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Showing posts with label big one. Show all posts
Showing posts with label big one. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

So you think your day sucks?


These folks in Guatemala ... now they're having a real bad day.




This jumbo sinkhole opened up in Guatemala City after the area got drenched by Tropical Storm Agatha. OK, the area's cruddy drainage system didn't help much, but you get the idea.


This big hole is about 30 meters across, 60 meters deep, and reportedly ate a three-story building.


 
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Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Earthquake map brings seismic updates, anxiety

How close are we to the Big One?

Or, was that last shaker really the Big One?

Might it be a good idea to buy property in Arizona, thinking it may become coastal land?

Or am I talking through my tinfoil hat again?

Anyway, here's a Web site that gives the latest fault line activity, by the hour, by the magnitude, and all that good stuff. If you live in,  say, California (like I used to), this might give you hours of anxiety-fueling entertainment. Or not.

Enjoy.

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