Re: Re: Before/after photos from Japan

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There is a nuclear plant about 40 miles down the river from here. We're generally up wind of it though. That said, a highly populated area could be affected by it, that being the Norfolk, Hampton Roads, burg area.

What I've been thinking about is the tsunami damage. A quake in the right place around Los Angeles or San Francisco could cause heavy flooding inland. This is because in some places there are farming lowlands protected by a system of mostly old and scratch built dykes. If those fall, the salt water from the bay could pour in. If that happened, most of that farmland would probably be a permanent right-off. Water supplies to the cities could also be cut.

That's not counting what would happen when the New Madrid fault goes again. The Midwest really isn't prepared for the kind of quake that could come. Some of the cities there are important to the economy and only a few bridges actually cross the river. If those get cut then logistics would be a mess. If those corporate HQ's and their computers go down, the economic impact would be huge.

In a message dated 3/13/2011 6:08:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, no_reply writes:

Makes an impact and food for thought. Reactors are always located near water so that they can pump water into them in case of emergency BTW.Administrator