12-01-2016, 09:18 AM
Mahalo HOTPE and Punaticbychoice, Your sarcasm and contributions are loud and clear. Obviously The TMT project or the inventor of the Big Mac did not cause the ROD, your Theories are interesting though.
The Rod was first noticed around the PGV power plant and nearby steam vents at the Lava Tree Park, now known to be the ROD's Ground Zero. The ROD then traveled up Helco's power line road in Leilani before jumping the highway in 2011. At the time of the ROD outbreak, The PGV plant and Leilani area were being heavily inundated by large amounts of gas and steam that was rising up from the ground almost daily. I tried to explain the unusual rains and gas on other PWeb threads back in 2013-14 here but most who had responded believed them to be natural phenomenons at the time.
Thankfully we had Hurricane Eselle show up and shed some light on to this leaking PGV production well. Probably just coincidences here HOTPE but Once the PGV stopped or plugged their leaking production well and were allowed to drill a new one, The gasses lifted, suspicious rains stopped and the ROD's spreading slowed down in this area. jmo
One of My first theories to the cause of the ROD was that the PGV plant may have been trying to enhance their steam and electricity production for a few years by adding certain chemicals to their vast amounts of water being used below. This combination may have led to many larger cracks in the porous ground below and possible leaks within their production well itself. This chemically laced steam or gas that escaped would then rise in the cool early morning hours before falling back onto the Ohia trees and ground by the unusual rains. Years later, This may have caused a layer in the area that may have allowed the mutation of the fungi to occur. Projects like the TMT's may have contributed to the need of increased geothermal production. jmo
Interesting article here regarding tree deaths, forest decline and acid rain.
http://www.forestecologynetwork.org/tree_death.html
This recent link about ROD is full of information, ways to help and prevent the spreading of ROD.
https://www.hawaiiecotourism.org/rapid-ohia-death/
Has there been any monthly or yearly satellite photos of the ROD's Ground Zero area? How can one access these possible photos "if" they exists?
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The Rod was first noticed around the PGV power plant and nearby steam vents at the Lava Tree Park, now known to be the ROD's Ground Zero. The ROD then traveled up Helco's power line road in Leilani before jumping the highway in 2011. At the time of the ROD outbreak, The PGV plant and Leilani area were being heavily inundated by large amounts of gas and steam that was rising up from the ground almost daily. I tried to explain the unusual rains and gas on other PWeb threads back in 2013-14 here but most who had responded believed them to be natural phenomenons at the time.
Thankfully we had Hurricane Eselle show up and shed some light on to this leaking PGV production well. Probably just coincidences here HOTPE but Once the PGV stopped or plugged their leaking production well and were allowed to drill a new one, The gasses lifted, suspicious rains stopped and the ROD's spreading slowed down in this area. jmo
One of My first theories to the cause of the ROD was that the PGV plant may have been trying to enhance their steam and electricity production for a few years by adding certain chemicals to their vast amounts of water being used below. This combination may have led to many larger cracks in the porous ground below and possible leaks within their production well itself. This chemically laced steam or gas that escaped would then rise in the cool early morning hours before falling back onto the Ohia trees and ground by the unusual rains. Years later, This may have caused a layer in the area that may have allowed the mutation of the fungi to occur. Projects like the TMT's may have contributed to the need of increased geothermal production. jmo
Interesting article here regarding tree deaths, forest decline and acid rain.
http://www.forestecologynetwork.org/tree_death.html
This recent link about ROD is full of information, ways to help and prevent the spreading of ROD.
https://www.hawaiiecotourism.org/rapid-ohia-death/
Has there been any monthly or yearly satellite photos of the ROD's Ground Zero area? How can one access these possible photos "if" they exists?
edited to add links