What if...? (2)

What if we didn't have weather changes? What if it was always sunny and warm outside? It wouldn't be too hot or too cold, it'd be perfect. It could have the perfect amount of sun and maybe a spring shower every now and then. It would be awesome to wake up everyday. Usually when it is dark and gloomy outside, no one wants to get out of bed. Everyone wants to stay in bed. Even if you have animals, they want to stay inside. It is plain gross. Then when it snows, it's really fun to play in, but it makes it hard to drive. We don't need anymore complications with driving then we already have. Would this cause issues to not have weather changes? We have tornadoes, tsunamis, hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters. These are usually related to weather or air pressure changing. So if we didn't have those, would there be something else that we would have? The world couldn't just be perfect could it? I don't know the answer to these questions, but it would be cool to see what would happen. Even though we do have weather changes, it's not terrible. Snow is wonderful. When it hits your windshield and you see it's intricate design, you are just in awe. Even rain is crazy. It comes at the weirdest times and it just comes down. The whole process of rain is complex, yet easy to understand, but it is cool to see. The leaves changing is a cool thing. When the weather changes, the leaves change and begin to fall. Then in the spring they begin to grow again. The trees fluff back up into gorgeous visions. All this stuff symbolizes weather. If it didn't change, the birds would never leave and the bears would never hibernate. Trees would never regrow, and they would eventually die off. This would be an issue. This just means it's good to have weather changes. =P

What if...? (1)

What if Tennessee had an earthquake like Haiti recently suffered from? What would we do? Would we be prepared for such a disaster? Tennessee experienced an earthquake with a 7.7 intensity in 1812 which caused minimal damage, only due to the sparse amounts of people in the area. If there was an earthquake now, there would be a lot of people injured and a lot of people homeless. We have a greater population so there is more pressure at the fault line. This causes an issue. Does Tennessee have a disaster plan? I know they have earthquake insurance for your home, but it is so expensive not many people have it. Also, a lot of people are like, "well it doesn't happen often so what's the point in having insurance for it?" This is something to worry about. Yes, it wasn't us this time, it was Haiti, but that doesn't mean it won't be us next time. People need to be aware of what could happen. Not that we need to live in a box, but everyone needs to know, and have some plan of escape. Parents need to let there kids know how to react if something like that happens. It would be something that in that time of shock, you know exactly what to do. The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission does a lot of work throughout the schools to raise awareness in kids. They have contests for 5th through 8th graders in drawing the best poster which represents earthquake preparedness. This will strike interests in the children to go home and ask their parents what they would do in a situation like that. Even if it's a small plan, it needs to be made. People need to have a backup plan. You never know what could happen, you just have to stay prepared.