Posted on 07/01/2015 6:24:47 AM PDT by Enlightened1
A huge fault in the Earth's crust near Los Angeles is leaking helium, researchers have found.
They say the unexpected find sheds new light on the Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone in the Los Angeles Basin.
It reveals the fault is far deeper than previously thought, and a quake would be far more devastating.
It follows a report from the U.S. Geological Survey has warned the risk of 'the big one' hitting California has increased dramatically.
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"Helium 'Shortage' shows Big Government Solutions are full of Hot Air"
Helium is inert. Deep sea divers use it in their mixtures. The second lightest element will make its way to the top of the atmo and away.
People and critters nearby might talk funny for a while.
Helium is in short supply. The person or company who figures out how to harness and collect this venting will be an eleventy-skadillionaire.
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