I live approximately 70 miles northwest of New Madrid and am well aware of the danger in the New Madrid earthquake zone. And yes, we as a whole in the area are unprepared as the article states. But the rest of the USA better worry more as most of the natural gas pipelines, oil/gas pipelines run underground through this area. The rest of the country may get mighty cold if a big one hits, as they'll be off pipeline for quite a while. And if the Mississippi changes course, (bridges will fail) likely a lot of grain, material shipped on the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri rivers will not happen either. We've basically been told by state, federal and county governments that we'll be on our own for ...

I live approximately 70 miles northwest of New Madrid and am well aware of the danger in the New Madrid earthquake zone. And yes, we as a whole in the area are unprepared as the article states. But the rest of the USA better worry more as most of the natural gas pipelines, oil/gas pipelines run underground through this area. The rest of the country may get mighty cold if a big one hits, as they'll be off pipeline for quite a while. And if the Mississippi changes course, (bridges will fail) likely a lot of grain, material shipped on the Mississippi/Ohio/Missouri rivers will not happen either. We've basically been told by state, federal and county governments that we'll be on our own for at least 2 weeks or longer. It will take that long for the rest of the U.S. to even get to us, let alone bring in the supplies and equipment to help get things going again.