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Originally posted by Seekeye2
Here's another link for the Expanding Earth Theory - www.expanding-earth.org...
It's a very interesting theory and in lots of ways tends to lean toward common sense - take a look.
Originally posted by aboveATS
ok can someone debunk this or is this real?
thewatchers.adorraeli.com...edit on 15-3-2011 by aboveATS because: (no reason given)
Mod Edit: Do not simply post links in the forums without comment. If you feel inclined to make the board aware of a site/article, please post the first paragraph, a link to the entire story, AND your opinion, twist or take on the item.edit on 16-3-2011 by Gemwolf because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by smurfy
There are some funny people here, I don't think. the OP is asking for info and all that is received is rubbish, apart from a Mod. That includes two newbies who contribute zilch. According to the ESA, (the link is actually contained on the OP's link) This is a rare occurrence,
www.esa.int...
Now, they may be talking a specific?? kind of earthcrack, but I don't know about that. So if anyone can enlarge on that. Thanks to the OP for the post.
Originally posted by 1curious1
reply to post by aboveATS
On the first day of this tragedy, there was a story about 150 mile long, 50 mile wide crater that had opened up in Japan. Haven't heard of word of this since that time. I know that's what happens in an earthquake, but that did seem really large!
Originally posted by Logical one
Here is an article written in 2004 suggesting that the 8.2/8.4 magnitude earthquake in Peru caused new cracks to observed in Southern Peru :
"In the desert region around the coastal city of Ilo, the great southern Peru earthquake of June 23, 2001 (8.2–8.4 moment magnitude), produced intense and widespread ground-failure effects. These effects included abundant landslides, pervasive ground cracking, microfracturing of surficial hillslope materials, collapse of drainage banks over long stretches, widening of hillside rills, and lengthening of first-order tributary channels. "
www.pnas.org...
So far from having scientist scratching their heads the cracks in Peru were already observed at least 7 years ago, and any new cracks are most likely from the same event having weakened the area previously.
As for these things being rare events......well perhaps......but then again a magnitude 9 quake and resulting 30 ft Tsunami is rare......but it has happened before and I'm not just referring to the Boxing day tsunami either.
So the culprit looks like a simple earthquake.......no mystery after all!edit on 16-3-2011 by Logical one because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by 1curious1
reply to post by aboveATS
Oh dear, you're about to catch a load of bashing for no links or evidence to back it up. I learned that the hard way. So, this is my polite way of saying, edit your post and tell us where you read that information.
: )
Originally posted by smurfy
Hi,
Thanks for the link, an interesting story. Lake Titicaca though, is at an elevation of 12500 ft and the rock is nearly all volcanic, with some sedimentary surface rock. It's hard to equate this particular area then to the same scenario as the link describes, so it is still something of a mystery, and the Andes are still rising.
Originally posted by Logical one
Originally posted by smurfy
Hi,
Thanks for the link, an interesting story. Lake Titicaca though, is at an elevation of 12500 ft and the rock is nearly all volcanic, with some sedimentary surface rock. It's hard to equate this particular area then to the same scenario as the link describes, so it is still something of a mystery, and the Andes are still rising.
No problem about the link smurfy.
The original link was about the cracks appearing in Southern Peru, and it looks like those cracks or certainly the reason for any subsequent cracks had already been discussed back in 2004, so it seems as far as the Peru cracks are concerned there is no real mystery.
Lake Ticiaca is a different story, and I haven't looked into it, but I think there is a danger of linking all these separate events together and assuming that they are all due to the same cause.