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A foul odor that wafted in from the Santa Monica Bay on Sunday was the result of a natural process in the ocean, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. The cause of the smell, however, was not yet clear by mid-morning, spokesman Brian Humphreys said in a news release.
At about 5:30 p.m., the woman parked at San Dieguito County Park and took a photo of what she believes is some kind of aerosol compound she says fell from the sky and coated her car windows.
"I tried to wipe it and it was black and sticky and tried to put my window down and it smeared," she said. She is convinced it was gas that was dispersing something with an oil component.
Originally posted by Phage
Dead kelp?
Whale farts?
I've been to the beach at Santa Monica. That water is not something I would willingly enter.
Also, according to Edgar Larkin (1906), who collected a great many accounts, the odour of hydrogen sulphide was noted in the area of Sausalito. He also reported that sulfurous odors were pungent in Napa County during the night of the 17th and 18th before the upheaval, and lasted all day. . . . From many of the letters it is clear that the entire region north and east of San Francisco is saturated with gases of sulfur origin. . . . In Santa Rosa, according to Lawson and others (1908), a strong smell of sulphur had been noticed two days before the earthquake by one Charles Kobes. Since during an earthquake eight years previously, "sulfur fumes came up from under his house which almost drove his family from home", the recurrence of this phenomenon on 16 April 1906 caused Kobes to tell his family that there would be another earthquake.
Originally posted by Char-Lee
reply to post by thesmokingman
San F Earthquake
Also, according to Edgar Larkin (1906), who collected a great many accounts, the odour of hydrogen sulphide was noted in the area of Sausalito. He also reported that sulfurous odors were pungent in Napa County during the night of the 17th and 18th before the upheaval, and lasted all day. . . . From many of the letters it is clear that the entire region north and east of San Francisco is saturated with gases of sulfur origin. . . . In Santa Rosa, according to Lawson and others (1908), a strong smell of sulphur had been noticed two days before the earthquake by one Charles Kobes. Since during an earthquake eight years previously, "sulfur fumes came up from under his house which almost drove his family from home", the recurrence of this phenomenon on 16 April 1906 caused Kobes to tell his family that there would be another earthquake.
earthchanges.ning.com...
Originally posted by MarkJS
Originally posted by Char-Lee
reply to post by thesmokingman
San F Earthquake
Also, according to Edgar Larkin (1906), who collected a great many accounts, the odour of hydrogen sulphide was noted in the area of Sausalito. He also reported that sulfurous odors were pungent in Napa County during the night of the 17th and 18th before the upheaval, and lasted all day. . . . From many of the letters it is clear that the entire region north and east of San Francisco is saturated with gases of sulfur origin. . . . In Santa Rosa, according to Lawson and others (1908), a strong smell of sulphur had been noticed two days before the earthquake by one Charles Kobes. Since during an earthquake eight years previously, "sulfur fumes came up from under his house which almost drove his family from home", the recurrence of this phenomenon on 16 April 1906 caused Kobes to tell his family that there would be another earthquake.
earthchanges.ning.com...
IMO... and don't take this for gospel... I don't know, of course, for sure. With that in mind:
You are being warned.... I would advise anyone in Calif. to take a week vacation somewhere else in the country.... Just to be safe. You might lose a week's pay... but you might be saving your life.
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Caveat: This post is for entertainment purposes only. It holds no legal weight. I do not give advice to people as to how or where they should live or take vacation. The choice of where you live or take vacation is solely based on your own risk and assessment of the current situations in your own life. You bear the total consequence as such. I will not be held liable for either good or bad consequences as a result.edit on 4/3/2013 by MarkJS because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by thesmokingman
reply to post by Char-Lee
So could be a sign of a significant EQ to come. Possibly within a few days. I will keep an eye on it myself.
Officials say a foul stench in Santa Monica over was probably caused by a large release of methane in the ocean. Fire departments in Los Angeles and Santa Monica began receiving calls shortly after dawn on Sunday from Sunset Blvd. south to Venice Beach. A Santa Monica fire hazmat team took readings off the coast near San Vicente Blvd., and found methane in the water.