I want something to eat. That was the title of a post I made on May 8, 2015. As I went back and looked at it, I realized how insensitive that was. It was about a cat, a beloved pet to be sure, but a very spoiled, sick cat who is very sure she can ask for choices in food until she gets what she wants. She does not go hungry, unless I cannot figure out her choices. Or unless the infection in her mouth becomes bad enough that she no longer eats, and we have to go to the veterinarian to get another injection, and then she starts eating again.
Today, as I was hearing about the devastation in Nepal from the earthquakes, aftershocks, and aftermath http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/13/asia/nepal-second-earthquake-ripley/index.html, I realized that my post about Sake and her eating problems was very insensitive. There are people in Nepal who do not have food, who do not know where their next meal will come from, and do not have a safe place to stay for the night or the next day.
I cannot imagine this fragility in lifestyle. It is beyond me. I have made a donation to the Breedlove Dehydration Plant http://www.breedlove.org/ in support of their efforts to provide food for people in Nepal.
I hope you do something to help the people in Nepal, too.
Showing posts with label earthquakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label earthquakes. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Earthquakes
There have been a series of earthquakes in mid-America in the last few years. Although we do not think about it, this is not all that unusual. History shows us that there have been many earthquakes in mid-America. One of the most significant was the New Madrid earthquake http://www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/geosrv/geores/historymoeqs.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake.
The New Madrid earthquake created Lake Reelfoot http://www.reelfoot.com/. I have camped at Lake Reelfoot. That was neat!
But, I have to wonder. The increased frequency of these earthquakes makes me wonder what is going on. I have to wonder if oil industry processes have impacted the geological integrity of the area. It stands to reason. If the oil industry is taking materials out of the ground, it is creating cavities underground. When will these cavities become sufficiently large and numerous to cause the strength and integrity of the ground to disappear, and result in cave ins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave-in, and maybe even earthquakes?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1812_New_Madrid_earthquake.
The New Madrid earthquake created Lake Reelfoot http://www.reelfoot.com/. I have camped at Lake Reelfoot. That was neat!
But, I have to wonder. The increased frequency of these earthquakes makes me wonder what is going on. I have to wonder if oil industry processes have impacted the geological integrity of the area. It stands to reason. If the oil industry is taking materials out of the ground, it is creating cavities underground. When will these cavities become sufficiently large and numerous to cause the strength and integrity of the ground to disappear, and result in cave ins http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cave-in, and maybe even earthquakes?
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