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Sinkholes
The major Atlantic ocean current, to which also the Gulf stream belongs, may have been losing stability in the course of the last century. This is shown in a new study published in Nature Climate Change. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, transports warm water masses from the tropics northward at the ocean surface and cold water southward at the ocean bottom, which is most relevant for the relatively mild temperatures in Europe. Further, it influences weather systems worldwide. A potential collapse of this ocean current system could therefore have severe consequences.
"The Atlantic Meridional Overturning really is one of our planet's key circulation systems," says the author of the study, Niklas Boers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Freie Universität Berlin and Exeter University. "We already know from some computer simulations and from data from Earth's past, so-called paleoclimate proxy records, that the AMOC can exhibit - in addition to the currently attained strong mode - an alternative, substantially weaker mode of operation. This bi-stability implies that abrupt transitions between the two circulation modes are in principle possible."
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More movement was expected as fresh cracks had appeared on the cliff top
More movement was expected as fresh cracks had appeared on the cliff top
The large rock fall, which happened on Saturday, blocked off the beach between Eype and Seatown in Dorset.
Dorset Council warned the fall had "not yet settled" and the ground inland was "relaxing with more cracks opening up".
The authority has urged people to obey the safety signs and not cross the cordons or climb on the debris on the beach.
According to local media, at the time of the incident there were 65 people on board, of whom four are missing.
Currently, search and rescue efforts are taking place involving helicopters and vessels, while the jack-up unit has stabilized.
The unit was built in 2015, with the first information indicating that the cause of the incident could be a sudden penetration of one of the rig's legs into the seabed.
Comment: Could what caused this incident be similar to these 2 other recent, incredible likely Earth Change related events?
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- Huge explosion filmed in Caspian Sea, officials speculate oil rig fire or mud volcano - UPDATE: Footage of 'new island' formed in aftermath released
- Four dead and 80 still missing after torrential rains triggered a devastating landslide in Atami, Japan - UPDATE
- Nine tourists killed after boulder crashes into tourist vehicle in Himachal Pradesh, India
- Himalayan glacier bursts in India causing flash flooding & destroying dam, 150 feared dead
- MindMatters: The Holy Grail, Comets, Earth Changes and Randall Carlson
- Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?
- Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron
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It happened suddenly and without warning. Where there should have been the emerging first shoots of potato seedlings behind the orchard in Nikola Borojević's spacious garden, there was now huge hole. Measuring 30m (98ft) wide and 15m (49ft) deep, it quickly filled with water. And it wasn't the only one.
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An image of two cars falling into a sinkhole this weekend on the Upper West Side.
An image of two cars falling into a sinkhole this weekend on the Upper West Side.
The sinkhole half-swallowed the two cars parked at West 97th Street and Riverside Drive on Sunday.
Mark Levine, a council member and the Democrat nominee for Manhattan Borough President, took to Twitter to comment on the scene, "But this yet another reminder: NYC simply must invest more in upgrading our outdated infrastructure."
The UWS sinkhole did not cause any injuries as there was nobody in either of the cars when it opened up, and the vehicles were removed by Sunday afternoon.
The cause of the sinkhole was unknown as of Monday morning, and the Department of Transportation is in the process of restoring the street.
Three large sinkholes have drained a pond near the Moyer Recreation Center.
Three large sinkholes have drained a pond near the Moyer Recreation Center.
Comment: Whilst locals state that sinkholes are not unexpected in Florida, their rise across the planet indicate a greater shift occurring:
- Giant sinkhole swallows cars in Jerusalem hospital parking lot
- Croatia sees gaping sinkholes emerge in area ravaged by December 2020 earthquake
- Sinkholes: The groundbreaking truth
Wall Township Police responded to calls of a 15-foot sinkhole which opened just before 12:30 p.m. in the rear parking lot of a commercial business on State Highway 35.
The on-scene investigation found that the 6-foot-deep sink hole had developed just 30 feet from the rear of the building.
The front tires of a parked car ended up partially inside the sink hole.
Seven fire trucks rushed to the scene. There were no injures in the incident.
The sinkhole is believed to have been formed as a result of nearby construction work for a new route at the entrance of Jerusalem. A tunnel under construction, which also runs underneath the hospital and parking lot, appeared to have partially collapsed, according to Hebrew-language media reports.
Police said they received a report of "a collapse" in the parking lot of the hospital.
Video shared on social media showed cars tumbling into a pit that grew in size as its walls collapsed.
As of now, its about 33 feet wide and almost 10 feet deep.
You can see a business still standing but so close to the sinkhole.
Several different city and county entities have come together to access the damage and put together a plan to repair it.
No word yet on what caused the sinkhole or how much it'll cost to fix it.
Officials say it could take up 45 days to fix once they get started.
Comment: In just the last year or so there seems to have been a significant uptick in the number and severity of landslides, rockfalls and sinkholes:
- Four dead and 80 still missing after torrential rains triggered a devastating landslide in Atami, Japan - UPDATE
- Himalayan glacier bursts in India causing flash flooding & destroying dam, 150 feared dead
- Huge landslide at peat bog in Donegal, Ireland
- Huge landslide hits residential area after large amounts of precipitation in southern Norway, 10 hurt, 26 unaccounted for
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