NASA: "North Americas Worst Disaster in 300 Years About To Happen in 2023!"

accelerates at a continued rate and it goes unchecked and it'll just rip and I'm terrified [Music] from 2020 until now we've seen the worst of the worst natural disasters and pandemics ranging from deadly hurricanes and wildfires to massive earthquakes it's as though the Earth is angry for some reason well things may get worse because NASA has just raised an alarm that North America is about to witness the worst disaster ever in 300 years what sort of disaster are they talking about and how did they arrive at this conclusion also what are the chances of survival in the incoming disaster join us in this video as we discuss how NASA just announced that North America's worst disaster in 300 years is about to happen in 2023 [Music] according to data from the United Nations office for disaster risk reductions climate-related disasters have surged significantly over the past 20 years in just the 10-year gap between 1980 and 1999 over 3 000 climate-related events occurred and between 2000 and 2019 over 6 000 such disasters were recorded the year 2020 seemed to Mark a climax because even while the whole world fought the coronavirus terrible events were still happening in our weather and climate some catastrophic events recorded that year include the volcano eruption in the Philippines the earthquake in Turkey the flash floods in Indonesia hurricane Laura in the U.S and hurricane ETA in Central America these events claimed hundreds of lives however some of the most terrible disasters in the history of humanity are still those that occurred centuries ago like the Huang hey flooding of China in 1931. this event led to the death of millions of Chinese with incalculable damage the severe destruction and Chaos couldn't allow officials to determine the actual death toll but the estimate is 4 million people similar disasters have occurred in recent years even in 2022 for instance Afghanistan India Nigeria and Brazil floods claimed hundreds of lives the Indonesian and Afghanistan earthquakes claimed thousands of lives in Nigeria the floods displaced Millions given these facts it seems the Earth is following a pattern and it begs the question why are these events occurring more rapidly now are there any scientific explanations for these well yes there are you see our Earth is changing and changing fast it's not just global warming or ozone layer depletion we have to worry about so many other changes are happening to our planet and these changes will surely affect our weather and climate a significant aspect of the earth that's been depreciating is its magnetic field as you may know the magnetic field is a vital property of our planet without it some serious flares from our sun would get into our atmosphere and cause damage to humans plants and animals but scientists have discovered that this magnetic field has weakened over the years in fact Professor Nicholas tovaney of the European Center for teaching and environmental geosciences deduced that the Earth's magnetic field has decreased by at least 30 percent in the past 3000 years and this is due to several processes going on in the Earth's core it is expected that the Earth's magnetic field will reach a critical low very soon probably within the next hundred years but one area of the Earth's magnetic field has always been of concern to researchers and it is this area that also puts the Earth at risk this area is called the South Atlantic anomaly the South Atlantic anomaly is where the Earth's radiation belt dips down to a very low altitude coming very close to the Earth's surface this anomaly creates a weak spot in the Earth's magnetic field and could be quite consequential to us especially South America over the past few years scientific observations have revealed that this spot has further weakened by six percent the consequences of this will be massive solar flares penetrating the Earth's atmosphere followed by an outbreak of radiation-related diseases destruction of our satellites and epic Northern Lights in the region but here's the thing the anomaly's negative impacts may not happen this year in fact it may take a few more years before the impacts are felt on the surface however worse has even been predicted to happen this year which according to NASA will hit so hard especially in the northern American regions This Disaster will be the greatest North America has ever felt in 300 years and it will come all because of another anomaly in the Earth the San Andreas Fault in case you're wondering how this anomaly poses a threat to the people of North America it's pretty simple earthquakes over the years we've had several devastating earthquakes some of which we mentioned earlier in this video but have you ever imagined what it would be if an earthquake of magnitude 10.0 were to hit a city surely no previous quake in Earth's history has reached this Mark the highest so far was a 9.0 but scientists have predicted that the San Andreas fault line may just bring about some doomsday Tremors and there's a chance it will happen this year now I know an earthquake of magnitude 10.0 sounds like a fairy tale or an exaggeration but if you study this part of the earth closely with a scientific lens you'd realize that it may not be an exaggeration after all you see the San Andreas fault is a point in the Earth where the North American Plate and the Pacific Plate meet just so you know the Earth's crust is divided into large tectonic plates or Rock slabs that are constantly in motion but one thing is certain they meet at some point and when two tectonic plates meet it's never funny because the Earth there is very unpredictable disastrous Tremors can emerge at any time one of the most remarkable Quakes in the Earth's history is the cataclysmic Lisbon earthquake of 1755. the terrible Quake read 8.5 on the moment magnitude scale and claimed the lives of about 60 000 people and created a massive tsunami that swept across the Atlantic it took quite a while for scientists to figure out why such a terrible Quake occurred even when the nature of the continental plate there doesn't quite fit for an earthquake of that magnitude you see while the Earth's Rocky inner layer remains stable or motionless the tectonic plates that make up the outer shell Glide over it the earth's surface is divided into eight minor and seven major plates the largest plates are the Eurasian North American and Antarctic plates the average thickness of tectonic plates is 125 kilometers though some plates can be as thick as 200 kilometers these thicker plates are called continental plates while thinner ones which measure 50 100 kilometers are called oceanic plates since the Earth is spherical these plates are fractured into several curved sections although Portugal is located close to the boundary of the Eurasian and African plates it still didn't warrant an 8.5 scale earthquake earthquakes of that magnitude only occur in areas where the oceanic plate sinks under the continental plate thus leading to massive aftershocks Portugal's Oceanic and Continental plates don't fit this description they blend nicely however geologists detected a rupture in the Earth's crust between the oceanic and continental plates which was why it happened the San Andreas Fault in California is one such area with potential for something this destructive it was first discovered by a professor named Andrew Lawson in 1895 and was named after the nearby San Andreas Valley you could see this fault line very clearly from a bird's eye view over the region you could also tell from the Rocks here the gray metamorphic quartz here belongs to the Pacific Plate while the rich brown sandstone and siltstone are from the North American Plate you can also see a black layer of Black Rock between the two layers this is where the actual fault line is the San Andreas fault is the most well-known meeting point of tectonic plates because it consists of two of the largest plates but this spot is even more famous because it is regarded as the origin point of one of the greatest disasters in the history of California you may have even watched the movie titled San Andreas which was centered on the history and tragedy surrounding this natural phenomenon the disaster depicted in the movie is a blatant exaggeration of the actual minor earthquakes that hit this region several times a year however given the recent warnings and data from geophysicists and experts at Nasa it's safe to say we may find ourselves with a typical level of Destruction depicted in this movie if the predicted earthquake hits North America in 2023 to understand things better let's dive a bit into the structure and mechanics of this fault line you see the San Andreas fault forms the tectonic boundary between the North American and Pacific plates experts describe the motion in this spot as a right lateral slip motion simply put these two plates are slowly scrubbing past each other in a horizontal Direction there are three distinct segments of this fault each bearing its unique characteristics but most of all the varying degree of slip rate makes this fault very unpredictable slip rate in this context refers to how fast or how slow one plate Glides or moves past the other scientists deduce slip rates by observing and measuring the degree of offset of geological features across a fault usually the slip rates for geologic faults lie in the range of a few centimeters per year but sometimes these points in the Earth's crust can move at twice or Thrice this speed or may even slow down and scientists don't really know why the San Andreas is one of the well-known fault areas on the earth with varying slip rates scientists believe this fault has been responsible for or directly related to several of the earthquakes in North America several Tremors occur in these regions especially in California and Alaska most of which go unnoticed to the rest of the world since they're just on small scales of 4.0 to 5.0 the San Andreas is suspected to be directly responsible or partly related to these occurrences because it extends into Southern California and also formed millions of years ago in the mid-sanozoic era also geologists have discovered the unique way and Direction these plates are moving the North American plates seem to be moving towards the Pacific Plate in a Southwestern Direction this they believe is causing a lot of compressional forces to build up and get dissipated to nearby regions it is important to note that many people reside in the region of this fault and quite a number of towns and major roads are on it there's even a railway tunnel that passes right through this fault so it goes without saying that it would be truly disastrous if the plates give in and create massive Tremors as NASA predicts in case you're wondering why this hasn't happened already it's because massive slippage of plates takes time to build up the pressure from the compressional forces in this region has been building up over the years and it's only a matter of time before it finally slips in the form of one massive earthquake this is why experts and scientists are worried the risks with fault lines like these are very high if a major earthquake were to occur in San Andreas it had cut off the major transportation routes in several parts of North America places from California all the way to Los Angeles will be affected but here's the thing scientists have revealed that a major stress relief from the San Andreas fault system has yet to occur since 1857. so you can say that the stress in this fault has been building for over 150 years given such a long time it's certain that the impact of this incoming earthquake will be very high and may affect other areas besides North America a few years ago the Southern California earthquake Center Director Thomas Jordan announced that the San Andreas fault was in a critical State he added that the fault could generate a massive earthquake at any time without warning according to him the southern portion of the fault line Looks ready for such an event so far since 1857 the only significant relief stress this fault has had is in the 1906 incident the severe earthquake that hit the San Francisco Bay area if you count from 1857 to date you have 166 years this Falls within the range for catastrophic earthquakes according to the U.S Geological Survey catastrophic earthquakes are bound to occur approximately every 200 years you can see that the San Andreas is nearly ripe for a massive outpouring of Tremors the good thing is that seismologists keep their eyes and ears to the ground to pick up even the slightest signals and alert the public on imminent danger teachers scientists have even created a model to study how the incoming earthquake will affect the region and whether it could spread to other areas suppose the earthquake reaches 9.0 scale or more it may create severe Ripple effects that'll travel to other regions like Indonesia Australia New Zealand and Latin America such effects may be felt as tsunamis or strong terrible weather changes generally scientists expect this coming earthquake to be in a magnitude of 7.5 or more experts also predict the death toll will be in the range of thousands as there will be aftershocks even several days after the event there's no telling what parts of the Cities Will Survive buildings will get damaged severely especially since experts have predicted fire to accompany the event in fact a seismologist named Lucy Jones believes the fire damage after the earthquake could be far worse than imagined if the Santa Ana winds were blowing when the earthquake hit North America the Santa Ana winds are strong dry winds that blow from the Inland into coastal areas like California they are largely responsible for the wildfires that randomly occur in the region let's bring back to mind the Great Earthquake of April 18 1906 that sent massive Tremors from Eureka to the Salinas Valley soon after the Tremors massive fires broke out and it took the authorities several days to put them out this event was only a 7.8 scale yet it destroyed more than 80 percent of the city killed more than 3 000 people and amounted to losses of over 400 million dollars so you can imagine how much damage a quake of a larger scale will cause in this region apart from wildfires there's the possible event of tsunamis from the Aftershock this may send huge water waves crashing into the land causing floods it will certainly be challenging if things go as predicted and this earthquake hits in 2023 damages to properties can rake up to billions of dollars several lives will be lost plus many more will be left miserable the economy May collapse under the weight of it all and folks may give up and relocate to other parts of America or even a different part of the world only the tough folks would remain those who are core Patriots and those who are already used to the Tremors in the area but you see apart from The Earthquake warning NASA has been sending another warning about a terrible force that might hit North America bringing about the worst weather ever could it be a coincidence that's unlikely however this Force had a play in the severe weather conditions of 2020. it's called the El Nino or the El Nino Southern oscillation the El Nino is a climate pattern regulated by changes in the Pacific Ocean's water temperature there's another Force called La Nina this one lasted from late September 2020 up until early 2023. to put it in simple terms the El Nino refers to warm sea surface temperatures while the La Nina refers to cool sea surface temperatures these two forces affect weather in several regions across the globe including the U.S when an El Nino hits hard equator winds become weaker and warm water is pushed towards the American coasts as a result El Nino events cause drier and warmer weather to strike Northern parts of the United States and Canada the weather will however be different for the southern regions as the roles will be reversed but you see North America isn't the only part of the world destined to face a climatic disaster this year the El Nino will affect other parts of the world too for instance Africa will experience decreased rainfall in the western and southern regions while the Eastern regions will experience heavy downpours El Nino events also affect wildlife in seas and oceans as fish will be forced to leave warmer Waters and move to better more conducive areas so far there's been a la nina event from the year 2020 up until 2022 the World Meteorological organization was perplexed but they suspected this would continue even into 2023 it did the lanina finally ceased in February 2023. now scientists and experts are telling North America and the rest of the world to brace for an El Nino event the just concluded La Nina shocked Us by spanning three years in a row and there's no telling what surprises the incoming El Nino will bring for Humanity besides there are other existential threats out there that NASA is warning Humanity to look out for one such threat is the asteroid named Apophis this asteroid had long been spotted heading for Earth by scientists but they've never seemed to get the date of impact right its size however calls for concern as scientists at Nasa have revealed it weighs 61 million tons and measures at least 340 meters in diameter such a giant asteroid will create a massive impact that'll destroy millions of lives and properties more still it's coming at us at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour the impact from this space Rock will be 800 times that of the famous Hiroshima nuclear bomb blast the blast wave alone could destroy everything within a radius of several thousand square kilometers if this asteroid were to crash into our oceans perhaps an area like the Pacific it would trigger powerful tsunamis like those never seen before that could destroy even the entire U.S West Coast however these are all just predictions they could be right they could equally be wrong like the several unprecedented natural disasters and the weird unexplainable space phenomenon many things have occurred in recent years to dispute our scientific theories and predictions making us realize there's still so much about the earth and the cosmos that we don't know [Music] thanks for watching another episode of Voyager while you are still here click on the video on your screen for more quality content like this one [Music]

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Length: 19min 56sec (1196 seconds)

Published: Fri Jul 07 2023