AM
  3. have you try being courted by a guy?
    By rhonex in forum "Love is..."
    Replies: 20
    Last Post: 08-12-2008, 10:42 PM
  4. P915 or p1000? Could be..
    By muzikfreakah in forum Gizmos & Gadgets (Old)
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 08-18-2005, 11:29 AM
  5. progressive metal bands should be heard by millions
    By depechebox in forum Music & Radio
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 05-23-2005, 02:08 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
about us
We are the first Cebu Online Media.

iSTORYA.NET is Cebu's Biggest, Southern Philippines' Most Active, and the Philippines' Strongest Online Community!
follow us
#top