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Press Release: February 15, 2005
Sam Penny To Be Interviewed
on
KUBC Radio, Montrose, CO on 2/23
Summerdale, AL -- Sam Penny will
once again talk with Jim Kerschner of KUBC 580AM Radio in Montrose,
Colorado. Penny and Jim will continue their discussion that started
in October of last year of the dangers in the United States from
an earthquake in the center of the country. The interview will
be on February 23 at 7:35am local time
KUBC has been serving the community
from Montrose to Grand Junction and the high mountains surrounding
the Gunnison River since 1956.
Penny has pointed out that even
places as independent as southwest Colorado will be affected
by a catastrophe that wipes out 10% of the country's Gross Domestic
Product.
And Colorado is not without its
own seismic dangers. An earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck in
the Front Range west of Fort Collins in 1882.
In the Montrose area, locations
within 100 miles of Grand Mesa are considered by the USGS to
be in a seismic zone with a 2% chance of shaking exceeding 20%
to 30% of the force of gravity in the next 50 years.
About Sam Penny
Sam Penny retired from a career in physics, computer science,
engineering, and corporate management to become an author. His
analysis of the present-day effects of another giant earthquake
on the New Madrid Seismic Zone serves as the basis for Memphis
7.9 and Broken River, the first two books in The 7.9 Scenario
series of novels. He continues to write, working on his next
novel and a non-fiction book detailing his analysis.
Penny's objective is to raise
public awareness of the danger our country faces from the New
Madrid Fault, and to lobby for increased funding and action to
prepare, plan, and mitigate the inevitable disaster. Having written
and read scientific articles in the past, Penny understands the
limitations of disseminating information to the public through
those channels. Instead, he is presenting the results of his
studies as a "what if" story and is writing novels
in The 7.9 Scenario series, telling of how such an earthquake
occurs, what it does to our environment, and what to expect afterwards.
Some say it is Science Fiction; others call it Reality Fiction.
Memphis 7.9 and Broken River
are available on-line from the author's website at www.the79scenario.com.
The books are also available from www.amazon.com, www.booksurge.com,
and in selected bookstores around the country.
Penny is traveling throughout
the eastern half of the country on an extended book tour and
is available for questions and radio/TV interviews by telephone.
Review copies are available for the media upon request. |
