ST Alpha - "If the island of La Palma is hit by an earthquake, or if it's volcano erupts, the western half of the island will slide into the ocean." (Reading a Post)

SlickerTalk
Search Archives
The Leaderboard
The FAQ

Down to Post

Backboards:

Posts: 153

In response to "guys, trivia in 45 minutes. school me! -- nm" by all the boys love OBBR

If the island of La Palma is hit by an earthquake, or if it's volcano erupts, the western half of the island will slide into the ocean.

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Jun 25 '15, 16:12

That will trigger a tsunami on a scale never before seen.

"The computer model, compiled in collaboration with Steven Ward of the University of California, Santa Cruz, predicts that the tsunami will have a height of 100 metres (330ft) from crest to trough when it crashes into the shores of nearby north-west Africa. By the time it reached its final destination, the east coast of Florida and the Caribbean islands, the tsunami would still be up to 50 metres high.

"Low-lying land in Florida would be vulnerable to a sea wave that would inundate the mainland for several kilometres inland. Everything in its path would be flattened, the computer model predicted."

Responses:

That's #bad -- nm - ML Galaxy Jun 25, 16:17 1
- She didn't say "happy" trivia ... . --nm - ReluctantCynic Jun 25, 16:48

Post a message top

If the island of La Palma is hit by an earthquake, or if it's volcano erupts, the western half of the island will slide into the ocean.

Replies are disabled on threads older than 7 days.