Carmen Leitch Labroots.com Sun, 17 Nov 2024 13:17 UTC
Scientists have identified mineral formations on the floor of the Dead Sea that could warn of oncoming sinkholes. These 'chimneys' are usually about one meter (3.28 feet) in height, and they form as minerals spontaneously crystalize from the groundwater that flows out of the floor of the lake, bringing extremely high levels of salt with it. These vents were shown to be an indicator of sinkholes, which are a hazard to the communities that live around the Dead Sea. These findings have been reported in Science of the Total Environment.
"These bear a striking similarity to black smokers in the deep sea, but the system is completely different," said Dr. Christian Siebert, a hydrogeologist at the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). Siebert has been studying groundwater dynamics in the region for many years.
The black smokers on mid-ocean ridges are at a depth of several thousand meters, and release hot water that contains sulfides. But extremely salty water is coming from the white smokers on the bottom of the Dead Sea.
"This incident could have happened anywhere," said a local politician.
A sinkhole has developed outside a police station in Malacca, the latest one to emerge in our neighbouring country.
According to a Facebook post by local politician Kerk Chee Yee, this happened sometime between 3am and 4am on Saturday (16 Nov) morning in Ayer Keroh, which is a town in Malacca state.
A photo he shared showed that the road had caved in at a traffic junction across from Ayer Keroh Police Station.
In other photos posted on social media, water can be seen flowing through a drain inside the sinkhole.
They also showed that the authorities had cordoned off part of the road around the sinkhole to prevent accidents.
The Avenida de los Toreros in the Salamanca district of Madrid was closed on Wednesday November 13 after a sinkhole measuring 30 metres long and six metres deep was created by the rupture of a water pipe.
At around 6pm, the Madrid City Council Fire Department withdrew after cutting the pipe to prevent water leakage and ensuring that no damage had occurred to the gas pipe.
The sinkhole, which has affected both Avenida de los Toreros and Calle Pilar de Zaragoza, is about 30 metres long and six metres deep.
During the prevention work, the firefighters have recovered two motorcycles that were parked on the road and had fallen into the hole.
From now on, once the area has been secured, Canal de Isabel II will manage the repair of the pipeline and the roadway.
Recently, in Shapingba District, Chongqing, an inexplicable phenomenon occurred at the Xia Tianchi Reservoir, which spans over a hundred acres. A massive pit suddenly appeared in the reservoir, causing the previously stored clear water and all the fish and other living organisms to mysteriously vanish.
According to reports, the Xia Tianchi Reservoir mainly relies on natural rainfall and has always been an essential water source for local residents and the surrounding ecosystem. However, residents recently noticed that the water level began to drop unusually, eventually reaching near depletion, exposing a prominent pit at the bottom. Some residents mentioned that the water did not disappear all at once but gradually diminished over time.
This phenomenon has sparked widespread attention and concern among the locals, who are speculating that geological shifts or other unknown reasons might be behind the anomaly. In response, staff from Gele Mountain Street have acknowledged the situation and emphasised its importance. They stated that relevant departments have already intervened, conducting emergency repairs and restoration of the reservoir while thoroughly investigating the cause of the incident.
A car fell into a huge pit that appeared on a street in Bucharest, which collapsed under the weight of a garbage truck (belonging to the waste management company URBAN).
The cobblestone street collapsed out of the blue on Wednesday morning in the Orhideelor area of Sector 6.
The images are impressive with the car completely fallen and the garbage truck partially submerged in this pit.
The firefighters are intervening to secure the area where the asphalt collapsed.
"We are intervening to secure the area at an event that occurred on Orhideelor Road in the Capital. The event involves a parked car and a garbage truck passing through the area at the time the pavement collapsed.
Last week, category 4 Hurricane Helene hit the eastern coast of North America causing massive flooding and devastation across the region, leaving people stranded and homeless.
This week, Hurricane Milton - a category five hurricane - is predicted to hit Florida's west coast after forming in the Gulf of Mesico and moving eastwards.
Two such storms in less than ten days have fueled online talk of "Weather modification" from Republican politicians and alternate media personalities:
Ryan Turner The Thaiger Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:32 UTC
A large sinkhole has appeared at the Kesakamol Bridge in Bangkok, measuring 10 metres wide, 5 metres long, and 3 metres deep, prompting an urgent closure of the road.
Yesterday, October 6 at around 9.30pm, the road at the Kesakamol Bridge intersection on Nakhon Chaisi Road in Dusit district, Bangkok, collapsed. The incident forced officials to immediately close the area to traffic.
Witnesses reported that cracks began to appear on the road surface around 7pm but vehicles were still able to pass. By 9pm, the road rapidly sank, creating a large hole.
Nipon Sriuang, director of the Canal System Division at the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Drainage Office, explained that the collapse occurred at a bridge section under construction as part of the Khlong Prem Prachakorn dam project. This project involves the pouring of concrete to reinforce a 2-kilometre canal embankment.
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