FEMA warns of "possible" catastrophic Midwest earthquake - WTF?

[Hugabear]

http://news.aol.com/article/us-warns-of-possible-catastrophic-quake/256282

We've known about the New Madrid fault for years now. We know that it's possible there could be a catastrophic earthquake in the region.

WHY THE FUCK IS THIS BEING TREATED AS BREAKING NEWS? Heck, why is this even really a news item?

What's next? FEMA going to tell us that there's a possibility of Miami getting hit by a Cat 5 hurricane? That it's possible that a tsunami could devastate the East Coast? Hell, why don't they just hire Michael Bay to be their spokesman?

[Mojorabbit]

1. My little sis is in the AF

and works disaster assistance and they have been worried about a big quake somewhere more than anything else this past year.

[aquart]

4. Yes, but do they have a REASON for it?

[Hugabear]

7. If scientists have reason to believe that a disastrous quake is imminent,that's one thing

Is there any reason to believe that a serious Midwest quake is likely within the next few months or years? If so, let's have it. Let's prepare people, or at least try to evacuate as much as possible.

Otherwise, this is nothing more than fear-mongering. Which this administration does oh so well.

[xultar]

9. We are over due for the quake on that fault, the mini quake about 5 years ago was

just the beginning.

[Critters2]

32. Miniquake? When was that? nt

[Phred42]

24. It they knew the big one was coming - they wouldn't tell us directly

Just as, if they knew an extinction level meteor event was coming - they wouldn't say a word and they would trash anyone who said otherwise

[Hugabear]

29. An extinction level meteor or asteroid would be impossible to hide

Too many amateur astronomers out there, you'd have people all over the world ringing the alarm on that one.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Forwarned is forearmed...

Just sayin'...

[Myrina]

3. Yeah seriously, this is 'ongoing for the past 50 years or so' ...

:shrug: Breaking urgent News? :wtf:

[stopbush]

5. But most people DON'T know about the old fault line that sits

miles below New Madrid. Most people think of earthquakes happening along obvious fault lines of tectonic plates, not in the middle of the country. Most people are aware of the danger on the west coast, not so much (or at all) around St Louis.

It's prudent for this to be announced, otherwise, people will say there was no warning. If the newsies decide to treat it like "breaking news," well, that's because we're in a 24/7 era of news shows.

[xultar]

6. There was a little earthquake 5 years ago in ATL based on that New Madrid fault line.

We are over due.

Get your supplies ready.

[Ian David]

8. FEMA's budget must be up for review. n/t

[T Wolf]

10. Cow-tipping on a grand scale. If there is an earthquake in the plains and no one is around

to feel it, did it really happen?

[Zynx]

11. St. Louis and Memphis will think it really happened if it does.

[surrealAmerican]

25. Just what I was about to say.

There are cities close enough to the fault to be devastated.

[AbbeyRoad]

26. The New Madrid Quake of 1811 caused Boston church bells to ring

If there's a big one of the same magnitude lots of people will be feeling it.

http://www.essortment.com/all/newmadrideart_pvm.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Earthquake

[goclark]

33. There was an earthquake in MIchigan about 10 yrs. ago

Everyone around me laughed until they read about it in the papers the next day.

I'm from the West Coast and know an earthquake when I feel it.

[dkofos]

12. It's only a matter of time.

We even had 2.5-3.0 earthquakes in the Dallas area
a couple weeks ago.

[walldude]

13. Translation for the tin-foil hatters:

The pentagon will be testing it's new earthquaking machine the Freedom Shaker™ next month in the midwest. Any ground shaking will be attributed to the New Madrid Fault. That is all.

[John Q. Citizen]

14. If the Yellow stone Super Volcano blows, it's all over now baby blue. After the sun is blocked out

for years and the earth is thrown into a massive ice age, later on maybe the fungi will grow?

NEWSFLASH!

Yellowstone Caldera could blow any time!

[Hugabear]

17. The Yellowstone Super Volcano was last year's mega-scare

That is so 2007. Please do try to keep up with the Scare du jour.

2007: Yellowstone Super Volcano: could be 10,000 years, could be tomorrow! :scared:
2006: Asteroid impact: could be in 500,000 years, could be tomorrow! :scared:

[petronius]

18. God, I miss the happy carefree yester-year of killer bees and shark week

Now I have to be terrified of super-big could-be-tomorrow things... :scared: :(

[John Q. Citizen]

19. Don't expect me to keep up with the fear of the year. I'm still afraid to take a shower alone!

[Atman]

15. Cheney blowing up his secret lair on the way out

It could set off seismic shock waves that trigger a big one.

.

[Edweird]

16. I grew up on the New Madrid fault. If it goes, it's gonna be BIG. Google 'Reelfoot lake'.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Fault_Zone

We had tremors from time to time...

[seemslikeadream]

21. More than 4000 earthquake reports since 1974

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Madrid_Fault_Zone


I was in southern Illinois in 1968 quake

[Edweird]

22. Some scientists theorized that Memphis would just simply 'disappear'.

The violent shaking and the Mississippi river would essentially turn the solid ground into quicksand and everything would be swallowed whole.

[akwapez]

34. Reelfoot is the ONLY natural lake in Tenn.

It was formed during the 1811 quake when the Mississippi ran backwards.

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[and-justice-for-all]

23. Well duh....

it is not news because it is inevitable..

AOL = dumb.

[sarcasmo]

27. A blue State Earthquake?

[walldude]

30. LOL except the state that gets it the worst is Tennessee

Doesn't get any redder than that.

[akwapez]

35. Hey, it does get a little redder. We do at least have a dem Gov. n/t

[walldude]

36. True, nothing against Tennessee

I actually work out of Nashville, and have come to like it there. Got a little worried when FEMA said we were all doomed though. :rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

28. November sweeps

Plain and simple. Have to keep the fear going even if it is far fetched.

[boozepusher]

31. Halliburton is warming up the earthquake machine.

[Recursion]

37. They do this every few years

I remember back in the early 90's there was a lot of handwringing about the fault, too.

Slow news day, maybe?