Thanks again, especially about the audio sound. Luckily i had written that in already, i guess i knew intuitively! Hey do you know how long it would take the water to recede? I had it coming up to about 200 feet. And the moon coming closer to earth by 15,000 miles.

You might find the next bit fascinating.
The survivors are planning a mission to the moon to see what the hell is going on. Problem is, all types of fuel, including liquid hydrogen, nuclear and explosive elements have been rendered inert by someone who launched something into the upper atmosphere. Now i know not one of those compounds or gasses contains a single variable except oxygen, as hard as it is for scientists to accept its just one of those things that beyond current scientific understanding. So now they have to launch into space without fuel.
Now Im thinking Electirc engines, or an electirc rail gun to launch up into the 45 mile mark or so, then possibly steam to get them over the 62 mark. After then they are going to hope that the fuel will work again.

What do you think?