On Jan 17, 2011, at 12:22 PM, [email protected] wrote: > "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." > > Somehow, I don't think that makes their predictions more convincing.
Check out what they actually did report...<http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/2010/1312/> "The hypothetical storm depicted here would strike the U.S. West Coast and be similar to the intense California winter storms of 1861 and 1862 that left the central valley of California impassible. The storm is estimated to produce precipitation that in many places exceeds levels only experienced on average once every 500 to 1,000 years." I'd actually read through that before I scoffed at what some reporter thought he read....shed of the sensationalist language from yahoo, basically it's "here's what would happen if California got hit by a '500 year storm' like it's had in the historical past. We should consider this sort of thing when thinking about disaster planning." The 'Central Valley' being impassible in 1862 is one thing...what would happen today is a whole 'nuther ballawax. -- Bruce Johnson "Wherever you go, there you are" B. Banzai, PhD -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
