Posts Tagged ‘ nature ’

Updated – What Is It?

August 27, 2010
By Elwood Foreclift
Updated – What Is It?

Do you know what this thing is? (click to biggify) 5 points to the first person that knows. **Nice work, Merry! It is indeed an oarfish; a species I didn’t know existed until recently. There are many legends about sea serpents and other beasts; I wonder if the oarfish helped contribute to the myths....
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The Door To Hell

March 15, 2010
By Elwood Foreclift
The Door To Hell

The Derweze area is rich in natural gas. While drilling in 1971 geologists accidentally found an underground cavern filled with natural gas. The ground beneath the drilling rig collapsed, leaving a large hole with a diameter of about 50-100 meters. To avoid poisonous gas discharge, it was decided...
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Take Cover!!

January 26, 2009
By Elwood Foreclift
Take Cover!!

Redoubt’s a rumblin’. According to the Alaska Volcano Observatory, Mt. Redoubt is showing increasing signs of unrest: Over the past 48 hours, seismic activity at Redoubt Volcano has increased markedly. Beginning at 00:58 AKT (9:58 UTC) this morning, nearly continuous volcanic tremor was recorded at stations near Redoubt’s summit, prompting AVO to raise the...
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