Scientists Predictions

The Discovery Channel has been playing some different shows about end time type stuff. The scientists have predicted five catastrophic events of the future that could happen in our life time.

One of the mentioned events is a mega hurricane, also known as a hyper-cane. This super storm is going to cover the entire state of California. They will endure up to 20 feet high flooding in some parts of the state. Scientists say that a child born today has a 1 in 20 chance of seeing it in their life time.

They also talked about an asteroid up to 612 meters wide, that's more than two football fields, that is going to hit Washington D.C. and level tall buildings up to 3 miles away from point of impact. The asteroid will be accompanied by many house size asteroids.

Another catastrophic event that was mentioned is the super volcano. This volcano is located in Colorado at Yellowstone Park. Scientists have predicted a 25 mile high ash cloud that will cover 2/3 of the United States, and completely block out the sun.

In 1812, a mega quake happened in Tennessee. It gave Tennessee it's largest lake, called Lake Reelfoot. They have predicted that it is going to happen again. Surrounding states will be effected by the shock waves.

Last but not least by far, is the prediction for the mega tsunami. Scientists have predicted a mega tsunami to hit the entire east coast of the United States, causing the hugest devastation ever seen. There are predictions of 100 feet high up to 50 kilometers high (approx 45 miles). Even at 100 feet high, waters are predicted to go 40 miles inland causing massive flooding.If we get the highest prediction, Florida is history. Fortunately for us, there are a series of events that have to happen before this tsunami is sent our way.

There is an earthquake waiting to happen in North Africa. When this happens, it causes a volcano to erupt in the Canary Islands. The old passage ways from where the lava ran before has filled with water over the years. When the volcano heats up and starts to erupt, it causes the water to heat up into steam. The steam needs a way out, it's ready to burst. It is so powerful, it explodes and breaks a piece of the island off. When this piece of island (earth/rock) breaks off, it falls into the ocean, this is a landslide. It is predicted that the debris will stretch out 60 miles from the island under water. This landslide is what causes the tsunami, and the debris will cause a tsunami "wave train". From the time of the landslide, to the time it reaches the east coast of the United States is estimated at 9 hours. We have a 1 in 1000 chance of seeing this within the next 100 years.