Although
most Americans associate earthquakes with Cal-ifornia, the earthquakes
that shook the Mississippi valley in southeast Missouri from December
16, 1811, through February 7, 1812, are among the most violent quakes
ever to hit the North American continent in recorded history. A quake
of equal magnitude would result in great loss of life, estimates show
that depending on the day of the week, time of day, and degree of flooding
that results, fatalities could number over one hundred thousand, injuries
over half a million, and homeless 6.5 million.
YOWUSA.COM, 08-Aug-2004
Dale Caruso
The
New Madrid Fault Line is not a true fault line as we see out on the
west coast. Instead, it reveals itself in the remains of a rift valley,
in the plate basement rock, now covered by younger sediments. “Volcanic
activity weakens the plates and forms rifts in the plates. The New Madrid
Rift, also known as the Reelfoot Rift, formed 500 million years ago.
Existing twenty-five miles below the surface, seismologists consider
it a “failed” rift, because a success-ful one would have eventually
split the plate. Therefore, it is actually a zone of seismic activity.”
(Stewart and Knox 1995) It is invisible on the surface. The fault system
extends 150 miles southward from Cairo, Illinois through New Madrid
and Caruthersville, Missouri, down through Blytheville, Arkansas to
Marked Tree, Arkansas. It dips into Kentucky near Fulton and into Tennessee
near Reel-foot Lake, and extends southeast to Dyersburg, Tennes-see.
It crosses five state lines and crosses the Mississippi River in at
least three places.
We often received emails from people complaining about the mockery and abuse they receive from family, friends and co-workers when discussing this topic.
Our view is that this topic should never be introduced to others, until they demonstrate a geniune interest.
Nonetheless, those with a genuine interest in the topic will feel a natural urge to share their concerns about a possible threat to themselves and those close to them. Consequently, the most common questions they ask are, "where is Planet X, and what is the most likely worst case scenario?" GO
The Big Six Man-Made Catastrophic Scenarios for 2012 and Beyond — Survival Author Matthew Stein and Jacco van der Worp MSc
As moviegoers flock to see Sony's new 2012 film, critics, debunkers and cynics are spewing forth a flood of poison pen pronouncements.
Taken altogether, it is a bizarre twist on the Biblical story of Noah and the Flood — and with strikingly similar themes.
For those new to the topic of 2012, the film is great entertainment, but it also drives home an ancient failing of humanity. That the common folk are often the last to know, whether by their own choices or those made for them by wealthy and powerful elites. Ergo, many will never ask, "where will I be in 2012?" They'll just have enough time to ask, "My God, what's happening?" GO
The
Sagan Continuation Project:We
WELCOME all who RESPECT our FREE WILL. If you CHOOSE to HELP, then help
us to help ourselves. There is GOOD HERE too. WE LOOK for a reply,