if california suddenly fell into the ocean, would there be a tsunami in nevada, and wouldnt ca. have to fall in all at once for this to happen????????
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California cannot fall into the ocean.  If you look at a cross section from, say, Nevada to the Pacific Ocean, you will see that California is well supported.\n\n"Beachfront property in Arizona"\n\nThe idea of California falling into the ocean has had an enduring appeal to those envious of life in the Golden State. Of course, the ocean is not a great hole into which California can fall, but it is itself land at a somewhat lower elevation with water above it. The motion of plates will not make California sink -- California is moving horizontally along the San Andreas fault and up around the Transverse Ranges. See more from "Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country"
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As with any thermonuclear explosion, you obtain a huge amount of radiated energy in a very small location in a very small amount of time.  This radiated energy would be absorbed by the surrounding ocean water very quickly.  This would cause a HUGE amount of water around the detonation site to flash-boil and expand rapidly.  This would create a propagating hydrostatic shock wave that would be felt all throughout the Pacific, mostly in the form of tidal waves.  These tidal waves will likely be fairly small, however depending upon the composition of the ocean floor, it may also let loose alot of rock and cause some underwater avalanches (another common source of tidal waves, esp. the bigger ones).\n\nDepending upon the depth of the detonation, very few of the radiated photons may actually reach the surface, and thus almost all of the energy will be consumed by water.  Besides no "blinding flash", this would also mean that the visible "water explosion" made up of mostly vapor would be larger than the equivalent land- or airburst vapor cloud.  If close enough to the surface, the flash-boiled water would quickly rise and break the surface with a large gaseous explosion, and the vapor would climb into the air and spread once it achieves altitude, so yes the "mushroom cloud" will still form.  If it were very deep, though, the gasses would eventually spread and, to some extent, dissipate, resulting in just a lot of surface turbulence and foamed gasses.\n\nDo some research on "Operation Crossroads", which were two U.S. nuclear detonation tests in 1946.  ABLE was an airburst at 158m, and BAKER was 27m underwater (yes, super-shallow, but it gives you a fair starting point).  There have been other underwater nuclear test detonations by various countries, but their speifics escape my memory at the moment.  :p
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Short answer: nothing would happen.\n\nLonger answer:  Think of it like this.  The oceans make up 2/3rds of the surface area of the planet, approximately.  They are much, much deeper than tall buildings, trees, or even mountains.  Also think about water displacement- the volume of water that something displaces is equal to its own volume.\n\nRising sea levels are caused, mostly, by melting polar ice caps.  So how big are these ice caps and how much is melting?  The ice caps cover the Arctic (the size of a major continent) and most of Antarctica, which together is probably the size of two major continents.  Worst case scenario- most of it melts.  Let's be optimistic- 10%.  Can you really imagine the boats that we have adding up to 10% the volume of an entire continent, let alone two?  No, it's ridiculous.  A mountain or two, sure, plausible, but something the size of Texas?  No.  Absolutely not.
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The first person gave a good answer. Interestingly, since you asked and he/she answered, Hawaii was hit by a little tsunami.\nWed. Nov 15, 2006.\n"The waves hit Hawaii about six hours after a magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck north of Japan. Tsunami warnings were issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, which reported that its system of sending alerts functioned properly.\n...The waves, some measuring a few feet high, struck Hawaii shores Wednesday, slightly injuring one swimmer and temporarily flooding a harbor.,,,,,A woman swimming at Waikiki suffered cuts when she was sucked through an opening in a seawall as the water receded just before the swells arrived. She was otherwise fine.....On Kauai, a 2 1/2-foot swell flooded a parking lot at Nawiliwili Harbor. No serious damage was reported....Some  boats hit the bottom with their keels when the water receded...."  Excerpts from AP report.
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I was always told to stand in a doorway.  I grew up in Alaska and experienced many quakes.  I never lived in an apartment complex.  I would definately stay off the stair and/or elevator once the earthquake began.  Do you have an earthquake survival kit?  It might be good idea to put one together if you don't.
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Well if it passed through the earth and it was very big , it would cause a lot more than tsunamis I would think!\nActually penetrating the earth and passing through it would have to have a whole heck of a lot of velocity behind it I would think!\nAre you talking a bout neutrinos? I read an article about the theory of them and it was really fascinating reading. but also just a theory to date I believe!
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I think it will definitely be a earthquake or 2 with the epicenters definitely in low income housing areas.  Then there will be wide spread fires to complete the devastation.  FYI - I heard that he & croonies are close to perfecting a devasting remote controlled tornado to specifically target problem areas.  In addition, they have been researching tsunamis to take out the left coast and the NE coast line.  You know that's where all those damn liberals live.
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Yes! San Diego has several major faults in the area and could experience a catastrophic earthquake(s) up to 7.7 on the Richter Scale.\n\nGod should be spelled B-I-G B-A-N-G\nPBrax@netscape.com
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It could. Anything could happen. A tornado hit NH this past week, so anything can happen!! :)\n\nPlus, haven't you seen "Day After Tomorrow"? That had a ton of tornados in LA! Blew the whole damn city away.
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It happened. Could happen again if that's what God decided, but he made a promise to us that it wouldn't (thus the rainbow)\nBut yes, it could happen. Whether there's enough water or not, let's not forget the ice, and if some earth needed to be dropped a little so the water could cover it, guess what God would send? an Earthquake! So that's what I think. It happened. Kind of amazing but that's what he is!
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It won't be Arizona, my friend. When San Andreas cracks open, and it will, the coast line will be on the Western Slope of Colorado, and I'll tell you why!!\nIn the middle of the Mojave Desert is a Nuclear testing plant, placed there by our wonderful United States Government (what a bunch of pricks). When the big one hits...say goodbye to about 1,000 miles of these United States (and parts of Mexico, too).
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The Egyptian Empire didn't dissolve due to desert encroachment.  They were overrun by other various empires, including the Persian, Macedonian (which became the Ptolemaic in Egypt), and the Roman Empires.  (There were other peoples who had ruled Egypt before these, i.e. the Hyksos, but these three were responsible for the eventual destruction of ancient Egyptian culture, which was to be forgotten until the Napoleonic Era.)\n\nTo adress your question though, it depends on the disaster, and the location of its occurence.  A record breaking tsunami along the East Coast of China, as terrible as it would be, would probably not result in the cessation of the U.S., although the effects of it would definiely be felt worldwide.  A supervolcano erupting in Yellowstone National Park, on the other hand, could indded cause an end to the nation.
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Almost the entire state of Nevada is a freakin military controlled zone.  Nuclear waste disposal from Yucca Mountain, weapons testing or training or some other crap.  LV is pretty much an extension of Southern CA, and should be annexed as such... Sorry if i don't have studies...but if you have access to lexis-nexis..you should use it....or Jstor, or Proquest  (available at your local junior college library)
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I'm not, but it's ok. Many people get scared of the water. Overcome the fear and you'll get over it. Even if the beach had a chance of sharks, they live farrrrr into the ocean. Just make sure you have nothing shining on and no blood dripping at on your skin and you'll be ok. (I went into oceans where sharks live there. No accidents. :) )
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In essence eveything's floating as the earth's core is liquid.\n\nThe earth's surface is made up of a series of tectonic plates which float about and bump into each other (earthquakes).  Where these plates meet each other are what are known as fault lines, the San Andreas Fault being one such.  The Asian tsunami was the result of two such plates that had been pushing into each other for many years until the force between them was so great that one plate sprung upwards like a giant spring.\n\nOver millions of years these plates have moved huge distances and continents have drifted apart or been pushed together.  If you look at maps showing the world as it would have been say 1 million years ago it's very different to how it is now.  Likewise, in another million years it will be very different from the world as we know it.
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Because of the major fault line running through it. Do a Google on 'fault line' and California.
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You are probably referring to the "super tidal wave" theory. The volcano involved is the Cumbre Vieja in La Palma near Africa.