do you think that they are right about it just falling off? and being gone forever?
2006-07-07 11:20:27 · 20 answers · asked by iheartskcs 2 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
They say it will happen some day, but not this year.
2006-07-13 16:03:05 · answer #1 · answered by CottonPatch 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
A lot of California is below sea level. If a strong enough quake hits (its long overdue) it will fracture the mountain ranges along the coast allowing the ocean to pour in. It will not fall into the sea so much as most of it will be under the sea. And it could happen in a matter of hours. Start buying land in Nevada, It will soon be ocean front property with the highest points of Cali being mere islands in the sea.
2006-07-07 11:52:52 · answer #2 · answered by Rich H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is quite a hilarious question. I just finished my first year of geology, and I can tell you that California will NEVER fall into the ocean or back away from the North American continent. The San Andreas fault is a right lateral slip fault. The two plates that are next to each other are creating a transform plate boundary. In other words, half of Cali is moving south and the other is moving north. In about 10,000 years, L.A. will be right next to San Fran. I know it sucks, but the earth at the San ANdreas fault will never open up into a great big gaping hole and swallow the crappy state we call California.
2006-07-07 11:47:09 · answer #3 · answered by erin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that Cali is going to fall into the ocean. If it falls into the ocean, it would be because of the melting of ice in the North and South poles. Not only would Cali be under water but most of the rest of the world would also be under water. If this would ever happen, it would happen very slowly and gradually, maybe in a thousand years.
2006-07-07 11:36:40 · answer #4 · answered by Robert L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can't believe I'm even taking the time to write this, but Cali will not "fall" into the ocean. It's geologically impossible for that to happen. The continents, or rather "plates" constantly shift along fault lines, and always have. If Cali was going to "fall" anywhere, it would have happened long before humans set foot on the planet.
2006-07-07 12:14:19 · answer #5 · answered by lilbastid2001 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will the weather get really nice in Arizona and Nevada when that happens?
Actually, I think only costal California is on a tectonic plate sliding away from the mainland. I could be wrong though, so you might not want to try to snag any beach-front real estate bargains in the Mojave just yet.
2006-07-07 11:26:29 · answer #6 · answered by Grant D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Part of California is slipping slowly northward and will eventually continue out into the ocean millions of years from now. None of us will be here to enjoy surfing in San Bernardino anyway so why worry about it.
2006-07-07 11:26:00 · answer #7 · answered by The Mog 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.. with all the earthquakes we've had already..(I know, I live in San Diego) The water line hasn't moved up, nor has parts of the state fall-in off. Not going to happen.
2006-07-07 12:32:36 · answer #8 · answered by Wicked 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well makes the desert more valuable But really a change of that ilk would have major consequences Not all would be good The Land mass the aftershocks the possible Tsunami wave damage all would be horrific
2006-07-07 11:25:07 · answer #9 · answered by a1bengal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do-not think I will live long enough to see it if it ever happens. Why don't you involve yourself in something you may have at least a little input into the outcome of..
2006-07-07 11:34:13 · answer #10 · answered by thomas l 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excuse me?! We Californians live here. It may not be perfect (no place ever is), but to us, it's home, it's family, it's friends, and it's our way of life. Besides, it IS only the coast that's on a sliding tectonic plate.
2006-07-07 11:29:39 · answer #11 · answered by jsabrahams79 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋