the history channel keeps warning us of a great tsunami?

Question

that will ocur when the volcano in the canary islands erupts my question is this why cant they take down this volcano before it erupts the same way they demolish 25 story bldgs ? do they enjoy scaring people? they seem to know so much why cant they prevent these ocurences?

Answer 1

Hmmmm...the problem is pressure building up deep inside the earth, resulting in an explosive eruption. Your proposal is to blow up the mountain that holds this pressure in. It's like you want to keep a fire hydrant from spewing water, so you're planning to back into it with a armored car.

If you'd like a break from worrying about Atlantic tsunamis, you can think about some supervolcanoes like those under Yellowstone, Lake Toba on Sumatra, or Lake Taupo in New Zealand.

After that, you can think about what will happen if the Hilina Slump results in another massive Hawaiian landslide and huge tsunami around the Pacific Rim.

I live in Hawaii. If the Hilina Slump falls into the ocean, I will have no warning. We are vulnerable to tsunamis generated by earthquakes and landslides all around the Pacific Ocean, hurricanes, local earthquakes, flooding, brush fires, longeshoremen strikes (how much toilet paper do you have in your house?), falling coconuts, dengue fever, leptospirosis, and of course, volcanic eruptions. You come up with a disaster plan, acknowledge it isn't going to cover every possibility, and live your life.

Answer 2

I've seen that show, a few times in fact, and I would assume that the difference between taking down a 25 story bldg and a volcano is the 25 story bldg doesn't go down into the earth like the volcano does. You get rid of everything around it, but it still runs deep into the earths core. A bldg is only on the earths' surface!
I don't think they want to scare people, just make us aware of what COULD happen!!!
I'm no scientist, this is just my guess...

Answer 3

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Answer 4

It's not necessarily the eruption that will cause the wave, it's a huge part of the island breaking off and falling into the ocean. The piece of island is just too big to be artificially dealt with. There are limits to our technology. Yes, it seems they like to scare us... keeps people watching.

Answer 5

Think about what your saying, 'why can't they take down this volcano?' You realize if you try to 'take down' a volcano you'll only cause even more damage than letting it run its course? How many lives will be loss from the take down? you realize the kind of power you need to take down a volcano? whose gonna pay for it?

Answer 6

Please tell me that you're joking. Do you have any Idea of the force that would be required? That in and of its self would create the very event it was meant to prevent.

Don't kid yourself. Man still has very little power to control the awesome force of nature.