Posted by Mike on January 2, 2005, 10:15 am
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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> I cannot find reference to a warning procedure for the UK
> concerning following or similar event
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1279710,00.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/commondata/acrobat/floodwarden_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. <...>
> What they aren't telling you about DNA profiles
> and what Special Branch don't want you to know.
> http://www.nutteing.50megs.com/dnapr.htm
> or nutteingd in a search engine
> Valid email nutteing@fastmail.....fm (remove 4 of the 5 dots)
> Ignore any other apparent em address used to post this message -
> it is defunct due to spam.
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Posted by Alan Gould on January 2, 2005, 10:59 am
writes
>What are the views of those on uk.rec.gardening if it happens, and who will
>it effect?
In North Lincolnshire we are often told that we shall be under sea-water
within 50-100 years due to global warming. Who needs a tsunami?
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.
Posted by Bob Hobden on January 2, 2005, 11:09 am
"Mike" wrote ...
> What are the views of those on uk.rec.gardening if it happens, and who
> will
> it effect?
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.
--
Regards
Bob
In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London
Posted by martin on January 2, 2005, 11:43 am
wrote:
>"Mike" wrote ...
>> What are the views of those on uk.rec.gardening if it happens, and who
>> will
>> it effect?
>>
>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.
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.
--
Martin
Posted by gp on January 2, 2005, 9:39 pm
> 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.
Atlantic City - no harm there
Philadelphia - ditto
New York - a tragedy
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> concerning following or similar event
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1279710,00.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