In the article about the shaking, Accuweather points out one historic fact that hopefully will not get repeated:
“One of the most infamous occurred in 1692 when a 7.5-magnitude quake dismantled the city of Port Royal, Jamaica. Much of the city was submerged under water, and thousands of people lost their lives.”
The snow is melted.. the roads are clear.. but this photograph is evidence of the drama and disaster that developed during a winter storm in the South.. Courtesy of NBC NEWS
As NBC describes:
Hundreds of abandoned vehicles on I-65 in Birmingham, AL makes the interstate look like a parking lot.
Every now and then, mainstream media sources run a story that causes eyebrows to raise.. Today is no different.. The ASSOCIATED PRESS published an article about the New Madrid fault line and how it’s alive and active. The government held a great American ‘shake out’ last year as a practice to what would happen if the New Madrid moved. But regardless of preparations, we are not really quite ready for what would happen. In 1811 and 1812, quakes there actually were felt in New England. Scientists quoted in the AP article now say that a repeat performance of the 1811 and 1812 quakes are possible..
Concerning the report on the USGS now worrying about an active New Madrid fault line, Holly Deyo noted on Standeyo.com:
”This is a 180º turnaround from what USGS scientists stated a decade ago. They said then the New Madrid quake zone was ‘dead’ – no danger. Maybe this explains why FEMA has totally geared up their preps in and around the entire Midwest over the last 2 years.” ..
Bayou country is heading for rough times.. The gates have been open and the flooding will soon begin.. Engineers have been attempting to stop a disaster in Baton Rouge and New Orleans by flooding farmland and other small towns up river.. thespillways have been opened in order to save New Orleans from catastrophe. While not many are arguing the morals of saving a big city by destroying small ones, it’s occurring now. Today, and this week.. Crest expected in Memphis Monday..
Farmlands to be flooded
Residents warned to leave..
Exacuations mandatory in some places..
Wildlife *some dangerous* to move to higher land..
Cajuns with deep roots … ceding to the floods..
I am no prophet.. I am no believer in ‘end times’ predictions. I do not evangelize anything .. I force no religious or ethical rules on anyone.. I feel that a lot of other people are a lot smarter than I am. But something keeps me from being calm about the state of our current times..
I hope for the best in Japan. I hope few are dead.. few are injured.. the waters recede.. and the nuclear crisis goes away and we all breath a sigh of relief.
But I don’t think it will, at all. Something deep down in my overall being just keeps thinking: This is not over yet.
I prayed this morning, and this afternoon.. and while I don’t conclusively know a God is present to hear the words I said, I have faith and hope that one is.. At least some type of force that keeps us all in check. Some type of entity or being that, in the end, has concern for humanity.
There are moments, like this one, where I think humanity has a ton more challenging days ahead.. More than we want. And more than we need. Japan is in flames and floods, the Ring of Fire is alive with vengeance, and the Middle East is erupting in violence.
But it’s Saturday night.. and we shouldn’t worry about all that. Right?
Not anymore…
Calling all angels…
You’re needed in Japan.
NASA: Japan’s quake was so strong it sped up the Earth’s rotation by 1.6 microseconds..
Two Russian Kamchatka VOLCANOES ERUPTED almost simultaneously with the strong 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan More here
Japan declares states of emergency for five nuclear reactors at two power plants: More..
Everything the world saw today has been surreal, but real.. Frightening but true.. Seemingly fiction but fact. And ominous days will undoubtedly be coming next..
Double fear at Japan nuke plant: Japan says radiation levels surged outside the nuclear plant, as the nation expands area subject to evacuation ..
And remember those rumor Coal Speaker reported few hours ago about radiation already leaking out? some officials at Tokyo power are now publicly admitting it may have happened..
The radiation level in Fukushima Daiichi plant central control unit 1,000 times normal..
But I, like the world, is glued to coverage of the madness being caused by mother nature.. Stay tuned for more.. As I’ll be watching and updating with news I find most urgent and important..
