Actually, this gap CAN be seen in the video from August 9th which I highlighted back on page 48.



From 2:57 through 3:00 you can clearly see it. I had considered it was just a 'moss' covered road or waterway, since there are no trees there.

On the 20th, I had actually noted a line of trees at 3:00 which I thought might be failing on the OPPOSITE side, extending to the facility. This can also be seen from 2:57 through 3:00.

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Question: is it possible that these 'treeless' lines are weaker, since

1. they have no tree roots to hold them together
2. their 'watery' makeup are the perfect medium, channels, that allow for a quicker dispersion of leaking/leeching materials, and, possible deterioration of the underlying salt deposits?

If so, if this is what we are now witnessing with little problem, this could possibly give us a heads-up to how far and wide this sinkhole will extend.

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Go back to 0:00. From the opening shot you can see these treeless areas, including those in the expanse extending between the sinkhole and the community of the bottom left.

Stop at 0:11, 0;26, 0:32, Then, at 0:44, where today's open gap is clearly defined, back on August 9th.

Again, stop at 0:58, 1:04, and, at 1:09 where two lines are shown leading to the facility.

At 1:16 you can see where the pipeline crossing has since been swallowed up.

Look at 1:26 at the 9 o'clock position: this is a good shot of where today's gap has formed.

This entire video from August 9th, one week from the day the sinkhole was first reported, shows at least three distinct areas which have since proven to be compromised: the sinkhole expansion to the west (seen as 'to the right' in most shots from the North) where I had noted already dying trees, now swallowed up; the pipeline road, which I also pointed out at having dying trees, now swallowed up; and, today's gap...which I totally missed, even though I made note of possibly dead trees seen near that facility.

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Should the authorities start doing baseline studies along these moist, treeless areas?

Simple testing at even 5 points along today's gap might help determine the direction of spread, assuming their entry method does not cause contamination from one testing point to another.

Maybe infrared aerial studies to note temperature patterns would be a far better approach, along with other detection methods I am certain are available, such as sensitive satellite and other aerial imagery.

The time is NOW or NEVER.
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I want to know WHO is running this operation, because they don't seem all that bright.

It's time to start thinking OUTSIDE THE BOX, no matter what the cost. They need real time reporting, instead of being willing to wait until November for detailed ASSUMPTIONS, which will then be sorely outdated, and, possibly a moot-point by then.




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