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Originally Posted by UofMfan
Ok here is a very quick translation:
There was a well where the crater is now, with the rains the well collapsed and made this 3 meters wide by 3 meters high, by13 meters long, crater. 5 buildings in the vicinity are in danger, including a church. 240 sq meters of land were lost. Neighbors reported tremors the night before and that was when the the earth was crumbling. Authorities have asked those that live nearby to evacuate since they are in danger.
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Originally Posted by Linus
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Thanks Linus for posting this video and thanks for the translation UofMfan!
This reminds me of Maude Barlow's speech on the water crisis: Barlow (a Canadian activist, are you familiar with her Linus?) spoke about a process called -
dessertification - the displacement of water from land and thus, leading to heightened "dry states" (not a drought, its worse) wherein water is robbed from land to produce material goods or even ideas centering upon sprawling urban land use (concrete social scapes). In addition, when water is displaced like this, it causes underground water systems to cave in because the eco-system has been disrupted (i.e., the video that Linus found). Barlow was saying that by the year 2030, demand for water will outstrip supply by 40% (+/-) making the water the biggest symbol of inequality.
If anyone is interested in learning further about the looming water crisis, I embedded several videos of her speech in the news/poltical forums. Thanks for posting the video Linus (props to UofMfan too)!!!
