FatalWishes
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Hot spot in Ventura County reaches 800 degrees
| Quote From Source: | A two-acre patch of land north of Fillmore heated up Friday, and firefighters and geologists are unsure why.
A patch of land in Ventura County where the ground heated up to more than 800 degrees Friday continues to puzzle firefighters and geologists.
"It's a thermal anomaly," said Ron Oatman, spokesman for the Ventura County Fire Department.
The area is considered an active landslide that in the last 60 years has moved and trapped hydrocarbons, found in petroleum products, natural gas and coal, some several hundred feet deep, Oatman said. After it dried out, the earth began to crack and oxygen crept in, causing "some sort of combustion," he said.
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http://www.latimes.com/news/...d5-2008aug05,0,4689903.story
That would be a bad spot to loiter around on.
They should take the warning labels off of everything and let stupidity sort itself out.
Please check out our new website at www.globalwarmingisnotreal.com |
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Indy
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Wasn't there another place like this close by?
"I think God gives us children so death won't come as such a disappointment." - Two and a Half Men |
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DanG
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I remember posting about a 'hot spot' some time ago...
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MountainManMike
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hmm...didnt they make a movie about this with tommy lee jones? lol. |
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MattN
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Las Padres is a barren, beautiful area. Not a surprise to me at all that areas like that exist. That area is very goelogically active. |
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