Some B.C. lakes could be at risk of tsunamis, says SFU prof

[agentaqua]

Earth sciences professor points to Salmon arm as example of place that could be at risk
By Adrian Nieoczym, CBC News Posted: Sep 09, 2016 5:45 PM PT
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-lakes-tsunamis-salmon-arm-1.3756264

 

[Big_Shank]

Theoretically speaking, any lake that has a mountain face situated in such a way so as to fall into the lake during the event of an earthquake or landslide, has a danger and possibility of a tsunami. Just look at Horne Lake. The cliff face above it let go back in the 70's I believe it was, and the resulting tsunami was large enough that you wouldn't have wanted to be near the lakes edge, or the lakes elevation anywhere next to it.

 

[Cuba Libre]

We are ALL going to die! Its a fact!

 

[agentaqua]

We are ALL going to die! Its a fact!

WHAT! oh ya - I guess that's why this rape pillage and plunder in the name of corporations, the stock market and greed - shouldn't be the focus of what we do here and now with our lives....

 

[Cuba Libre]

Now now now AA.... You know full well that the Chicken Little tone of this article is what I am alluding to.......

 

[agentaqua]

I know Cuba. You are of course, correct. Just pointing-out the shortness of our lives - and that if we acknowledge the end is coming for us all - maybe the focus on greed and consumerism and the stock market is not only a distraction - but destructive to us and to our descendants. If we spent more time grappling with why we are here - rather than destructive distractions - I think we would make better choices wrt our own actions and society at large would benefit. My $0.02 worth...