California Falls Into The Pacific Ocean!

NBC is running a great earthquake movie today called "10.5". (My wife finds my interest in such "natural disaster" events very peculiar).

I was personally amused to find the following posted on the official website of the State of California:

"No matter where you live, work, or travel in California, the earthquake risk is there and you must be ready for it," said OES Director Dallas Jones. "The first step in being prepared is understanding that Hollywood's upcoming earthquake miniseries puts myth, fantasy and entertainment before factual science."

Earthquake experts agree that the catastrophic damage depicted in the film is unrealistic. California will not fall into the Pacific Ocean, and huge crevasses will not suddenly open up in the earth. Likewise, there will not be widespread collapse of buildings, bridges other structures. California's building codes ensure that newer structures will not suffer major collapses.

The bottom line for Californians is that there is no sense being frightened by NBC's science fantasy. Earthquakes will occur and we can prepare to protect ourselves and get out safely.

Yeah, right . . . I'm still not moving to California anytime soon!

Update: also posted is a review of the series by the California Department of Conservation. Cute!