Newly Discovered Fault Under L.A.
Newly Discovered Fault Under L.A.
Uh oh, this can’t be good...
Geologists have confirmed that LA was built right over a faultline, which they’re calling the Puente Hills Blind Thrust System; it runs from northern Orange County through Los Angeles on up to Beverly Hills, and has a habbit of ripping earthquakes as large as 7.5 on the Richter Scale every 10 thousand years or so. And the last one was about 8 thousand years ago."
And I know that they’ve said that the NW is in for an earthquake, but I’m sure glad to not live in LA!!!!
[via Slashdot and National Geographic]
Comments
*grin* If you’re interested in geological disasters, you should read up on the Yellowstone supervolcano. If you’re not planning on sleeping for a few days, that is.
Posted by: Erica | April 6, 2003 08:41 PM
Or the aquarium plant taking over the sea http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/algae/
Posted by: Diamond | April 6, 2003 10:58 PM
Or the aquarium plant taking over the sea http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/algae/
Posted by: Diamond | April 6, 2003 10:58 PM