(OPINION) I believe that major natural disasters will be one of the dominant themes of 2024. Right now, a gigantic “Pineapple Express” storm is absolutely pummeling the state of California, and an even stronger “Pineapple Express” storm will hit the state right behind it.
But authorities in California will really get bent out of shape if we say that these storms could potentially be part of a catastrophic multi-week pattern that many have suggested may or may not be developing.
Meanwhile, the state of Hawaii is being rocked by hundreds and hundreds of earthquakes. In fact, we are being told that there were more than 220 earthquakes in just one 24 hour period earlier this week…
More than 220 earthquakes have rocked Hawaii in the last 24 hours; the increase in seismic activity and other signals at the Kilauea Volcano have prompted USGS scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory (HVO) to increase the volcano alert level there.
While the volcano is not erupting yet as of press time, USGS warns that an “eruption can occur in the future with little warning.”
According to HVO scientists, seismicity began to increase just before midnight. Since 3 am local-time, 25-30 locatable earthquakes have occurred per hour at depths 1–2 miles below the surface.
Earthquake clusters have migrated between the area just south of Halema’uma’u, a pit within the summit caldera crater, and the region southwest of the outer caldera boundary.
The most intense activity occurred between 6 and 8 am when earthquakes were clustering just south of Halemaʻumaʻu. There have been over 180 locatable earthquakes in this region in the past 6 hours, with magnitudes ranging from a maximum of 3.4 to less than 1. Several of these earthquakes were large enough to be felt by HVO staff in the field, who also reported rockfalls on the south side of Halemaʻumaʻu.
There have been 502 earthquakes on the Big Island of Hawaii over the last 7 days; 228 of those have happened in the last 24 hours. The Hawaiian islands were created by volcanic activity, and there has been so much instability in the region in recent years.
Now USGS scientists are telling us that “magma is moving toward the surface” and Kilauea could soon blow… USGS scientists have raised the alert level of Kilauea volcano from “yellow” to “orange” after increased earthquake activity was detected at the summit early Wednesday morning.
This means that there is a potential threat of an eruption and scientists are closely monitoring the activity. Officials said while the volcano is not erupting, the quakes and evidence of inflationary ground deformation signal that magma is moving toward the surface.
I don’t know why so many people consider Hawaii to be such a safe place to live. In my latest book, I rated it number 41 out of all 50 states for survivability.
I probably could have rated it even lower. But Hawaii is where Mark Zuckerberg has decided to build his 270 million dollar survivalist compound…
Zuckerberg has been constructing a 1,400-acre compound — featuring a 5,000-square-foot underground shelter, “blast-resistant door” and “escape hatch” — across his property, known as Ko’olau Ranch, according to an investigation by Wired. The compound will be equipped with “its own energy and food supplies.”
This is not your usual bug-out spot. The cost of the project, including land purchases and extensive development, exceeds $270 million, according to Wired.
Good luck with all that. Of course, living in the state of California is not exactly a good choice either. In my latest book, I rated it number 50 out of all 50 states for survivability. (READ MORE)
