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Earth Changes: Louisiana swamp the size of 20 football fields continues to grow as more residents flee

By C. J. Refsland on December 30, 2013 • ( 0 )

My Comment: Ignite and leave the whole Louisiana swamp looking like an inferno? What about exploding and setting off the fault lines in that area? Micro earthquakes Increasing? Cracks appearing and worries increase? Sunday they have found more cracks on the levee, from this. But it’s ok, nothing to see, no houses sucked under yet, move along. Here is photo’s and excerpts from Daily Mail:

Since last week, micro-earthquakes have been increasing until around 180 per day were recorded near the sinkhole by Sunday. This has halted work to fight the growing water mass.

(Daily Mail) The 26 acre Bayou Corne sinkhole developed in August 2012, when a salt dome operated by Texas Brine Co. collapsed deep underground. A levee was built soon after to keep the salty and sometimes oily water out of the surrounding freshwater swamps but it keeps growing, heading towards Louisiana Highway 70 and the Bayou Corne waterway. In late October, the earth-and-limestone levee sank a bit and cracks developed and new cracks have emerged as more residents leave the area. Louisiana state is suing Texas Brine as it tries to recoup $12 million spent in an attempt to deal with the sinkhole. While no homes have yet been sucked in, officials warn the gases being emitted could ignite, leaving the Louisiana swamp looking like an inferno

Growing: A sinkhole in Louisiana that is already the size of 20 football fields has gotten even bigger after the level surrounding it cracked for the second time in less than two months