Why doesn't someone remove the impermeable rock from La Palma?

Subject: Why doesn't someone remove the impermeable rock from La Palma?

Date: Sun Sep 9 04:55:10 2001
Posted by William
Grade level: 7-9 School: Wycliffe Junior School
City: Stroud State/Province: Gloucestershire Country: England
Area of science: Earth Sciences
ID: 1000025710.Es

Message:


La Palma will collapse and create a huge wave. The rocks hold lots of 
groundwater which makes the slopes heavy. If someone removes the impermeable 
rock from the mountain, the water will drain away and there will be no 
landslide.

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