Posted on 11/23/2017 5:27:27 PM PST by RightGeek
Full title: The German town that is CRACKING apart: Bungled drilling operation is making the ground swell in Staufen – and experts have no idea how to stop it
The government created seven boreholes in 2007 for geothermal energy
Under the town is a layer of anhydrite, below which is a layer of groundwater
The holes made groundwater enter the layer of anhydrite, causing it to expand
This means the ground in Staufen is bulging, forming cracks in houses
In 10 years, the town hall has risen and moved by more than 0.5 metres
It is predicted to cost 50 million euros to fix – and a solution remains unclear
There are eight other German towns with similar problems
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Coal, coal, coal!
"Centralia is a borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. Its population has dwindled from more than 1,000 residents in 1980 to 63 by 1990, to only seven in 2013[7]—a result of the coal mine fire which has been burning beneath the borough since 1962. "
That was a seriously weird movie. Especially the fake nose that aykroyd wore that looked like a penis. I believe the John Candy role was planned for Belushi, but he died before filming.
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