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"ark storm" on discovery +1

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  • 18-12-2011 10:12pm
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    kwik
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭


    Watching discovery channel and there talking about an ark storm. I never heard of this but it sounds crazy. Hurricane wind and drops ten foot of water in 40 days cuold this happen. Any thoughts


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    Sponge Bob
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    This is a storm type that is suspected to occur on occasion in California. Around every 400 years.

    Watch the Vid ( 3 mins) > http://vimeo.com/19012969


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    kwik
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭kwik


    Sponge Bob wrote: »
    This is a storm type that is suspected to occur on occasion in California. Around every 400 years.

    Watch the Vid ( 3 mins) > http://vimeo.com/19012969
    Thanks spongebob


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    Su Campu
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    What a load of .....

    Is this the next AGW scaremongering? :rolleyes:


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    kwik
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭kwik


    Su Campu wrote: »
    What a load of .....

    Is this the next AGW scaremongering? :rolleyes:
    It does look like it alright su campo. But it would be interesting to see


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    Sponge Bob
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    Su Campu wrote: »
    Is this the next AGW scaremongering? :rolleyes:
    No, if you click my link you will see a further link to the reputable USGS website. Read that.

    But I don't feel one is imminent somehow :D Bit like the Laacher See going off again tomorrow and destroying half of Western Europe as it does.


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    Su Campu
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    This document summarizes the next major public project for MHDP, a winter storm scenario called ARkStorm (for
    Atmospheric River 1,000). Experts have designed a large,
    scientifically realistic meteorological event followed by an examination of the secondary hazards (for example,
    landslides and flooding), physical damages to the built
    environment, and social and economic consequences. The hypothetical storm depicted here would strike the U.S. West Coast and be similar to the intense California winter
    storms of 1861 and 1862 that left the central valley of
    California impassible. The storm is estimated to produce
    precipitation that in many places exceeds levels only experienced on average once every 500 to 1,000 years.

    Looks like a lot of hoo-haa over a hypothetical scenario. A bit Day After Tomorrow-esque. Why not worry about real things like developing natural renewable sources of energy, etc. and not wasting tax-dollars on another made-up idea.


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