Pictures after the earthquake and flooding...

[XBAMA]

thanks Coach , it's something to think about that's for sure ...

[SUPERCOACH]

                 

[ssmith general]

Of course I'm just guessing.  But it seems like a remote possibility to me.  ssmith would probably know for sure.

What was the question?  Tsunami in the gulf of mexico?  Highly unlikely.  There are no major rift boundaries down there to cause the kind of movement we have seen in Japan and Sumatra.  

There is a rift boundary on the northern border of Puerto Rico that produced that ring on islands down there, but I am not aware of any major tsunamis ever in the gulf.  

Anything can happen, but the most likely cause of tsunami in the gulf would be from a meteor.

I'll do a little research later and confirm.

[ssmith general]

Found a couple of scare articles about collapsing oil reservoirs and under water landslides..

Underwater landslides off the continental shelf are possible and can cause tsunami's but this is a bit of stretch, the drop off in the gulf is more gradual than most shelf's and these under water slide tsunamis typically occur when a volcano collapses, not some normal sediment settling.

The methane bubble or collapsing oil reservoir tsunami is ridiculous and not worth discussing.

If you're worried about tsunami's there is only one thing you need to know.  When the oceans go way way out, you need to start running the other way and climb high.  Dont stand there and watch.

[BillBrosky]

More pictures on MSNBC, look for the 'Images of Damage, Relief and Recovery' link.  There is one picture I was looking for that was on there the other day.  It was a luxury yaght perched on top of a two story house.  I mean it was a BIG boat!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[XBAMA]

thanks General 
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I thought about just getting in the boat too 

[BillBrosky]

Found a couple of scare articles about collapsing oil reservoirs and under water landslides..

Underwater landslides off the continental shelf are possible and can cause tsunami's but this is a bit of stretch, the drop off in the gulf is more gradual than most shelf's and these under water slide tsunamis typically occur when a volcano collapses, not some normal sediment settling.

The methane bubble or collapsing oil reservoir tsunami is ridiculous and not worth discussing.

If you're worried about tsunami's there is only one thing you need to know.  When the oceans go way way out, you need to start running the other way and climb high.  Dont stand there and watch.

Yeah, we had a small quake down here about two weeks ago, around 5:30pm on a Friday.  I never felt it, was a 3.5.  The epicenter was out in the gulf, about 70 miles or further south of Fort Morgan.  We also had one last year I think that was in the gulf, west of Tampa that was a slide event.  Not sure if the most recent one was a slide, but suspect it was. 

[cbbama99]

Found a couple of scare articles about collapsing oil reservoirs and under water landslides..

Underwater landslides off the continental shelf are possible and can cause tsunami's but this is a bit of stretch, the drop off in the gulf is more gradual than most shelf's and these under water slide tsunamis typically occur when a volcano collapses, not some normal sediment settling.

The methane bubble or collapsing oil reservoir tsunami is ridiculous and not worth discussing.

If you're worried about tsunami's there is only one thing you need to know.  When the oceans go way way out, you need to start running the other way and climb high.  Dont stand there and watch.

Hey general, if in the unlikely event of a tsunami in the gulf, of course depending on trajectory, how much damage do you think Mobile could possibly sustain?

[Allie]

Aren't methane bubbles one of the theories sourrounding the Burmuda Triangle? 

Off subject, I know, but ssmith's answer made me think of it.

[SUPERCOACH]

Aren't methane bubbles one of the theories sourrounding the Burmuda Triangle? 

Off subject, I know, but ssmith's answer made me think of it.

I've heard that as well.  Seems like I saw a TV show about it once where they made a pretty good case for it.  For boats, the methane in the water makes the water less dense, which causes the boat to sink.  They did something similar in a swimming pool with air bubbles and were able to sink some model boats pretty easily.  For airplanes, the theory was that once the methane reached the surface of the water it would continue to rise into the air.  An airplane would come along and fly through the bubble, which was highly explosive.  If the airplane caused a spark while it was in the methane it would explode.

It is by far the most plausible explanation I've heard for the Bermuda Triangle phenomenon.

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