Am I right to think the point of CBC's Doc Zone

[james_davis_nicoll]

Is to present the most alarming case for a given set of facts?

Comments

[keithmm.livejournal.com]

I think the Yellowstone DOOOOOOOMMMMM! crowd is missing a golden opportunity. After all, the hotspot has been moving easterly relative to the North American plate[1], so that means it's only a matter of time[2] before Chicago[3] gets nailed by a volcanic eruption.

1. Northeasterly, but it could change direction!
2. Only 230 million years at the current North American plate velocity!
3. Of course there are other cities closer, but who cares about them?

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

My impression was that with the Yellowstone DOOOOM scenario it doesn't matter that much where you live anyway.

Have they done one about the supposed Las Palmas mega-tsunami that will wipe out the US Eastern Seaboard at any moment, unless that's complete bullshit?

[keithmm.livejournal.com]

I think once you're the basis for a CSI Miami episode, you've pretty much lost all credibility.

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Until you posted that, I had no idea that there was a mega-tsunami apocalypse in the CSI universe. (It seems to have only affected Miami, though.)