[Gllug] Internet connections
Alain Williams
addw at phcomp.co.uk
Thu Jan 12 10:43:06 UTC 2006
On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 10:38:51AM +0000, Chris Bell wrote:
> One of the problems found when digging the channel tunnel is that the sea
> bed has been compressed and forced down under the French coast. There are
> known active geological faults through Britain, such as the Craven fault,
> and there is no lack of data on minor earthquakes, so what happens if there
> is an unexpected slip along the French coast, causing a minor Tsunami and a
> Thames Bore? (They are rare, but the occasional Thames Bore does happen).
One of my house buying/renting criteria for many years has been to choose a
place several feet above the local river level. I have seen flooded houses
and wish to leave that particular joy for others.
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