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Giant Swedish Sinkhole
I’m still not sure if there is any signifiance to all these sinkholes that are making the news these days. And this one, well it’s in a mining area. But you’d think that the mining 600 metres below wouldn’t cause a sinkhole, although perhaps explosions could? Anyway – I wouldn’t want to be living in one of the nearby homes. Full story at MessageToEagle.com
New Sinkholes in Mexico and China
These were found at Andrey Eroshin’s blog:
Mexico
10.02.12. Massive sinkhole a diameter of 25 meters and a depth of 40 meters was formed in the middle of a field of three communities Buen Abrigo, Coyote and Los Ángeles near the city of Matamoros.
China
09.02.12. Near reservoir Nanshan in province Zhejiang after the sudden collapse was formed hole with a diameter of about 15 meters and a depth of about 40 meters.
Hurricanes = Earthquakes / Another Atlantis Candidate
Very wet rain events are the trigger. The heavy rain induces thousands of landslides and severe erosion, which removes ground material from the Earth’s surface, releasing the stress load and encouraging movement along faults.
…found a strong temporal relationship between the two natural hazards, where large earthquakes occurred within four years after a very wet tropical cyclone season.
The two countries that were used to demonstrate the connection are Taiwan and Haiti – avoid these places after a very wet cyclone season…
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Two sunken islands almost the size of Tasmania have been discovered in the Indian Ocean west of the Australian city of Perth.
…the two islands that now are covered by about a mile (1.5 kilometers) of ocean water.
“The sunken islands charted during the expedition have flat tops, which indicates they were once at sea level before being gradually submerged,” Whittaker said in a statement. The rocks retrieved from the islands also surprisingly …
Brisbane Not Safe / Allen West Attacked
According to Vivos, the American company that constructs the bunkers, “about two dozen” Brisbane residents are among “hundreds” of Australians enquiring about spots in massive underground bunkers that can house 1000 people for up to a year to ride out Hollywood-style disasters.
In the Brisbane Times Vivos suggests that the Blue Mountains would be a more suitable survival spot, as high ground near Brisbane is too close to the coast to survive a mega-tsunami. Vivos have cranked up the publicity machine recently, including a (fake) video of President Obama talking about the 2012 disaster. While I agree that Brisbane is not a place to survive, I would argue that a little more inland than the Blue Mountains you’ll find places that have more survival qualities. Also, I’m not sure if Vivos realize there are no missile silos that can be retrofitted in Australia.
Meanwhile I am saddened to learn …
Nyiragongo / Comet Elenin
This is a photo from National Geographic, of a volcano you perhaps have not heard of: Nyiragongo. It is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is 2 miles high, and is one of the most active volcanoes in the world. This is unfortunate for the 1 million people who live at the base of the volcano in the city of Goma. In 1977 several hundred people were killed by lava travelling at 60 mph, while in 2002 it destroyed 14,000 homes.
Both eruptions were mere grumbles, though, compared with the fury Nyiragongo is thought capable of unleashing …there is no question the volcano will erupt again, potentially transforming Goma into a modern Pompeii. “Goma,” he says, “is the most dangerous city in the world.”
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Online forums have been busy discussing Comet Elenin, and how it supposedly triggered earthquakes. In terms of gravitational pull, that would be impossible, but it is possible …
Fingers on the Pulse
I’ve not expressly promoted other websites or blogs until today, because most that belong to the 2012 meme do not get my approval.
These do, and they might even be pivotal if something eventful unfolds. I regularly find amazing information at these sites, and I recommend them for your perusal and subscription:
Laura Knight-Jadczyk and the Dot Connector
Forbidden TV
The Daily Grail
and of course Signs of the Times, also from Laura Knight-Jadczyk
Not a comprehensive list, but enough to keep you busy!
New Sinkhole / John Perkins / Asteroid Satellite
This time the sinkhole is in Germany, measuring 30 meters across, and 20 meters deep. Six houses were evacuated. Photo over at a News Corp site.
Author John Perkins (Confessions of an Economic Hit Man) has posted his thoughts on 2012 at the Huffington Post. He explains how the 2012 meme has become, proven by his numerous forthcoming speaking engagements, a “tidal wave of change that is flooding human consciousness“. And he quantifies his positive thoughts by referring to how the Popul Vuh describes how “people overthrow an egotistical regime characterized by exploitation and deception and replace it with an enlightened and compassionate one“.
The Association of Space Explorers, has prepared a report on the threat asteroids pose for Planet Earth. The UN is studying the report, which includes plans to detect and deflect any objects in space that might threaten us. The Canadian Space Agency plans to launch a $15-million …
Migrating Pole / Wood on Iceberg / Kaku on Yellowstone
Numbers can be presented in many ways. But given that the movement of the magnetic north pole is in a singular direction, all that matters is the speed. This graph is compelling:
Unlike climate change data, this is the entire available data, no selective windows here.
This photo is doing the rounds:
It looks photo-shopped to me. And it looks bigger than anything of such uniform shape would be. And I figure South Pole folk would immediately recognise whatever is was. Still, has an un-spammy source:
http://blogs.abc.net.au/news/2011/01/a-chip-off-the-old-block.html
Meanwhile TV physicist Michio Kaku was interviewed by CNN, where he mentions the 10-inch ground swell at Yellowstone, which may or may not be indicative of an eruption in the near future. When Yellowstone blows, it will kill with a 500 mile radius, and his advice to people is “run”.
10 LHC Consequences / NASA Budget / Planet (X) Tyche
I was quite OK with the LHC when experts explained that cosmic rays cause the creation of harmless mini-black holes in our atmosphere all the time. Now I don’t know what to think!
Otto Rössler is the professor who sued and failed in his attempt to halt the Large Hadron Collidor. Over at Lifeboat.com he lists 10 solid reasons to be concerned about the LHC. The primary argument is that those mini-black holes in our atmosphere are moving very fast, and will zip through Earth without harming us. A black hole created by the LHC will move slowly, and will eat us up before it departs! He calculates the process will take a few years to reduce our planet to 2cm in diameter – that’s too cosy for my liking!
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Although it is still a pathetic amount, relative to the risk, NASA has seen its annual budget for near-Earth object observations quadruple …
Chinese Air Raid Shelters / LHC in 2012 / Mzora Stone Circle
This CNN video lets us know that there are lots of Chinese folk living in old, underground shelters. The question – is this a sign that the Chinese Govt. deems shelters unnecessary, or is it true that they plan on evicting the residents?
http://edition.cnn.com/video/?/video/world/2011/02/07/yoon.china.mouse.tribe.cnn
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The Large Hadron Collider was due to shut down at the end of this year, so that scientists could prepare it to operate at full power. This has now been changed, and the LHC will continue operating in 2012, still only using half of its capabilities. For some people this will be a relief!
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Few have heard of the Mzora stone circle, so the article about it at Heritage Action is worth sharing around. Found in remote Morocco, it has many similarities to Celtic circles, including the use of the “megalithic yard”. It could end up being an important clue in discovering the origins of megaliths, especially when combined …
Doomsday Driver
A woman who claimed the world was going to end in an apocalyptic earthquake Friday was arrested in the Marin Headlands on allegations of abducting four people off the streets of Berkeley and San Francisco, a federal spokeswoman said.
Lark Ann Freeman, 36, of Fairfield was booked into Marin County Jail on suspicion of kidnapping, false imprisonment, evading police, reckless evasion, resisting arrest and violating a red light into a one-way tunnel. At the jail, she described her occupation as “save the world.”
…Authorities were still investigating what Freeman intended to do with the people in the truck. She told police she thought the world was going to end in an earthquake at 11:11a.m. and she “wanted to be prepared”.
Sounds like a 2012er who got the date wrong! Hopefully there will be a trial so we can get the full details. This is a worrying trend, given the murder of a policeman …
Nanodiamonds / Neanderthals / Seas Still Rising
Nanodiamonds Discovered in Greenland Ice Sheet – adding weight to the theory of a cometary or asteroid impact event roughly 13,000 years ago.
Did volcanoes wipe out the Neanderthals? If so it would be a neat solution, but not one that explains how our forefathers survived (given that we were not as robust nor smart…)
Not well known is that our seas have been rising ever since the end of the last Ice Age. All the time we are hearing that “global warming” is causing the seas to rise, but few ask whether the rise would be happening regardless of human activity… Fortunately someone has looked into the numbers and discovered some disinformation:
By looking closely at the records, it turns out that the much advertised rising sea levels in the South Pacific depend on anomalous depressions of the ocean during 1997 and 1998 thanks to an El Nino and two tropical cyclones.
The …
Sitchen RIP / Beringian Explorers / Djedi Robot
Zecharia Sitchen passed away on October 9th, in New York City, at the age of 90. He wrote a large volume of books on a singular topic, and has many fans, as well as numerous detractors. I’ve gotten a few leads from his work, but he isn’t trustworthy enough to reference I’m afraid. Still, he contributed greatly to promoting awareness of ancient mysteries.
Native Americans (aka Beringians) visited Iceland over 1,000 years ago – they hitched a ride with Norsemen, and DNA proves it.
Meet the Djedi Team who are planning to guide a robot once again up the “air shafts” of the great pyramid.
Science Updates
Large Hadron Collider: Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher have recreated Big Bang conditions by switching the particles they use for collisions from protons to much heavier lead ions – leading to what one scientist called a “a very, very, very small bang”, and obviously we are still here.
Beginning of the end? Scientists have begun genetically modifying insects! The cause is worthy (ridding the world of dengue fever), but mosquitoes are evil enough without having a Frankenstein variety on the loose…
Modern humans and Neanderthals interbred, and remained distinctly different, for a very long time, in both Asia and Europe. And, “It argues for very little adaptive advantage on the part of these modern humans.” This is getting so confusing that a total rethink may be required. Perhaps the interbreeding and separation was by design, not by nature? (I’m thinking some kind of Planet of the Apes scenario…) Perhaps the …
Wired / Panspermia / Papua New Guinea
Wired magazine has answered this question: The year 2012 is approaching. What should I stockpile to survive the Mayan apocalypse?
That Red Rain that fell on India in 2001 contains red cells, lacking DNA and quite like blood cells. Now scientists have discovered that the cells multiply when at 121 degrees C. This adds to the likelihood that the cells are extraterrestial in origin, and life exists elsewhere, and perhaps life did not originate on Earth.
Settlements dating back 49,000 years have been found in Papua New Guinea, at a height of 2000 metres, puzzling scientists:
Fairbairn said he had been shocked to discover the age of the finds, using radio carbon dating, because this suggested humans had been living in the cold, wet and inhospitable highlands at the height of the last Ice Age.
“We didn’t expect to find anything of that early age,” he said.
The findings, published …
