View of bayou corne sinkhole inhabitat green design. Sinkhole in louisiana swallows trees caught on tape. The video that john boudreaux shot that day made bayou corne a national news story and youtube. The well was first permitted in april 15, 1982 for the mining of salt water brine from the napoleonville salt dome. The area was known as a picturesque sportsmans paradise for. They had a guy go in the middle of the sink hole with a. Update on august 3, 2012, a sinkhole the size of three football fields approximately 4 acres appeared overnight in louisianas bayou corne. Nor can it account for the vast number of new sinkholes forming around the globe here is a simple illustration of the electromagnetic and mechanical forces behind sinkhole formation the activity of the sun is directly related to the rotational speed of the earth the more energy that is produced by the sun, the faster the earth spins. The bayou corne sinkhole was created from a collapsed underground salt dome cavern operated by texas brine company and owned by occidental. On november 20, 1980, when the disaster took place, the diamond crystal salt. I wrote about the bayou corne sinkhole, a swampy, reeking, 24acre. The sinkhole is due to the collapse of a salt dome like the illustration at the top of this story. Several trees on the southern perimeter sloughed into the sinkhole on january 20, 20. Gigantic louisiana sinkhole swallows dozens of trees whole video.
Louisiana sinkhole swallows trees whole in bayou corne. Im very happy to say that the struggles and plight of the kajun kitties will be featured in an upcoming documentary, forgotten bayou, about the bayou corne sinkhole, and how the adjacent community was affected. Louisiana sinkhole swallows trees business insider. At that point, geologists realized the integrity of the salt dome sidewall had been breached. Giant louisiana sinkhole now a 22 4 acre opening june 24, 20 by cajunmiracle. In an industrial strip of land in louisiana known as bayou corne, a 25acre sinkhole has formed. The sinkhole, near bayou corne, first emerged around a year ago and experts believe it will continue to grow in size over. A timeline of the most important events at the bayou corne. The sinkhole, located in northern assumption parish, louisiana, was discovered on august 3, 2012, and 350 nearby residents were advised to evacuate. Geologists believe that the bayou corne sinkhole may still double in size to over 50 acres. A sinkhole began to appear in bayou corne in assumption parish.
Salt caverns are made to hold every type toxic chemical and oil and radioactive waste. Nasa radar demonstrates ability to foresee sinkholes jpl. C this article has been rated as cclass on the projects quality scale. Almost a year after a salt cavern collapsed near a scenic south louisiana bayou, the sinkhole has grown to 22 acres and is still. Bayou corne sink hole incident timeline oxy geismar well no. Bayou corne sinkhole swallows trees in seconds videos. Bayou corne sinkhole reprising lake peigneur 1980worse scenario. Life on the bayou corne sinkhole shows the beauty and devastation of this southern louisiana bayou community so much affected by the giant sinkhole that continues to grow and destroy their way of. The gas under a home has the potential to build up undetected and explode. The insurers insured is one of many parties alleged to.
This video of the bayou corne sinkhole is unbelievable. Watch this video of louisianas 24acre sinkhole swallowing a. Since then it has expanded to over 26 acres as of 2014, and is estimated to be 750 feet deep. On 3 august 2012, the residents of bayou rouge, louisiana, noticed a funny, petrollike smell in the air. Later that day, someone stumbled on a giant hole filled with sludgy water on the western edge of the town, not far from the fork of the bayou corne waterway. Ridiculing the press, we looked at press coverage of the bayou corne sinkhole, an ongoing environmental incident in assumption parish, louisiana. Known facts on the sinkhole in bayou corne louisiana. Department of natural resources state of louisiana. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. The lady that feeds all the cats is on facebook you can follow her and. The world premiere of victoria greenes production of forgotten bayou which is about the bayou corne sinkhole, its cause and its affect on the residents will be this tuesday at the imax theater at the aquarium in new orleans at 8.
Scientists have stated that the evacuation order could last for years. Dennis landry, a local resident who owns the cajun cabins of bayou corne, stated that, our beautiful little paradise is in jeopardy, with the discovery of the louisiana sinkhole. A salt mine collapsed last year, creating a series of problems regulators. Protest sign on a residents lawn raising issue with the sinkhole that was created when a salt cavern being mined by texas brine co. Surreal video shows a 24acre louisiana sinkhole swallowing trees whole. Bayou corne sinkhole belle rose, louisiana atlas obscura. Discover bayou corne sinkhole in belle rose, louisiana. At the time, it covered about an area of swampland in assumption paris. Landry, along with other residents, is worried that the sinkhole could enlarge, and also believes that a. Sinkhole caused by texas brines failed underground salt dome cavern, with bayou corne and surrounding community, background, in aerial photograph taken sept. Massive sinkhole in louisiana baffles officials the giant sinkhole is threatening a neighborhood in southern louisiana. Life on the bayou corne sinkhole 2014 plot summary imdb. Photographs of bayou corne, louisiana, taken seven years after a collapsed salt mine caused a sinkhole that forced the towns evacuation.
Data showed the ground near bayou corne moving horizontally up to 10. I have coworkers that live, scratch that lived, in that area. Frequently asked questions bayou corne sinkhole incident. An increasing trend of seismic activity at the bayou corne sinkhole near oxy 3 cavern placed the sinkhole staff back on highest level alert late december 20. Update from the office of conservation bayou cornegrand bayou response activity friday, sep. Bubbling activity were reported at eleven new sites in a louisiana swampland, west of a collapsing bayou corne sinkhole, following several days of increased seismic activity being detected by the surface. The bayou corne sink hole began last august 2012 when the local. Scientifically illiterate and agendadriven journalists can ruin what is actually a valid story. This sinkhole was created by a tragic industrial accident and continues to ravage the surrounding landscape. The sink hole has now grown to at least 28 acres, the size of about 21. Bayou corne sinkhole is part of wikiproject geology, an attempt at creating a standardized, informative, comprehensive and easytouse geology resource. Evidence of giant, growing louisiana sinkhole showed up in. Its so important that awareness is made about how the animals, as well as the people are affected.
Louisiana sinkhole swallows up trees video footage shows tall trees sinking into underwater cavern at bayou corne in louisiana. Bayou corne sinkholes western berm has 5 breaches rainbeaudais. If youve lived in louisiana for a while, theres a good chance that you heard about the bayou corne. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit this article, or visit the project page for more information. The 350 neighboring residents have been evacuated from their homes as the bayou corne sinkhole has expanded to more than 24 acres. Displaced residents of the community of bayou corne deal with a 8. That coverage has ranged from indifferent to uninformed to inflammatory. Since august 2012 the sinkhole grew from 1 to more than 25 acres 10 hectares 100 000. Louisiana sinkhole captured on camera video world news. Bayou corne sits adjacent to the napoleonville salt dome where the sinkhole is located, and is nestled amongst bayous, cypress trees, swamps. As earth sinks into the ground, toxic pollutants are being released into the air. The sinkhole was over 20 feet deep and completely empty.
Of the 350 residents who lived there before the sinkhole, only a small fraction remain. This strange phenomenon in louisiana is too weird for words. Bayou corne, 77 miles west of new orleans, can be added to the growing list of communities destroyed by industrial accidents. The sinkhole released natural deposits of methane gas into the aquifer that spread underneath bayou corne, leading officials to call for a mandatory evacuation.
Powered by create your own unique website with customizable templates. Louisiana probes cause of massive bayou corne sinkhole. Seismic activity and dangerous methane and hydrogen sulfide gases continue to bubble up and release from the swamp. Sign in deleted video giant louisiana sinkhole update november 6, 20. Ghost town left in the wake of the bayou corne sinkhole in. About 350 residents of the quiet community of bayou corne have been evacuated from their homes. Todays example is the coverage of the bayou corne sinkhole, an ongoing environmental situation of considerable concern at the napoleonville salt dome in assumption parish, louisiana. Life on the sinkhole offers a view into the bayou corne sinkhole, over thirtyone acres in diameter and still growing. Evidence of giant, growing louisiana sinkhole showed up in radar before collapse. In an industrial strip of land in louisiana known as bayou corne, a 25 acre sinkhole has formed. This document was compiled using information from the responding local and state agencies. What happened in bayou corne, as near as anyone can tell, is that one of the salt caverns texas brine hollowed outa mine dubbed oxy3collapsed. There is a sinkhole that has been growing and is 1500 feet from a liquid butane reportedly 1.
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