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REVIEWS could happen if a mega-quake on the lower San Andreas fault triggered erup- tions along the Long Valley caldera—a still-active supervolcano, as is Yellowstone in Wyoming. Savino and Jones advise on preparing for lower-scale eruptions, but say that there's not much you can do about a super-eruption in your backyard—except to be alert to what you can avoid. rotation will trigger mega-scale quakes, volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, as well as destroy food supplies and man-made facilities like nuclear and chemical plants. Is there anything we can do? Informed by scientific studies of previ- ous catastrophes, Geryl discusses safe places for riding out the destruction. He has tips not only on how to survive but also on how to regroup. There's information on essential food and medicine, tools and building materi- als and library references. And as this catastrophe will short out electrical cir- cuits, now's the time to get into ham radio as this will be the only communi- cation technology available. Let's pray it doesn't come to this; but...Geryl says that some of us can take heart that pockets of humanity have managed to survive previous disasters. PATRICK GERYL Ag SUPERVOLCANO could happen if a mega-quake on the rotation will trigger mega-scale quakes, by John Savino & Marie D. Jones lower San Andreas fault triggered erup- volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, as well New Page Books, NJ, USA, 2007 tions along the Long Valley caldera—a as destroy food supplies and man-made ISBN 978-1-56414-953-4 (283pp tpb) still-active supervolcano, as is facilities like nuclear and chemical Available: www.newpagebooks.com Yellowstone in Wyoming. : plants. Is there anything we can do? ; he last time that humanity faced Savino and Jones advise on preparing Informed by scientific studies of previ- extinction was around 75,000 years for lower-scale eruptions, but say that ous catastrophes, Geryl discusses safe ago when the Toba "supervoleano® on there's not much you can do about a places for riding out the destruction. He Sumatra exploded, spewing 2,800 cubic super-eruption in your backyard—except has tips not only on how to survive but km of material into the atmosphere (the to be alert to what you can avoid. ae on now to regroup. fal food : ere's information on essential foo jost One nubile kit) It ene ebably ake HOW TO SURVIVE 2012 and medicine, tools and building mater hi st eruption in 28 ‘lito y by Patrick Geryl als and library references. And as this / en eruption mee mi tha it Adventures Unlimited Press, USA, 2007 _ catastrophe will short out electrical cir- a ee eee even eecine as [SBN 978-1-931882-68-2 (213pp tpb) cuits, now's the time to get into ham He ae WO Lane alive we the Available: Aust/NZ—NEXUS offices; radio as this will be the only communi- ew as only >; umans alive on the Europe—www.frontierbookshop.nl/; cation technology available. planet. . USA—adventuresunlimitedpress.com Let's pray it doesn't come to this; Another supervolcanic event should be arth's magnetic field is declining to _but...Geryl says that some of us can factored into the thinking in Earth sci- he point where a solar recharge of take heart that pockets of humanity have ence as well as disaster preparedness, her dynamo is soon due, says researcher — managed to survive previous disasters. urge geophysicist Dr John Savino and patrick Geryl, and it will be effected by new-physics author Marie Jones. They the release of huge solar flares by the demystify vulcanology and surprise with end of 2012. myths from many indigenous groups Geryl bases his conclusion on his about cataclysmic eruptions—myths decoding of warnings left by the ancient that may reflect an ancient collective Egyptians and the Maya. He's already =. unconscious memory of trauma. covered these warnings in The Orion t pee x Savino and Jones describe significant Prophecy (co-authored with Gino eruptions from volcanoes and supervol- —_ Ratinckx; see 9/02) and The World canoes and summarise key geoscientific Cataclysm in 2012 (see 14/01). and genetic research, e.g., anthropolo- Here, he expands his thesis with new gist Stanley Ambrose's Toba "volcanic findings. If he's correct, we're in for a P eh winter" catastrophe theory. rocky ride. A magnetic field reversal They also suggest that supervolcanoes __ that causes the Earth's inner core to PATRICK GERYL have played a role in mass extinctions. change direction, a shift in the lithos- 4 They paint a terrifying picture of what phere (crust) and a reversal in planetary Amphora Fresh Hates ¢ To have your Amphora Delivered anywhere in Australia Please Call: - PX < > Wy. 6605 541 / winger lowforms.com q 72 ¢ NEXUS www.nexusmagazine.com AUGUST — SEPTEMBER 2008