Posted on 02/25/2009 8:09:40 PM PST by presidio9
I actually studied lahar maps before we went home shopping. Now, if I could find an earthquake proof place to live that didn’t have hurricanes or tornadoes, I’d be really happy!
Also, the entire west coast is in danger of falling into the Pacific Ocean when The Big One hits. We should move the entire state of California into Nevada, without forcing anyone to convert to Mormon. And since NYC is particularly subject to camoflage attack, we should also move this city, but not tell anyone.
If Mt. Rainier erupts, now or 1000 years from now, every victim would be sympathetic. But if you're living there now, and it makes you feel uneasy, the answer is: move. There's not the slightest thing the combined resources of humanity could do to prevent or ameliorate an eruption powerful enough to take out the port, wich is the only strategic interest that location has to the nation as a whole. Again, if you don't like living there, don't live there.
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