Posted on 09/10/2012 2:31:50 PM PDT by BenLurkin
STUDIO CITY (CBSLA.com) — Authorities on Monday investigated widespread reports of a foul odor detected across the San Fernando Valley.
Shortly after 5:00 a.m., a “rotten egg-type” smell was reported “widely across (and possibly beyond) the north San Fernando Valley and Foothill communities of Los Angeles”, according to Brian Humphrey with the Los Angeles Fire Department.
No illnesses or any specific hazard has been associated with the odor, Humphrey told KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO.
The sulfur-type odor — which Humphrey said “appears to be organic in nature” — had been reported as far west as Simi Valley and as far east as Cathedral City and Perris in Riverside County.
While officials worked to investigate the source of the smell, officials did acknowledge the smell could be affecting a wider swath of Southern California.
Stephen Harrison with the National Weather Service office in San Diego told KNX 1070′s Vytas Safronikas that whatever the source or sources of sulphuric odor, wind currents have been moving in an east to west direction from the Salton Sea into parts of the Greater Los Angeles area.
“It’s always possible to get some kind of odor coming from the Salton Sea up through the Coachella Valley through the Banning Pass and into the Inland Empire,” said Harrison.
Los Angeles Unified School District spokeswoman Monica Carazzo said the odor is affecting schedules at some local schools, including Osceola Street Elementary.
“Some schools are implementing a rainy day schedule, meaning that once kids get their lunch, they go inside of the classroom, recesses are inside, that type of thing,” said Carazzo. “But that’s school by school.”
Residents do not need to call 911 to report the odor unless they are experiencing a medical emergency, Humphrey said
Live in banning/Beaumont area, never smelled a thing today, earlier posted was in San berdo this am, didnt smell anything down their either.
Thanks for your kind words. :)
Hold on just a minute...I smelled something yucky last night at bedtime...the windows were open...then it went away.....I’m beginning to freak myself out.
The last few days the winds have been east to west.
“Texas is glad to have you here!”
X2 Please stay safe, Cali (& all our West Coast) FRiends. This would be a fine time for a little road trip.
Brawley did have that big swarm of earthquakes a Sunday or two ago. Just saying.
Thank you for info and ping bd476.
I’ve got several wells that if I opened the casing the smell of hydrogen Sulfide would travel for miles. The tell tell sign of that gas is a natural rotten egg smell. Were I to do that and not wearing an escape pack I would be dead instantly. I’m around H2s daily and it don’t smell like rotten fish, I suspect it’s just a natural venting. Remeber in that area oil has made it’s way to the surface in some places. The Tar Pit’s.
Now there's a childhood memory. I remember driving in Tule fog so thick that we had to stop at train tracks and roll down the windows so we could listen for a train... because we sure couldn't see it. (In the days before flashing lights and crossing gates.)
prayers for safety for all my California FRiends!
Not a good place to live in world it seems. All areas have issues.
Very good information.
Natural Fracking?
“solid evidence” smell from Salton. (editorial comment from me, i’m not convinced yet)
http://www.laobserved.com/archive/2012/09/solid_evidence_now_points.php
hydrogen sulfide.
Interesting.
that is interesting. i don’t believe that any reports on the ground described an algae covered surface. interesting algae and plants that have adapted to a heavy, salt lake. (me thinks this was an Earth flatulence)
You hit the nail on the head. This is what is going on. There is trouble from deep below building up.
H2S emissions from geothermal fields/plants. I thought this was interesting.
http://www.os.is/gogn/unu-gtp-report/UNU-GTP-2007-05.pdf
Irene G. Chow Pineda
Universidad Centroamericana
Facultad de Ciencia, Tecnología y Ambiente
Avenida Universitaria, Managua
NICARAGUA
ichpi@yahoo.com
She is in Nicaragua no less...
I'm just guessing, but think it's not the fish either!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S407AwijOcc#!
This was posted yesterday at the “before it’s news” site.
Thought this was interesting.
Youtube vid on volcanic gas emissions from Salton Field.
Opinions?
forgot to ping you on 118 post. sorry.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=S407AwijOcc#!
This is typically what happens when cumulonimbus collapse. I got the opportunity to fly a small Cessna backwards once when I took off near one after it began its collapse and I turned to meet the outflow head-on! Since I was just clearing the trees after leaving the runway, there was no chance to out run it. I instinctively knew, or God put it in my head, that I would have stalled as soon as the wind shear passed, if I tried to turn away.
As it was, I fought to keep control until I had about 500' of altitude before turning away from the thunderstorm. As I cross the wind-shear, my airspeed (100+) dropped below stall and I had to dive to keep from stalling. I estimate those winds to have been about 60 mph. It was an exciting ride in a Cessna 150... lol I was competent enough at the time to land in 35 knot winds.
Another thing on the video, shock waves from explosions travel at the speed of sound. Much faster than what he's showing on his radar.
Helps explain the spread of the accumulated H2S though.
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