Sir Ulli
05-28-04, 05:42 PM
that is interesting, when this goes to Hollywood, People think about this, real ore not...
http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827/1d/www.space.com/images/hf_SETIdayaftertomorrow_01.jpg
When Weather (and Science) Goes Bad
by Seth Shostak Senior Astronomer at the Seti Institute (http://www.seti.org/about_us/leadership/staff/seth_s.html)
http://www.seti.org/about_us/leadership/image/seth-s.jpg
Let’s face it; a lot of the population west of the Hudson River figures that New York has it coming. And in the latest Hollywood disaster film, The Day after tomorrow (http://www.thedayaftertomorrow.com/) , the Big Apple really takes it on the chin. In a matter of days, the city is converted into an open-air meat locker, as Mother Earth demands payback for decades of environmental abuse.
First, a Noachian rainstorm floods the subways, stalls traffic, and sends residents scrambling up the stairs. Then a tidal wave roars through the city like freshly squeezed Godzilla. The audience shovels popcorn as New York takes a briny bath; but maybe it isn’t so bad -- Gotham could probably use a scouring.
When Weather (and Science) Goes Bad (http://publish.seti.org/general/articles.php?id=179)
Sir Ulli
http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827/1d/www.space.com/images/hf_SETIdayaftertomorrow_01.jpg
When Weather (and Science) Goes Bad
by Seth Shostak Senior Astronomer at the Seti Institute (http://www.seti.org/about_us/leadership/staff/seth_s.html)
http://www.seti.org/about_us/leadership/image/seth-s.jpg
Let’s face it; a lot of the population west of the Hudson River figures that New York has it coming. And in the latest Hollywood disaster film, The Day after tomorrow (http://www.thedayaftertomorrow.com/) , the Big Apple really takes it on the chin. In a matter of days, the city is converted into an open-air meat locker, as Mother Earth demands payback for decades of environmental abuse.
First, a Noachian rainstorm floods the subways, stalls traffic, and sends residents scrambling up the stairs. Then a tidal wave roars through the city like freshly squeezed Godzilla. The audience shovels popcorn as New York takes a briny bath; but maybe it isn’t so bad -- Gotham could probably use a scouring.
When Weather (and Science) Goes Bad (http://publish.seti.org/general/articles.php?id=179)
Sir Ulli