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Originally posted by 1curious1
reply to post by orgyofthedead
I missed the story on Fox Radio Network this morning, but apparently there was a story on this, with a scientist to back up whatever was said. I'm thinking you may be correct about the FEMA/Homeland being involved now due to FOX now airing the story (the way they want it heard)
Sulphur poisoning from volcanic activity is believed to be responsible for the deaths of some 7,000 tons of fish found in West Sumatra’s scenic Maninjau Lake in the past two days, a provincial official said on Tuesday. Kurniawan Syah Putra, chief of the Tanjung Pura subdistrict that encompasses the lake, said that authorities and locals began gathering up floating dead fish on Monday. “It reached 1,588 tons of fish on Monday, but today may be the peak, as we predict the [cumulative] total could reach up to 7,000 tons,” Kurniawan said. The 99.5-square-kilometer Maninjau is a volcanic crater lake in Agam district. The lake, which has a depth of close to 500 meters, is known for its mountain-rimmed panorama and has become one of West Sumatra’s famous tourist destinations. Kurniawan said dead fish had been spotted in the lake since Dec. 24, but authorities were not able to immediately confirm that volcanic activity was behind the mass deaths. He said that some 15,000 fish farms in eight villages on the rim of the lake were affected by what was believed to be contaminated water. He said local residents were looking at about Rp 112 billion ($8.6 million) in losses, based on the assumption of a selling price of Rp 16,000 per kilogram of fish. “It is a very great loss for the fishermen; some of them have lost about Rp 1 billion because of this,” Kurniawan said, adding that all the fish were lost in three of the eight affected villages. Yosmeri, who heads the West Sumatra Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Agency, said the mass deaths were caused by an upwelling, with sulphur-rich colder water from the bottom rising to the surface due to a drastic weather change. He said the fish perished from sulphur poisoning and that his office also detected a small amount of ammonia, “which is not supposed to exist under normal conditions.” Yosmeri said steps were taken to prevent further losses, including moving the remaining fish from the farms to uncontaminated fishponds. However, he said the fish killed by sulphur poisoning were still safe for human consumption. “We instructed fishermen to sell the dead fish, of course at a lower price, Rp 3,000 per kilogram,” or smoke them, he said. "We will also recommend the power plant company open the water gate to flush out the contaminated water and prevent more contamination,” he said, explaining that opening the gate would drain the surface water. He said a similar incident occurred in the lake in 1997 but the damage had been much less severe, with losses amounting to less than Rp 10 billion.
Originally posted by SevenandFive
reply to post by RFBurns
You're telling us they have, in essence, " one" server?
*Edit: Because I hate being the resident cynic, I'll add this disclaimer.
[edit on 1/6/09 by SevenandFive]
[edit on 1/6/09 by SevenandFive]
Originally posted by rockandahardplace
What's up with the flat line in the last eruption seis from our geyser? Never had one of those on my "labor monitor"!
Originally posted by Mushussu
What if, what if...
What if in our fear and maybe even ignorance of arrogance, we placed all our attention on Y because it is in our back yard , when the real focus should have been in Indo.?
What if Y were the hiccup to Indo. activity>?
And to note your thoughts on the planets..
If we all believe that the planets are held in orbit around the sun and that these planets also are able to hold their satellites in place again with gravity., Then why is it so hard to believe that the planets in alignment can have an effect on our planet.
My back ground is in Physics and Geology. AND , I keep an open mind.
I liken children who will line up holding hands and swing around in a circle to the orbits and planets. our planets do not fly off because we are holding on to one another.
Simplistic analogy I know. But that pull from our moon makes tides.
That same pull reaches to our core not just the surface. Any malleable material.
Though I have not seen a study on it , even underground Aquifers.
My folks have worked in the oil industry, I know they have done many output studies but I do not think any thought to correlate out put to moon phase. And why would they.
Maybe if someone had access to that data and had the inclination to look we might know.
My big point though is 'what if' we were looking at all this data - backwards?