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Strange to see this marked as 2015. I watched a documentary in (I think) 2004 that predicted the same (or worse) outcome, but attributed it to the collapse of a
by yakshaving_jgt 7y ago
Strange to see this marked as 2015. I watched a documentary in (I think) 2004 that predicted the same (or worse) outcome, but attributed it to the collapse of a volcano on one of the Canary Islands because its structure contains vertical panels of water and is thus unstable. Supposedly, half the volcano will fall into the sea, creating a huge tidal wave which will destroy the entire east coast of the US and 20km inland.
Hey, turns out I remembered correctly. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk/2004/aug/10/science.spain https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/uk/2004/a...
- blacksmith_tb 7y agoThe Grand Canary supervolcano would have a hard time destroying the Northwestern US, which is on the other side of the continent.
- yakshaving_jgt 7y agoAh, yes, I misread. Interesting nonetheless.
- bagacrap 7y agoDon't worry, we can just drop a few strategically positioned and timed nukes in the mid Atlantic to counteract the waves.
- dmix 7y agoAccording to Wikipedia that scenario is quite controversial and not a well accepted risk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbre_Vieja https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cumbre_Vieja That article is the definition of FUD, especially the bit about US presidents. Even if there is still a degree of risk. Edit: the wiki cites the author McGuire as misstating the Alaska landslide as a mega tsunami in a BBC show. So he’s known for this type of hysteria.