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Originally Posted by Paul Smeenus
Before I start I'll get this right out, I am perfectly aware this post will interest almost no one.
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Well, it`s interesting to me, Paul! I became intrigued by physical geography when I first learned about glaciation as a child, and continental drift is about the most dynamic theory/manifestation of geology at work.
I thought these clips particularly were both creepy and mesmerising:-
Our knowledge of this stuff is advancing so fast too. Continental drift wasn`t even mentioned in the text books when I was at high school; we learned about eathquakes but there was no theory to tie the global pattern together. Now we have precise info about the Cascadia Zone and it`s 300-year-quake frequency. So, just as with climatology, we have moved from blissful ignorance to worried knowledge...
Incidently, if people on the Pacific Coast feel threatened, at least they`re not alone; East Coast residents have something to worry about too:-
Excuse the black humour , but faced with the possibility of disasters of this magnitude, what can you do ? Well, get a t-shirt like rostasi`s I guess!
