Apr 2nd, 2017: Thermokarst Lakes

Snakeadelic · 04-02-2017, 08:20 AM

Here's one that went Blammo:

https://wryheat.files.wordpress.com/...ngo-crater.jpg

And here's a huge one in northern Canada that hadn't exploded yet:

http://tinyurl.com/nxhposq

And one that blew out a chunk of a road:

http://tinyurl.com/ltl4p56

Silly-ish name, scary phenomenon. Some of these things get several stories high before they blow. The scariest part is that the EPA is currently repealing all kinds of "behave responsibly" regulations for the oil industry, and one of the places that's had a bullseye on it in oil-company eyes for decades is Alaska, where you bet these things are forming up as well. Only a matter of time before a rig hits one or one pops up unexpectedly under a pipeline. Which, if the info I remember isn't hopelessly outdated, would probably be in or running through Denali National Park.

04-02-2017, 08:20 AM	#2
Snakeadelic Banned Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 660	Here's one that went Blammo: https://wryheat.files.wordpress.com/...ngo-crater.jpg And here's a huge one in northern Canada that hadn't exploded yet: http://tinyurl.com/nxhposq And one that blew out a chunk of a road: http://tinyurl.com/ltl4p56 Silly-ish name, scary phenomenon. Some of these things get several stories high before they blow. The scariest part is that the EPA is currently repealing all kinds of "behave responsibly" regulations for the oil industry, and one of the places that's had a bullseye on it in oil-company eyes for decades is Alaska, where you bet these things are forming up as well. Only a matter of time before a rig hits one or one pops up unexpectedly under a pipeline. Which, if the info I remember isn't hopelessly outdated, would probably be in or running through Denali National Park.

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