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Originally posted by PizzaCrust
Could a lot of weight on the pacific plate, caused by rain, trigger an earthquake in Southern California?
Originally posted by Regenmacher
“que sera, sera..." "Whenever we get there, señor."
Throw in some machismo too, and they rather fight than run.
Zinc
Rolled sheet zinc appeared in the United States in 1816, as roofing in New York and as downspouts and gutters in Baltimore. Though more than seventy houses in New York had zinc roofs by 1837, it was out of favor by 1840. The popularity of the material was cyclical in the next decades, never matching iron and steel with their various coatings.
Juan Guzman look on to the Acapulquito beach as hurricane Otis aproaches Friday, Sept. 30, 2005, near San Jose del Cabo, Mexico. Local authorities start evacuating people of the risk zones. (AP Photo/Guillermo Arias)
abcnews.go.com...
Hurricane Otis continues to spin near the southern tip of Baja
California, about 90 miles west-southwest of the southern tip of Baja Mexico. Winds are about 100 mph, with gusts up to 120 mph. The storm will begin to move more to the north, and eventually north-northeast, over the next couple days, weakening as it does so.
Originally posted by sylvrshadow
Regenmacher, thanks for posting the info about caliche in the soil. I had never heard about this before.
Hurricane Otis threatening Baja and Arizona
Hurricane Otis reached its peak intensity early this morning--a Category 2 hurricane with winds of 105 mph. Otis is now a Category 1 hurricane with 85 mph winds, and is expected to slowly creep northwestward over cooler waters and gradually weaken. By the time it takes a more northerly track and crosses the Baja Peninsula on Monday, Otis will probably be a strong tropical storm or weak Category 1 hurricane. Hurricane force winds extend outwards only 15 miles from Otis's center, so only a small portion of the coast will receive wind damage. Heavy rains of 5 - 10 inches will be the main problems with Otis, potentially triggering serious flash flooding in the desert mountains of Mexico. By Tuesday, portions of southern Arizona may receive 3 - 5 inches of rain, creating flash flooding problems there.
Originally posted by gangster45
Does anyone know what their weather has been like in the last few weeks. This will most likely determine how quickly the washes will fill.
Originally posted by gangster45
Is there any way for the storm to regain strength as it goes over that inlet? I'm not sure what the water's like in that region, I'm sure it's very warm this time of year.