How far inland would a California Tsunami travel?
Do not make the mistake of equating your situation with Japan. In Santa Barbara you do not live near enough to a subduction zone to see that kind of tsunami generated off your coast. There can be no definite answer because every earthquake is different and every part of the coast is different (angle, slope, breakwaters, etc). If you live on a cliff at 200 feet elevation, you are 100% safe. If you live in a valley that narrows and gradually rises, it's not as safe as a valley with a sharp rise in elevation, but at your 200 feet, you have an almost nil risk. If I were you, I would not give it a second thought. Nothing is entirely impossible, but some things are just so remote as to be a waste of time and energy to worry about. If you are seriously going to live in fear forever after this, contact your local civil defense office, or maybe first check the Evacuation Route signs in your area. You will find that people are going to be directed to higher ground like around where you live. RELAX!
Why is California so hot?
Like others said, depends where in California. Along the coast, summers are very mild. But drive an hour or two inland to cities like San Bernardino, Riverside, Fresno, Sacramento, Redding, etc. and it’s brutally hot.Of course, if you’re asking about the heat in California, you can’t be talking about coastal areas like San Francisco. So I’ll focus on reasons why inland cities of California have such brutal heat:In all major California cities (including the inland ones), summer rain is VERY rare. Entire summers go by without a drop of rain. In Florida or New Orleans, yes it’s a humid heat, but before it gets too hot a thunderstorm will come in and cool everything off by 10–15 degrees PLUS a nice, stiff breeze to boot.Not only is summer rain extremely rare, but every summer day in inland California is sunny. When I say sunny, I mean a blue dome sky where there’s not a single cloud in sight. Coastal California gets the “June gloom” fog and marine layer to block out the sunlight; not Inland California. Combine this with the fact that in drought-stricken California, cities are reluctant to plant abundant vegetation, so there’s not much shade either.The Pacific ocean off of California has much colder water than the Atlantic off of Florida. You may have heard that coastal locations experience milder temperatures and inland locations experience more heat waves and more cold snaps. This is true anywhere you go, but especially in California. The colder the ocean, the less moderating effect you get. Which meas inland California is at the mercy of long, frequent heat waves that can reach 115 degrees. Compare this to New Orleans, where the sunny summer days hover around 95–97 degrees but almost never ever go above 100.California has many, many coastal hills and mountains that effectively block any sea breezes from coming inland.Inland Southern California DOES in fact have humid heat waves. Temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s with dew points at 72–73 happen in Palm Springs. A dew point of 72–73 indicates mugginess comparable to what Atlanta, Dallas, Raleigh, etc. get on average, although still considerably drier than the 77–78 dew points of an average Florida/New Orleans summer day. You may wonder why it’s humid in the desert; it’s because every year there will be remnants of hurricanes from Mexico that travel north into Arizona and California, causing flash flooding and humid heat waves.
If a Tsunami hit California, how far would it go inland?
Assuming there was an earthquake somewhere on the west coast, and was followed by a large Tsunami. I am just wondering how far inland (I live in the Bay Area) could it go? I know if California had a Large 9.0+ earthquake, most likely a tsunami would go toward Hawaii and across the Pacific. But IF, the was an earthquake (lets say 100 miles off the west coast of California) and a Tsunami was triggered by it and was heading toward the bay area, how far inland would it go? (A 100 Foot Tsunami)
How far inland would a tsunami along the coast of California be able to travel before it stops? Is there an elevation that would be considered safe?
It always depends on what the coastline and land immediately adjacent to the coast is like, how far the source of the tsunami is from point of impact, and what force earthquake triggered the tsunami.A great deal of the California is cliffside, so, it might take a bit of pounding, and anything /anyone on the rocks at the bottom of the cliff would be swept away, but, that’s about it.The lowlands of cities and ports would probably be inundated pretty well, as were many of the cities during the Japanese tsunamiThe Japanese tsunami was 39 meters - about 128 feet high and traveled 10 kilometers inland (6 miles).In comparison, downtown Los Angeles is 285 feet above sea level, and is about 11 miles from the Marina, which is one low point of the coast. The landscape between the Marina is fairly flat in appearance, even though it’s a pretty constant grade from the sea level of the Marina to the 285 elevation of DTLA, so, a large tsunami like the one that hit Japan could potentially travel several miles inland from there or from Long Beach, which would be another natural point for a tsunami to inundate LA from, but wouldn’t get anywhere near downtown LA.Of course, Santa Monica, which is directly west of DTLA, already starts out at a pretty high elevation, with the cliffs of the palisades blocking the wave.You’d have to take into account where the tsunami originated from - the further away it’s source, the less power it has - as an example, though the Japanese tsunami of 2011 was 39 meters when it hit the northern coast of Japan, which was very near it’s source, it measured 6 1/2 feet at Crescent City in the far northern part of California, and 6 feet by the time it hit Santa Cruz, which is about half way down the coast. By the time it hit LA, it was a big surf day, similar to what you see during high surf days when winter storms hit Hawaii.
Is Diamond Bar,California considered part of the Inland Empire?
Diamond Bar is a small but fairly wealthy area just east of Pomona.
Where would most Californians go if climate change raises the sea level and forces them to move inland to another state?
Californians who currently live in a tsunami escape zone will move inland. In most parts of California, this zone consists of a few blocks in a beach zone, with a few rare populated valleys surrounding a river that stays at sea level.Most of coastal California is well above sea level, on the far side of hilly areas from sea level, or on the far side of a mountain range from sea level. So if Californians who don’t currently live in a tsunami escape zone are “forced to move” due to “climate change” then the planet is already in the throes of a massive shock, and you should probably be more focused on the billions of people who are already dead.We’d probably try to cross the flooded Death Valley and invade Nevada, at which point our general lack of gun ownership might cause some problems.
Which Of The Following Is The Largest Inland Sea?
Caspian!