Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-29 Thread Mark Gregson
It could have been be worse . . . Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario However, other calculations show that for asteriods under one kilometer in diameter the tsunami wouldn't be unbelievably massive. The US Navy did a study on explosion-produced tsunamis

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-29 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 01:44 AM 5/29/03 +0800, Mark Gregson wrote: It could have been be worse . . . Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario However, other calculations show that for asteriods under one kilometer in diameter the tsunami wouldn't be unbelievably massive. The US Navy did a

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-29 Thread hkpage
Jon writes: rom: It's tornados that scare me. Now, see, I'm kinda opposite. While tornadoes scare me, I know that with technology being what it is, there is a MUCH better chance that you're going to get a warning that a tornado is heading your way. With an earthquake, there is no reliable way

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-29 Thread Valerie Nielsen Williams
I'm with Heidi--When you live here, you can tell by the color of the sky when there is even a potential for a tornado, not to mention all the warning systems in place. Our county has Civil Defense sirens placed so that everyone can hear them. They even updated them a couple of years ago so they

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-28 Thread Stacy Smith
Vacuum-packed MREs. Stacy. At 10:48 PM 05/27/2003 -0400, you wrote: I guess the moral of the story is to ensure that your food storage is stored in waterproof containers. Jon Ronn! Blankenship wrote: It could have been be worse . . .

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-27 Thread Elmer L Fairbank
At 11:42 5/27/2003 -0400, St Jon wrote: Larry Jackson wrote: My earthquake story isn't nearly as exciting, sorry. I actually have several other exciting earthquake stories (in a car with transformers power blowing up around me and power lines dropping, in a house on a cliff overlooking the

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-27 Thread George Cobabe
- Original Message - From: Larry Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 8:53 AM Subject: RE: [ZION] I'm all shook up. George Cobabe: ... go back to sleep it is just an earthquake. ___ I hope Cousin Bill is ok, but I couldn't resist

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-27 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
It could have been be worse . . . http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=355 May 27, 2003 Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; [EMAIL PROTECTED] UC Santa Cruz Press Release Massive tsunami sweeps Atlantic Coast in asteroid impact scenario for March 16, 2880 FOR IMMEDIATE

Re: [ZION] I'm all shook up.

2003-05-27 Thread Jon Spencer
I guess the moral of the story is to ensure that your food storage is stored in waterproof containers. Jon Ronn! Blankenship wrote: It could have been be worse . . . http://www.ucsc.edu/news_events/press_releases/text.asp?pid=355 May 27, 2003 Contact: Tim Stephens (831) 459-2495; [EMAIL