Flood Evidence found using Google Earth

Posted on July 6, 2007

Use of Google Earth in detecting floods

Geological researchers using Google Earth detected some features of the giant tsunami in the Indian Ocean. These characteristics are called chevrons. These are huge deposits of sediment that radially point to a common center. When satellite sea-surface data was analyzed, the Burckle Crater was discovered. This crater would have created a tsunami with 600 feet high waves and could create 25 feet of rain all over the world. Chevrons are as big as tower blocks and the tip indicates the direction from where the tsunami came.
Bruce Masse analyzed 175 flood myths from all over the world and tried to connect them with accurately dated natural events like solar eclipses and volcanic eruptions. He concluded that 14 flood myths are related to the full solar eclipse. The Fluvial Hydraulics and Flood Geomorphology and the Floodplains are studied using Google Earth. The objective is to collect appropriate data to calculate the flow discharge and stream power of the river. The values obtained for the river flow during the day are compared to the most recent flood flows determined from mapping and surveying evidence. The relative chronology of floodplain development using geomorphological mapping and survey is done.

Mega-tsunami

If a giant meteor lands in the ocean, there would be a big splash and the energy released would melt rock and generate steam and wind. A mega-tsunami would be created which would be minimum 600 feet high. This wave would carry ocean sediments several miles inland creating chevrons. By the use of Google Earth, scientists have found many such chevrons. Two chevrons have been found near Carpetaria in north Central America and both are pointed northwards in the ocean. Using the surface altimetry information obtained from satellites, two craters were found at the bottom of the ocean. These contained melted rocks and magnetic spheres with characteristics of a cosmic impact.

Examples of the use of Google Earth

Satellite images of Northern California indicated that a series of major storms in 2006 caused many towns to be destroyed by water, mud and debris. The satellites orbiting round the earth and NASA science instruments could reveal the impact on the environment due to the Hurricane Katrina. The data and images helped in describing the extent of flooding and damage caused to the infrastructure due to it. Also the potential hazards due to the storms were also detected. Also the photographs showed that considerable parts of the city New Orleans were under flood water.

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