Wednesday, June 5, 2013

RUN FROM THE HILLS, the terrifying geologic potential of mountain building


 
The documentary 2012 vividly shows what happens when rapid onset orogeny breaks out. One day you're yelling at the kids on your lawn, the next, you're scaling the Matterhorn to get the paper--with the constant worry of avalanches.
 
Present day Los Angeles still shows the effects of the devastation, although it’s hard to determine what damage occurred during the Mayan Apocalypse and what was caused by George Bush.

Thank God, a full union crew and Oscar worthy actors were present during the cataclysm or we wouldn’t have captured this compelling documentary. It is a witness to what happens when mankind neglects geology and denies adequate funding for the discipline.  
 
The Journal of Terrifying Geologic Possibilities: the publication doing for geology what global warming did for climatology.

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