Freak Natural Occurence Kills Hundreds

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by dgridley, May 21, 2007.

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    On the morning of August 22, 1986, a man hopped onto his bicycle and began riding from Wum, a village in Cameroon, towards the village of Nyos. On the way he noticed an antelope lying dead next to the road. Why let it go to waste? The man tied the antelope onto his bicycle and continued on. A short distance later he noticed two dead rats, and further on, a dead dog and other dead animals. He wondered if they’d all been killed by a lightening strike – when lightening hits the ground it’s not unusual for animals nearby to be killed by the shock.

    Soon the man came upon a group of huts. He decided to see if anyone there knew what had happened to the animals. But as he walked up to the huts he was stunned to see dead bodies strewn everywhere. He didn’t find a single person still alive—everyone in the huts was dead. The man threw down his bicycle and ran all the way back to Wum.

    more: http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/21/the-strangest-disaster-of-the-20th-century/

    Wow, and I was just reading about a similar spot in the ocean that's close to reaching it's saturation point.. wondering how this might affect the environment.. have to find that link again! :eek: :eek:
     
    dgridley, May 21, 2007 IP
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    The wonders of our planet never fail to amaze me.
    Thanks for the post!
     
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    Al Gore has stated this. "The planet is starting to fight back."

    When the world messes with the planet, and begins to hurt it, especially the US, who are responsible for 33% of Greenhouse emissions, the planet will start to fight back.
     
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    Geez.. thats scary.. thank for posting.

    - Regards
     
    Superman123, May 21, 2007 IP
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    tbarr60 Notable Member

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    This occurred in 1986 during the "Coming Global Ice Age" before global warming was dreamed up. Was the earth striking back at the villagers for making huts out of their cow dung?

    Canada contributes pound for pound as much as the US does. Here's a nice satellite view a beautiful spot in Ontario. Look at that smokestack and the lovely landscape as you zoom out a bit.

    They should fill Al Gore's jet full of Mentos and crash it into this lake and post it on YouTube.
     
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    I saw a documentary about this thing a few years ago on discovery channel. Pretty amazing stuff
     
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    Man, that's incredible that something like this happened. The Earth never ceases to amaze me.
     
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    That's just scary. :(

    --Joe
     
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    That's a real scary story! Bad bad lake! :(
     
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    That is truly amazing. It has nothing to do w/ "global warming", but I'm sure someone will try to pass it off as such.
     
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    Thanks for sharing - Sad to hear!
     
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    I remember viewing this on A&E about the plagues of the bible explained. It is the erosion of iron in the water and when it reaches the surface it turns it a poisionous gas that has no scent. Its crazy, but its been here since the time of Moses, so Al Gore is only sharing with us what has been happening for eons. :p
     
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