Is MEM ready for "The Big One"?
06-25-2016, 12:07 PM
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In the 1811-12 earthquakes, waves propagating upstream made the Mississippi River appear to flow backwards, and Reelfoot Lake was formed. We've been waiting for the big one ever since. In my life I've felt one tremor in Memphis that lasted only seconds, and would not have been felt had I been in a car.
Most bridges have been retrofitted with earthquake "proofing" and new buildings and bridges are designed to handle earthquakes. I think lightning strikes and tornadoes represent more likely threats.
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Most bridges have been retrofitted with earthquake "proofing" and new buildings and bridges are designed to handle earthquakes. I think lightning strikes and tornadoes represent more likely threats.
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06-25-2016, 12:10 PM
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Everyone there knows it, but no one is prepared for it.
The area needs a few serious tremors or wake up calls to remind people to get prepared for when the big one does hit.
Florida hasn't had a hurricane in 10 years, so everyone has gotten out of practice. When these things are frequent people tend to be ready for them more so than otherwise.
But the reality is that the inner city of Memphis will never be prepared, and it will be one of the worst urban disasters ever, on scale of Katrina, perhaps even worse.
The area needs a few serious tremors or wake up calls to remind people to get prepared for when the big one does hit.
Florida hasn't had a hurricane in 10 years, so everyone has gotten out of practice. When these things are frequent people tend to be ready for them more so than otherwise.
But the reality is that the inner city of Memphis will never be prepared, and it will be one of the worst urban disasters ever, on scale of Katrina, perhaps even worse.
06-25-2016, 04:52 PM
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Thanks for the insult, that comment makes a lot of sense from what I posted. A simple observation of your posts.
And no I don't live in Memphis. Can't stand that place.
06-25-2016, 09:22 PM
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If an eq hits that was as big as the late 1800s, I don't think there is any bridge or building that can withstand it
06-25-2016, 11:29 PM
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The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham left a trail visible from the air for years. It stripped some places to the red dirt. My fear would be a similar storm during day or night sort, destroying potentially over 150 aircraft or more. I think that is a bigger risk than an earthquake to jets on the ramp.
06-25-2016, 11:48 PM
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06-26-2016, 08:27 AM
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The tornado that hit Tuscaloosa and Birmingham left a trail visible from the air for years. It stripped some places to the red dirt. My fear would be a similar storm during day or night sort, destroying potentially over 150 aircraft or more. I think that is a bigger risk than an earthquake to jets on the ramp.
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