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To: unclewest who wrote (85229)	11/9/2004 11:18:30 PM
From: Captain Jack	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793765

Sadly, most have their head in the sand.eom

To: unclewest who wrote (85229)	11/10/2004 12:44:07 AM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 793765

>>With a full tank of gas and basic knowledge of wind patterns<< Wind direction and speed at high altitude are often quite different than local surface wind conditions. Nuclear explosions, volcanic eruptions, and astroid strikes send material up into the jet stream, so I'm not sure I know enough to predict a fallout pattern. Here's one that fooled me. I was standing in my backyard, looking at the huge dark cloud off in the distance. Directly above me the sky was a light gray that looked like our typical cloudy overcast. Then the ash started coming down... Photo of Alaska's Mount Spurr erupting in 1992 gly.bris.ac.uk Photo of ash that hit Anchorage gly.bris.ac.uk