Eventually the Juan de Fuca plate will continue to disappear underneath the North American plate and the entire stretch of the west coast will be the Pacific Plate abutting against the North American Plate. This allows for the northward movement of western California along the coast until it reaches Alaska.
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A "Big One" has happened on numerous occasions over the last few decades and century......and Cali is still there standing there as prosperous as ever
Earthquakes are so common there EQ proof building codes are severely enforced and architects and engineers have advanced building and civil infrastructure design to the point that those hoping for another SF 1906 type disaster will ALWAYS be disappointed.
Of course ANYTHING can happen as no one controls mother nature.
NYC, Philly, D.C. and Boston can be hit by a Hurricane. Phoenix can be buried in a dust storm, New Orleans can disappear completely under flood waters....and there's the always popular giant dinosaur killing meteor striking again...
Odds are that you'll be struck by lightning ...before Cali disappears or is badly crippled by an earthquake ...or Any of those other "It could happen"type earth shattering natural disasters happen that TV documentaries try to use to scare you with.
You want something to fear that is really going to happen? Fear Global warming.
That is the real developing global disaster that will with 100% certainty wreak havoc worldwide like you or your children have never seen before.
I'm not going to argue with anyone about it ...because you'd have to be an idiot to ignore reality & the facts of its existence...and I don't argue with idiots.
For some ungodly reason it's been politicized...as if that changes reality or the facts ....on an issue that even the Oil Companies now agree is happening....now that to me is truly amazing
So believe whatever you want ....but know this ...your beliefs won't change the facts
You must mean these ultra right wing climate/science deniers right?
Finnish Scientists: Effect of human activity on climate change insignificant
A new paper published by researchers form the University of Turku in Finland suggests that even though observed changes in the climate are real, the effects of human activity on these changes are insignificant. The team suggests that the idea of man made climate change is a mere miscalculation...www.helsinkitimes.fi
That's rich
Low cloud cover eh?
OK Thanks for the info
Now I see why whenever anyone wants to know the facts about anything ....the 2 scientists at the University of Turku in Finland are always among the last ones that are ever asked.
Hmmm They must not have any influence or credibility outside of front door of their own offices, otherwise Finland wouldn't have ignored them and stayed with the Paris Accords
As I said, politics are not involved....and believe whatever you want. Means nothing to me. Plus I have NO difficulty saying exactly what I "must mean".
Everyone here can find numerous and some humorous articles on the subject on their own
So have a good one, Bye
That is not news to me ....but thanks anyway or the info.
Here's an even better article in the subject....and as you can see, it's not something that we have to worry about happening in the foreseeable future
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Have a good one
