| Millions Presumed Duped: "Volcanos" Appearing Everywhere! |
| A search for a cat went awry for Jeff Reagan when he stumbled into catacombs undermining his home. His tale may be a forboding omen for arctic builders everywhere. "It'll probably be a boon for spilunkers too . . ." mused Jeff. ". . . I thought I found a volcano in there. It looked "scarry as all get-out." It's like looking under your house and seeing a mysterious hole with a missle-nose-cone sticking out. But not to worry, it's a natural formation . . . ." says Jeff. " . . .Such frost-heaves are likely whenever extreem cold penetrates down to the water table. Or do worry, but not about having built over an abandoned ICBM silo. Worry about nearby fixed assets and how settling will effect them. Inclusions of ice are a normal component of circumpolar soil. It is like a tide of underground ice that advances and receedes with the ages. Evidence it has receeded appears abruptly. One minute you've got a solid surface. The next minute you've got a gaping maw. Getting a grip takes top priority. But what is this unseen-nemesis? And are there any pro-active moves we can make? "Alas, I'm stumped." admits Jeff. "Worse yet, I'm seeing the earmarks of this blight everywhere. We've got to develop a cohesive strategy to fight it." Jeff's plight speaks volumes to the topic. Following are excerpts from his ongoing discovery process. |
| This photo documents a problem with a nearby driveway. We'll call this case E10 for reference. Look for the "rim" of the subsidence in this shot, dubbed #1. Abandoned cement chunks were used to chock the fill in place. Markers, and then obstacles, helped to temporarily identify the hazzard. This one had a maw about four feet deep. About a cubic yard of fill and ~700 Lbs. of 4"-7" quartz and granite rocks went in on top of this, to bring it nominally flush. Alas, these fissures will continue their slow advance unabated, unless . . . |
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| Below we see what lay hidden under a tarp in my crawl-space. We'll call this case E14. I became suspicious when I felt something odd under the tarp. It was a plank jutting out, from the bottom rim of the crater. |
| I've sketched my impression of what aquifers might look like underground. This helps understand what would likely happen with each thaw/freeze/thaw cycle. |
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