August 26, 2011

Week of Hurricane Irene and East Coast Earthquake? Who Cares? 8-26-11



***NOV. 10, 2012 UPDATE (New USGS Earthquake Findings, and Todays' Kentucky Earthquake Felt in NINE States)  ***
 We all should be aware by now, how devastating Hurricane Sandy, and the following nor-easter was to the East Coast and the NE U.S. and inland states as far as the Great Lakes. On Oct. 27th I wrote the following on my facebook page:


"Call me crazy, but since the Virginia earthquake last year, I believe after each heavy rain/storm/hurricane, there will be unusually strong earthquakes within the year following because granite rock breaks and groundwater releasing in previously dry areas as a result of the Aug. 2011 earthquake. Most people don't know, but each heavy storm brings salt water into inland ground water areas along East Coast. Evidence shows that the 2011 quake immediately followed 3 man-made underground explosions as far away as Colorado and up to the eastern U.S. Virginia region. I've researched and written about this already, but no info on the net about dangers of sink-holes after the quake, although there has been numerous reports of unusual sinkholes since then. It seems East Coast is just as dangerous as West Coast now."
 
Now, here's an AP article summarizing new thoughts and findings from USGS, on how east coast quakes are as I said above, more dangerous (at least population, AND structurally), than the West Coast, followed by today's AP article on the 4.3 Kentucky quake felt in 9 states:

Geologists Find East Coast Quakes Travel Farther

Published: November 6, 2012
— Associated Press
— Data from the 2011 earthquake centered in Virginia shows East Coast tremors can travel much farther and cause damage over larger areas than previously thought, the U.S. Geological Survey said Tuesday.
The agency estimated about one-third of the U.S. population could have felt the magnitude 5.8 tremor centered about 50 miles northwest of Richmond, which would mean more people were affected than any earthquake in U.S. history. Scientists also found the quake that caused more than $200 million in damage triggered landslides at distances four times farther and over an area 20 times larger than research from previous quakes has shown.
"Scientists are confirming with empirical data what more than 50 million people in the eastern U.S. experienced firsthand: this was one powerful earthquake," USGS Director Marcia McNutt said in a news release about the findings presented at the Geological Society of America conference in Charlotte, N.C.
Researchers used landslides to see how far-reaching the shaking from East coast earthquakes could be. The unexpected jolt cracked the Washington Monument in spots and toppled delicate masonry high atop the National Cathedral. The shaking was felt from Georgia to New England.
According to the findings, the farthest landslide from the quake was 150 miles from the epicenter, a greater distance than any other similar-sized earthquake. Previous similar quakes have resulted in landslides no farther than 36 miles from the epicenter.
Additionally, the landslides from the 2011 tremor occurred in an area of about 12,895 square-miles - about the size of the state of Maryland. Previous studies indicated an area of about 580 square-miles - about the size of Houston - from an earthquake of similar magnitude.
"It's just much more dangerous to have an earthquake at that level back on the East Coast than it would be on the West Coast," said Edwin Harp, a USGS scientist and co-author of the study. "If something big happened, although it's much less frequent, it would tend to damage a lot more buildings because they're probably not quite up to the codes that they are in California."
Geologic structure and rock properties on the East Coast allow seismic waves to travel farther without weakening compared with the West Coast, Harp said.
He said equations used to predict ground shaking might need to be revised now that scientists know more about the power of East Coast earthquakes.
The information also will help with building codes as well as emergency preparedness, the USGS said.
While West Coast earthquake veterans scoffed at what they viewed as only a moderate temblor, the August 2011 quake changed the way officials along the East Coast viewed emergency preparedness. Emergency response plans that once focused on hurricanes, tornadoes, flooding and snow are being revised to include quakes.
Some states have enacted laws specifically related to the quake, and there is anecdotal evidence of a spike in insurance coverage for earthquake damage.
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Online:
U.S. Geological Survey: http://www.usgs.gov/  Now, here is info on todays' Kentucky earthquake, felt in several surrounding states: 
 
Map from USGS
 
4.3 Magnitude Earthquake Reported in Kentucky
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/10/43-magnitude-earthquake-reported-in-ky/1696457/
WHITESBURG, Kentucky (AP) The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting that an earthquake centered in Kentucky also rattled other nearby states.
The USGS website says the epicenter of the 4.3 magnitude earthquake on Saturday afternoon was about 10 miles (16 kilometers) west of Whitesburg. Residents in nearby Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio and Georgia also reported feeling the temblor.
National Weather Service spokesman Jeff Carico says employees at the office in Jackson, which is about 60 miles (100 kilometers) northwest of Whitesburg, felt the ground shake for about 15 seconds. He says the office has gotten numerous calls, but so far no one has reported any serious damage.
USGS geophysicist John Bellini says the quake is considered "light" and isn't expected to cause major damage.





Read more here: http://www.kentucky.com/2012/11/06/2397907/geologists-find-east-coast-quakes.html#storylink=cpy




***OCT. 29, 2012 UPDATE*** Hurricane Sandy is 4 hrs away from landfall and that is why I am updating. Here's a link from the USGS explaining how long distant earthquakes effect ground water thousands of miles away: Earthquakes near or far can affect you and the water resources you depend on. For example, the magnitude 9.0 earthquake on the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, affected water levels and groundwater wells monitored by the USGS all over the United States, in places like Oklahoma, Missouri and even as far as Virginia and Florida. Clik link to read more: http://gallery.usgs.gov/audios/396 And here is the cut/paste of the article in case it disapears from the website: Waves Rippling Through Groundwater
Kara Capelli: Welcome to USGS CoreCast. I'm your host, Kara Capelli. Earthquakes near or far can affect you and the water resources you depend on. For example, the magnitude 9.0 earthquake on the coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, affected water levels and groundwater wells monitored by the USGS all over the United States, in places like Oklahoma, Missouri and even as far as Virginia and Florida.
I spoke with Evelyn Roeloffs, a USGS research geophysicist who has studied the effects of earthquakes on groundwater.
Evelyn Roeloffs: Generally, the main way they affect groundwater is that they cause the ground to expand and contract. And the seismic wave that these earthquakes generate actually cause the ground to expand and contract as they pass by. They can travel around the globe a couple of times actually and be recorded on sensitive seismic instruments. So, when those seismic waves pass through, you can see changes in groundwater levels.
Kara Capelli: Scientists and others have been noticing the effects of earthquakes on groundwater for a long time.
Evelyn Roeloffs: I think one of the neatest examples is from back in about 1952, when it was noticed that in a well in a shoe factory in Milwaukee, the water would slosh up and down every so often. And when they put a float recorder on there, and actually made a continuous record of the water level, they recorded things that actually looked like seismograms. And they saw that those variations were actually caused by seismic waves passing the well.
Kara Capelli: The most common effect on groundwater from earthquakes is an instantaneous water level increase or decrease. Recovery to the pre-earthquake level can be so rapid that no change is even detected. I also asked Evelyn about the effects of earthquakes on groundwater quality and quantity.
Evelyn Roeloffs: The spikes themselves, if you actually measure them quickly enough for actual oscillations, where they're making water move in and out of the aquifer and into the well, that can cause the water to become turbid or taste a little bit funny, which doesn't usually last more than a few days, at the most. Occasionally, it will happen that the groundwater level will go down and stay down or go up and stay up but usually not more than a foot or so.
And so, in the short run it might affect the amount of water you can get, depending on exactly where your pump is. But usually, those changes are small compared to the normal changes during the year associated with rainfall and temperature and stuff like that.
Kara Capelli: Though in general, these spikes have very little noticeable effects, sometimes groundwater very near to the epicenter of an earthquake can be permanently affected.
Evelyn Roeloffs: Closer to the earthquake, the effects can be much more severe. And one thing that has happened a couple of times in the U.S. is that the earthquake shaking shakes the hill up and fractures things a little bit and makes it more permeable, so that if people have domestic wells drilled near the top of the hill, they'll find that the water level in those wells may slowly drop. And then, at the same time, the flows in the streams that are draining the hill will increase.
And those kinds of changes really don't recover. They can result in changes of several feet or tens of feet of water. And so, it may cause a well to need to be deepened or even just abandoned. And this happened after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake in California near Santa Cruz. And there is also a case of this happening in Pennsylvania a number of years back.
Kara Capelli: The USGS Groundwater Resources Program monitors groundwater across the U.S. through real-time groundwater monitoring. This data can be found at waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/gw. And don't forget to follow the USGS on Twitter at twitter.com/usgs. I'm Kara Capelli for USGS CoreCast, a product of the US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
 

Week of Hurricane Irene and East Coast Earthquake? Who Cares? 8-26-11
Here's a bit of free info. The very thing our Congress and local governments promote are turning against us. The issues and direction our country has legislatively gone is a direction we have never had any business even considering, had we not alowed ourselves to be blindsided by all the temptations of the power and wealth that we wouldn't have had, had it not been for God Himself and our reliance on Him. Our nation's highways, freeways, fences and walls act as physical barriers most wild animals don't cross, or they frequently fail in crossing. The east coast earthquake opened up un-seen areas underground, releasing groundwater into or out of, places where it wasn't or was. Bear, snakes, aligators, racoons, wolves, coyotes, wild-cats, rats, mice, whatever is habitat along the east coast will be shifted. Wall Street is so named literally as a wall to keep wild hogs on the other side, when it was originally built. Walls, streets, fences, many buildings and structures and highways will be powerless to what lies ahead. And wildlife is just one aspect. What about earthquake-damaged buildings and foundations/ What about the Washington Monument? How long can an Egyptian/Roman Catholic penis-God survive in a nation founded on Christianity? Could that be the no.1 target of "mother nature?" Or even God? Are we so foolish to believe God has no business in preventing things, as well as alowing things? I'm not surprised nobody has been told yet. For this to happen to the whole eastern sea board is epic. The last time this happened we didn't have mans barriers to wildlife, or the population and construction we now have, or the Sodom and Gomorha-like government legislation and un-fair financial practices our government now employs, effecting the whole world as well as our own country. Our nation is full of idolotry, adultery, greed, lies, deception and malice. Were it not for some who literally do have a relationship with our Creator, things would most likely be worse. It is in the Christian way to to things honestly, upright and with integrity. But sadly, with all denial aside, it is getting rarer and rarer as each day goes by.
God only knows the changes in the earth what's going to happen with groundwater, sinkholes and buildings damaged from the earthquake, and after the storm. It's very surreal watching from the other side of the country, but personal experience has shown me that God rewards those who diligently seek Him. I'm seeing more personal blessings and individual blessings, and less blessings outside of a relationship with Jesus. Blessings are being whittled away from our nation as a whole, and increasing in individuals. What will become of our country where the blessings are on people who God chooses to personally bless, and takes away/or curses, the nation as a whole? I know. Who cares.
1 Kings 19:10-12
10He replied, “I have been very zealous for the Lord God Almighty. The
Israelites have rejected your covenant, broken down your altars, and put your
prophets to death with the sword. I am the only one left, and now they are
trying to kill me too.”11The Lord said, “Go out and stand on the mountain in the
presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.”Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and
shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. 12After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper...

Romans 1:24-25 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual
impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25. They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator--who is forever praised. Amen.

August 21, 2011

California's Sulfuric Smells, Volcanoes and Earthquakes

***UPDATE Sep 27, 2016 

200+ Small Earthquakes Hit Salton Sea Area Recently. (Los Angeles Times) September 27, 2016



***UPDATE***
July 24, 2012
http://www.cbs8.com/story/19104569/mystery-smell-reported-along-north-county-coast


Mystery smell reported along North County coastPosted: Jul 24, 2012 6:00 PM PDTUpdated: Jul 24, 2012 6:00 PM PDT

SAN DIEGO (CBS 8) - Several residents are reporting a strange gas-like smell along North County coastal areas Tuesday.

Some callers have told News 8 the smell is similar to an incident in 2011.
News 8 is looking into what the mysterious odor could be. Watch News 8 at 6:30 p.m. for the latest in this developing story.
***UPDATE***



July 7, 2012




1.7 Mag Carlsbad, CA May 16, 2012 Earthquake Info Wiped off of The Web

1.7 Mag Carlsbad, CA May 16, 2012 Earthquake Info Wiped off of The Web

Following this update, go to the bottom link, where I have more detail from my blog I wrote August, 2011.

I can't figure why this link no longer goes to the site. It wasn't wiped out good enough because the link is still there. And I provided the info that's stil available before it's no longer available. If you go to the usgs website and site-search for "Carlsbad, California", the link will appear. But the link won't direct you to the info page. There's a dormant volcano in Carlsbad, too. I wonder if property value and earthquake insurance is based on publically available seismic data? Here is what appears after the site-search from http://earthquake.usgs.gov/search/?q=carlsbad%2C+California&cx=012856435542074762574%3A49ga9ubtojk&cof=FORID%3A11&sa=Search&x=23&y=7

May 16, 2012 ... Location and Magnitude contributed by: California Integrated Seismic Network. Summary. Preferred Location Parameters. Parameter, Value ...
earthquake.usgs.gov

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci15149841

Now, here is some updated info on the "volcanic plug", Mt Calvera, from http://www.preservecalavera.org/calavera.html

The word calavera means skull, which probably comes from the unusual shape of the area's centerpiece, Mount Calavera. The 513-ft. Mount Calavera is not really a mountain at all but rather a 22 million-year-old volcanic plug. A volcanic plug is a mass of volcanic rock that solidified in it's vent and feeding system millions of years ago. When the volcano becomes extinct and starts to erode away, the "plug" is all that is left behind.

 Mount Calavera is one of only three volcanic plugs in Southern California. In the early 1900's, the ancient plug was mined for gravel. The mining was accomplished by stripping away it's west face and continued into the 1930's. What is left is a rather remarkable blemish on the side of the mountain that somewhat resembles the Grand
Canyon. You can easily spot Mount Calavera from either northbound Interstate 5 at Cannon Rd., or westbound on Lake Blvd., just past Oak Riparian Park.
Now, here is my blog from August, 2011, with more detailed information on California's volcanic and
earthquake possibilities as well as some awesome photos and maps with credits and source links of detailed

Following is information beginning northeastern Southern California volcanic areas of Southern California's Mammoth Mountain and moving southwest to more techtonic areas of Mt. Whitney, and on the southwestern coastal areas of Santa Barbara and San Diego Counties, concluded with the latest information from a San Diego news station, "poopooing" reports of gasious smells throughout the coastal areas of San Diego. There is no mention of what a power company employee told me, as I mention below. Mind you, I've lived in the desert counties of California's High Sieras in the 1980's and 1990's and remember the many reports in the local papers of increased co2 levels of Mammoth Mountain, and geologists reports that a major volcanic eruption is imminent. Now, recent steam and smoke being released and on video in recent months on Santa Barbara's coast, and now, last weeks reports of aroma's in San Diego begin. And keep in mind, from Southern California up to the Cascades of the Northwest, we have hot-water springs reaking of sulfer all over the place. Where I live as a property Maintenance Supurvisor, in Carlsbad, 2 blocks from the beach, just two months ago, tenants in my apartment complex reported natural gas smells, and upon investigating from our power company, the employee told me that the ocean floor commonly releases gas, and the clouds travel inland, and residents then make calls reporting gas smells. Obviously no one can do anything about the earths activities, but it's clear that there's always patterns of activity in which volcanic and techtonic activity such as earthquakes and volcano erruptions follow. So here's a brief collection of information to give you a picture on what it is that we live in, here in California. And of special note, is the 3rd article that details history and patterns of our natural disasters here, and the last article with details of where I live, Carlsbad's Mt Calavera, one of only 3 volcanic "plugs" in Southern California.


Mammoth MountainVolcanic gas discharge  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth_Mountain#Volcanic_gas_discharge 

Mammoth is outgassing large amounts of carbon dioxide out of its south flank, near Horseshoe Lake. The concentration of carbon dioxide in the ground ranges from 20 to 90 percent CO2. Measurements of the total discharge of carbon dioxide gas at the Horseshoe Lake tree kill area range from 50 to 150 short tons (45 to 140 t) per day. This high concentration causes trees to die in six regions that total about 170 acres (0.69 km2) in size (see photo, below).[14]
The tree kills originally were attributed to a severe drought that affected California in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Another idea was that the kills were the result of a pathogen or other biological infestation. However neither idea explained why all trees in the affected areas were killed regardless of age or health. Then in March 1990, a United States Forest Service ranger became ill with suffocation symptoms after being in a snow-covered cabin near Horseshoe Lake.[15]






Carbon dioxide has killed a large area of trees

Measurements around the lake found that restrooms and tents had a greater than 1% CO2 concentration (toxic), and a deadly 25% concentration of CO2 in a small cabin. CO2 concentrations of less than 1% are typical and healthy in most soils, however soil concentrations of CO2 in the tree kill areas ranged from 20% to 90%. This overabundance of CO2 was found to be the cause of the tree kills because tree roots need to absorb O2 directly and the high CO2 level reduced available O2. Researchers also determined that Mammoth releases about 1,300 short tons (1,200 t) of CO2 every day. As of 2003 the concentration of carbon dioxide in soil gas at Mammoth Mountain is being monitored on a continuous, year-round basis at four sites - three at Horseshoe Lake and one near the base of Chair 19 at the ski area.[14]



The most likely sources of the CO2 are degassing of intruded magma and gas release from limestone-rich metasedimentary rocks that are heated by magmatic intrusions. The remarkable uniformity in chemical and isotopic composition of the CO2 and accompanying gases at different locations around Mammoth Mountain indicates that there may actually be a large reservoir of gas deep below the mountain from which gas escapes along faults to the surface.[14] Measurements of helium emissions support the theory that the gases emitted in the tree kill area have the same source as those discharged from Mammoth Mountain Fumarole.[10][16] There is evidence that the rate of CO2 discharge has been declining,[17] with emissions peaking in 1991.[18]





Mount Whitney

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    
Mount Whitney

East Face close-up seen from the Whitney Portal.
Elevation14,505 ft (4,421 m) NAVD 88[1]
Prominence10,080 ft (3,072 m) [2]
Parent peakEl Pico de Orizaba
ListingUltra, US State High Point of California, 81st most prominent, SPS Emblem peak [3]
Location
RangeSierra Nevada
Coordinates36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.578580925°N 118.291994950°W / 36.578580925; -118.291994950Coordinates: 36°34′43″N 118°17′31″W / 36.578580925°N 118.291994950°W / 36.578580925; -118.291994950[1]
Topo mapUSGS Mount Whitney
Geology
TypeGranitic
Age of rockCretaceous
Climbing
First ascentAugust 18, 1873 – Charles Begole, Albert Johnson, John Lucas [4]
Easiest routeMount Whitney Trail (hike)






Mount Whitney 3D map

Mount Whitney is the highest summit in the contiguous United States with an elevation of 14,505 feet (4,421 m).[1] It is on the boundary between California's Inyo and Tulare counties, 84.6 miles (136.2 km) west-northwest of the lowest point in North America at Badwater in Death Valley National Park (282 feet (86 m) below sea level).[5] The west slope of the mountain is in Sequoia National Park and the summit is the south end of the John Muir Trail which runs 211.9 miles (341.0 km) from Happy Isles in Yosemite Valley. The east slope is in the Inyo National Forest in Inyo County.

 

Geography

The summit of Whitney is on the Sierra Crest and near many of the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada. The peak rises 10,778 feet (3,285 m) or just over two miles above the town of Lone Pine in the Owens Valley below.
Mount Whitney is above the tree line and has an alpine climate and ecology. Very few plants grow near the summit: one example is the Sky Pilot, a cushion plant that grows low to the ground.[6] The only animals are transient, such as the butterfly Parnassius phoebus and the Gray-crowned Rosy Finch.[6]

 Elevation measurements

The estimated elevation of the summit of Mount Whitney has changed over the years. The technology of elevation measurement has become more refined and, more importantly, the vertical coordinate system has changed. The peak was commonly said to be at 14,494 feet (4,418 m) and this is the elevation stamped on the USGS brass benchmark disk on the summit. An older plaque on the summit (sheet metal with black lettering on white enamel) reads "elevation 14,496.811 feet" but this was estimated using the older vertical datum (NVGD29) from 1929. Since then the shape of the Earth (the geoid) has been estimated more accurately. Using a new vertical datum established in 1988 (NAVD88) the benchmark is now estimated to be at 14,505 feet (4,421 m).[1][7]

Geology








Schematic of Sierra Nevada fault-block.

The eastern slope of Whitney is far steeper than its western slope. This is because the entire Sierra Nevada is the result of a fault-block that is analogous to a door: the door is hinged on the west and is slowly rising on the east.[8] The rise is caused by a normal fault system that runs along the eastern base of the Sierra, below Mount Whitney. Thus, the granite that forms Mount Whitney is the same as the granite that forms the Alabama Hills thousands of feet below.[9] The raising of Whitney (and the downdrop of the Owens Valley) is due to the same geological forces that cause the Basin and Range Province: the crust of much of the intermontane west is slowly being stretched.[10]
The granite that forms Mount Whitney is part of the Sierra Nevada batholith. In Cretaceous time, masses of molten rock that originated from subduction rose underneath what is now Whitney and solidified underground to form large expanses of granite. In the last few million years, the Sierra has started to rise. This has enabled glacial and river erosion to strip the upper layers of rock to reveal the resistant granite that makes up Mount Whitney today.





 



The Santa Barbara volcanic cliffs are smoldering once again

http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/08/16/the-santa-barbara-volcanic-cliffs-are-smoldering-once-again/


August 16, 2011SANTA BARBARA, CA. – Vesuvius, Krakatoa, Mt. St. Helens—names that conjure up images of searing heat, smoke, ash, and rivers of molten lava. Now, what about Rincon or Hope Ranch? The South Coast is not usually associated with volcanoes, but there were indeed such phenomena of a sort in our area. Actually these were not volcanos, but solfataras or fire wells, volcano-like fissures that give off sulfurous gases and steam. The first mention of the Rincon “volcano,” near the present border of Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, appeared in a report written by José María Garcia about a trip in 1835 from Mission San Fernando Rey in the San Fernando Valley to Mission La Purísima near today’s Lompoc. The site, on the cliff side overlooking the beach, then basically disappears from the historical record until the 1870s, when two oil prospectors, digging an exploratory tunnel, rediscovered it. The oilmen excavated down some 250 feet, temperatures climbing as they dug, and they eventually had to abandon the project. The volcano became a bit of a tourist attraction in the 1880s, as the stagecoach route at that time went along the beach right by the site. The height of the volcano’s activity was in the early 1880s, when flames 10 feet high were reported, and rocks were flung into the air. One observer described the sulfurous gases as “almost suffocating.” This, plus the deep beach sands and the dangers of high tides and storms, must have made for quite the adventurous ride for stagecoach passengers. The Rincon volcano settled down soon after; nevertheless, one enterprising gentleman still tried to turn a quick buck by charging admission to the volcano.
He ran a pipe to one of the fissures from a hidden stove where he planned to burn soap fat to “fire up” the volcano. The disagreeable odor of the burning fat would replace the missing smell of the sulfur. The charlatan was discovered, and his scheme unraveled. As late as the 1940s, smoke and steam still issued from the fissures, but today, the Rincon volcano is completely dormant. In a letter dated September 6, 1784, Pedro Fages, at the time governor of Alta and Baja California, described an “active volcano” halfway between Santa Barbara and the large Chumash settlement on Mescaltitlan Island in the Goleta Slough. In another letter a year later, Fages wrote, “Throughout this site, the ground is so hot one cannot approach it; it burns continuously in more than 30 places, like geysers that exude dense smoke. From its stench it appears to be from sulfur …” Another observer later wrote, “… the ground is so covered with ashes that one cannot approach it without being half-buried. … Small flames issued from the mouth from time to time.” The fissures of this Hope Ranch volcano ran some 200 feet from the beach up the cliff to the bluff top. Observers noted that when the rocks were initially submerged in a high tide, much steam was produced. The active area took up about a quarter of an acre. The volcano could be quite dramatic at night, giving off the orange glow of live coals. Located about a half a mile west of Arroyo Burro Beach near today’s Sea Ledge Lane, the site is now quiet. In 1920, some of the residents of the growing and affluent Hope Ranch community, fed up with the stench and the steady flow of curiosity seekers and fearful of the fire danger, had a water pipe run to the fissure. A pond was created over the area and, after several weeks the water apparently extinguished the subterranean fires. It doesn’t appear Santa Barbara will suffer the fate of Pompeii anytime soon. –Independent, August 16, 2011
 
Something Smells in San Diego
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/Something-Smells-in-San-Diego-127978303.html  AUG 18, 2011
UPDATE: As of 8 a.m. Thursday, San Diego Fire and Rescue has received no new calls regarding strange smells.
A strange smell kept San Diego emergency operators busy Wednesday afternoon as dozens across the county called to report the odor.
San Diego Fire and Rescue spokesman Maurice Luque said that, beginning at about 2 p.m., people complained of an obnoxious, sweet smell that resembled lighter fluid, kerosene, petroleum or a fabric softener.
"We got calls as far north as the Del Mar Heights area, along the beach area -- La Jolla, Pacific Beach," Luque said. "Some from the downtown area, Hillcrest, and a lot of calls from the University City area."
No one reported being ill.
Still, as a precaution, multiple fire station crews were dispatched to the areas that had the highest concentration of calls, attempting to find the smell's source.
One crew checked with University City's water treatment facility employees to see if there were any gas-related issues, but the facility reported no irregularities.
Last year, San Diego residents complained of a sulfur-like smell, Luque said.
The source turned out to be rotten vegetation, caused by low tides and high humidity.
"Unless there's more definititve information, we can't have crews just constantly roaming around, trying to find something that seems to be so widespread that it's all over the city," Luque said. "We'll just have to wait and see if there are any reports that come in that are more definitive in terms of where the source might be, and we'll check it out."
Posted Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011 - 5:59 PM PDT
Source: Something Smells in San Diego | NBC San Diego

Calavera Area Information

http://www.preservecalavera.org/calavera.html





The word calavera means skull, which probably comes from the unusual shape of the area's centerpiece, Mount Calavera. The 513-ft. Mount Calavera is not really a mountain at all but rather a 22 million-year-old volcanic plug. A volcanic plug is a mass of volcanic rock that solidified in it's vent and feeding system millions of years ago. When the volcano becomes extinct and starts to erode away, the "plug" is all that is left behind. Mount Calavera is one of only three volcanic plugs in Southern California. In the early 1900's, the ancient plug was mined for gravel. The mining was accomplished by stripping away it's west face and continued into the 1930's. What is left is a rather remarkable blemish on the side of the mountain that somewhat resembles the Grand Canyon. You can easily spot Mount Calavera from either northbound Interstate 5 at Cannon Rd., or westbound on Lake Blvd., just past Oak Riparian Park.


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    August 7, 2011

    2011's Worst Week & Irony/Sudden Twist of Fate For U.S.A.

    We're already well into the 2nd half of 2011, or well into the 3rd quarter, however you want to see it. But so far, as usual, since we've been noticing bad years since Sep 11, 2001. This may come as a surprise to many, but I've noticed an extrime decline in societal moral since 1999, when one of the worlds largest companies, The Home Depot, were the first to cut down on expenses all across the board, including wages and the skills of new hires, and 2000, when George W. Bush the 43rd was running for President. All of the events that have been transpiring ever since then, of course, have been follow-up from the Presidencies of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush the elder, and of course, Bill Clinton. For anyone who's been aware or paying attention, our nation and the world has been careening down a slippery slope financially, socially, politically and spiritually in ways unheard of and unimagined since the days of my youth and our forefathers (and mothers), from the creation of our nation, and of course Biblical days.
    So fast forward back to the first week of August, 2011, which began on a Monday. And bare in mind 2 of the events that happened on the same day, which to me, is extremely ironic, but fitting. A week can bring many events, both good and bad. But here I'm going to mention what, to me, seems to be the most ironic week I have ever seen, with only four events, that all have to do with everyone alive. The purpose of pointing these events out are, 1. To cause an awareness and concern of not just our own personal space or life, but others as well. 2. To encourage a sense of responsibility we all have, to society and the world, in addition to our own lives and families. And 3. A sense of hope, faith, and assurance that we can have in this lifetime and the next.

    Wednesday Aug. 3, 2011:  The Egyptian people had their first sight of former president Hosni Mubarak, 83, since his overthrow, lying on a stretcher in an iron cage in the Cairo Police Academy courtroom with his sons and six officials, including former interior minister Habib al-Adli. The ex-president pleaded not guilty to the charges against him of killing protesters and corruption, some of which carry the death penalty. Judge Ahmed Rifaat opened the televised session Wednesday Aug. 3 and adjourned it till Aug. 15.
    ( http://debka.com/article/21173/ )

    Friday Aug. 5, 2011: Republicans and Democrats quickly doled out blame to each other for the first-ever downgrade in the nation's sterling credit rating, an expected but unsettling move that further clouds prospects for the recovery of the fragile U.S. economy.
    http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=14245174 )

    Saturday Aug. 6, 2011: In a signal strategic achievement, the Afghan Taliban shot down a US helicopter killing 31 US troops and 7 Afghan commandos in the rugged Wardak province east of Kabul early Saturday, Aug. 5 – the single largest US loss of life in the Afghan War. Among the dead were 22 members of the elite Navy SEAL Six, the same unit which killed Osama bin Laden in May. ( http://debka.com/article/21185/ )

    Saturday, Aug. 6, 2011:
    Thousands of worshipers converged on Houston's Reliant Stadium on Saturday in a larger-than-expected turnout for Gov. Rick Perry's day of prayer and fasting, transforming the cavernous sports arena into a mega-revival filled with soaring gospel music, scripture readings and solemn prayers asking for God's help to confront the nation's ills.
    http://www.kansascity.com/2011/08/06/3061037/texas-gov-rick-perry-opens-religious.html )

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    1. An awareness and concern for others instead of just ourselves:
    In the book of Job (jōb), it is recorded that Job had, on a consistent basis, taken his three son's to the priest to be prayed for and sanctified, on the basis that perhaps they had sinned in some way, and to regain favor with God. Job had a sense of responsibility not only toward himself and his wealth, but he also had a sense of responsibility and concern for his son's favor with God and their eternal salvation. And as you read through the book of Job, you may notice that it wasn't in vain that Job acted on his impulse do do such a thing. So we should be concerned for our family, and even anyone else who we have to do with in our lives, and it never hurts to say a prayer for anybody, especially when the Lord, Jesus says to love our enemies (we should at least pitty them though they may be wrong), and we should pray for those who despise us.
    2. A sense of responsibility we all have, to society and the world, in addition to our own lives and families:
    Also in the Bible, there are just a few mentions od, "men who knew the times", or, "those who knew the times". The first definition of knowing the times is mentioned in the book of Esther chapter 1 and verse 13, when the king of the Medes and Persia, called "...the wise men, which knew the times...". Those were men who were learned in the law and judgement, much like our Congress here in the U.S. They were lawmakers. But the 2nd definition is what I want to encourage us all to consider in our lives. And the example is found in the book of 1 Chronicles chapter 12 verse 32, "...men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do;..." These were people who were not only familiar in law and judgement, but they were also completely familiar with the Scriptures in God's word, prophecy, and it's meanings. Even a child can set himself or herself to learn and understand things beyond our own personal circle we build or live in. There's a whole vast world out there that we tend to ignore and not even be concerned about. Dare to learn, understand, and speak about things you had no idea existed yesterday, before you were aware of them. And finally;
    3.  A sense of hope, faith, and assurance that we can have in this lifetime and the next;
    All throughout the bible, which took several thousand years to compile and be written, then come up with 66 books that definitely are God-inspired, leaving out the ones with secular and history-specific nature, God lays out a plan of salvation with the one condition, to seek Him and learn of His ways. The most amazing thing about God is that He's been around since before man will ever imagine in this lifetime. And in our recordable time of man which spans at least 6,000 years, He has given us at least 66 books to read, understand, make a decision, and to live a life more useful than the ones society, commercialism and politics as a whole, offer us. "Quality of life" seems to be our biggest goal. But without any research and mention of many instances of the Bible, I will just leave you with this; Jesus said, "45 It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’[a]Therefore everyone who has heard and learned[b] from the Father comes to Me." (John 6:45) Jesus also said, "28Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." (Matthew 11:28-31)

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