The link is to a story from the Dominican Republic where a very large lake is growing in size. A similar lake across the border in Haiti is doing the same thing. Tens of thousands of acres are now under water instead of being productive farmland and such. Imagine surveying in an area where entire properties are disappearing, as are the survey monuments and related evidence. In my case in PLSSia, it would make reconstructing section breakdowns quite difficult if I had to take up scuba diving to recover old monumented corners.
Of course the logical explanation is Global Warming!
"Residents in other communities are growing impatient and worry they will not be compensated for their losses."
I guess some things are universal.
Mystery...
Hmmm.
There was an earthquake there recently... And now a lake increases... Sounds suspiciously similar to New Madrid...
If my geology is correct those two lakes lay on top of the major fault axis in the area.
> If my geology is correct those two lakes lay on top of the major fault axis in the area.
Exactly why if I lived in that area this development would make me very nervous. Very.
Larry P
> > If my geology is correct those two lakes lay on top of the major fault axis in the area.
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> Exactly why if I lived in that area this development would make me very nervous. Very.
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> Larry P
Article mentioned lakes in both Dominican Republic and Haiti having similar problems. This earthquake tracking site shows recent activity near both ends of the island of Hispaniola. I know very little about earthquake frequencies, appears to be regular occurrence in this area.
Dominican Republic recent earthquakes.
Wonder what efforts are being made to monitor uplift and subsidence in the area?