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HUGE Louisiana sinkhole!!!!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 1442220:MV8xOTUxNjAzXzMzNDEzNjk2Xzg3MkE4OTE=] Wow, Mother Nature is not reacting well to the Gulf incident. It seems she is about to unleash a cleansing. This report from September 12th made me both laugh and be struck with fear at the same time! "There has been reported increased seismic activity in the Bayou Corne/Grand Bayou area. This activity is not the sharp tremors that were occurring prior to the development of the sinkhole; however, indications show (through monitors set up by USGS) that seismic activity has been occurring NW of the sinkhole and i[b][u]t’s unknown at this time what this may mean[/u][/b]. USGS is continuously monitoring this activity." http://assumptionla.wordpress.com/ It is out of man's control, let's hope she is forgiving and not wrathful, let's not antagonize the situation by trying to fix it, or benefit from it, to add to the failure that already exists. Thought and prayers for the people that live in the area. May you all be safe. [/quote]
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The initially estimated 200 by 200 feet sinkhole that developed late last week, swallowing ancient cypress trees 100 feet tall near Bayou Corne and Grand Bayou communities in south Louisiana, is now reported to be 380 feet deep with a diameter of 372 feet, filled mainly with salt water with traces of diesel fuel, and only 1,500 feet from a cavern filled with butane, according to Tuesday morning news. Analysts' reports further hint that Texas Brine Company's cavern failed, but the butane cavern failing is today's worst-case scenario.
If a nearby butane-filled cavern fails, as it appears the brine cavern did,
"it could cause an explosion felt up to two miles away."
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