found a game!
since no one goes here anymore, its kind of a waste though...

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~ben

The Big Blob

According to http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526171813.htm, there is a dripping blob under the Great Basin

Parts of the lithosphere have sunk into the upper mantle and formed a blob of materiel below Nevada. The blob is caused by the lithosphere dripping into an area, where it builds up and hardens.

~Ellie~

World's Biggest Tsunami

On June 9th, 1958 there was an earthquake along the Fairweather Fault in the Alaska Panhandle that loosened about 40 million cubic yards of rock above the northern shore of Lituya Bay. The rock fell from about 3000 feet into the waters of Gilbert Inlet. The impact started a local tsunami that crashed against the southwest coastline of Gilbert Inlet. It was so powerful that hit the land that seperates Gilbert Inlet from the main body of Lituya Bay. The wave continued down the entire length of Lituya Bay. The force of the wave removed all the trees and vegetation from as high as 1720 feet above sea level. This was the highest wave ever known.

http://geology.com/records/biggest-tsunami.shtml
ARIEL

San Andreas Fault

The San Andreas Fault is a sliding boundary between the Pacific and North American plates. It cuts California into two pieces from Cape Mendocino to the Mexican border. It is a transform fault. The plates slowly move past each other, a couple inches a year. For a few years the plates will be locked in place and won't move and push against each other. The build up strains and breaks the rock along the fault. The breaking rock sends waves in all directions. The waves feel like the waves from an earthquake. In places like Carrizo Plain and the Olema Trough you can easily see the fault as scraps and pressure ridges.

http://geology.com/articles/san-andreas-fault.shtml


ARIEL

Ellie's Blog!

Todays Weather!
Temp: 64 degrees
Cloudy
Humidity: 90%
Wind: From NE at 11 mph

Earthquakes!
In the past hour there ahve been 4 earthquakes in California and 1 in Hawaii

~Ellie~
P.S Happy Memorial Day
P.P.S Calvin and Hobbes Clip of the Day!

Science Daily Article

In this article, found at http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132256.htm is about how new studies at the Scripps Istitute of Oceanogrophy show that the Lake Tahoe region of the United States may be due for a major earthquake.

Many different tests, showing how often a level 7.0 earthgquake occurs in the Lake Tahoe region, states that the area is overdue for a large earthquake. the studies are showing that a major earthquake happens once every 2000 to 3000 years, and that the last earthquake of that size was over 4000 years ago.

Different studies show that if an earthquake of the predicted size were to hit the region, Lake Tahoe could give off tsunami waves 10 to 33 feet in height, which could prove to be a very difficult situation to communities on the shore of the lake.


-Matthew Kavanaugh