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Captain David Williams solves the centuries-old mystery of why pods of whales and dolphins mass strand! When a shallow-focus thrust-faulting seaquake ruptures through the brittle layer of the seafloor, the hard bottom around the epicenter dances up and down for a few seconds to several minutes.
If the vertical motion is relatively slow, the water has time to flow to the side before great pressures build. On the other hand, if the seafloor jerks up and down at a rapid speed, the hard bottom becomes like the faceplate of a gigantic transducer, pushing and pulling the water, generating ambient pressure changes that might exceed 20,000 pounds per square inch one meter off the bottom (282 dB re 1 micro PA). Surprisingly, the intensity of the pressure change in the water is not related to magnitude of the earthquake, rather the level of danger faced by a pod of whales is determined by the speed of the vertical thrusting. The pressure quickly dissipates as the waves move toward the surface but still may exceed five atmospheres 500 meters above the epicenter. A pod of whales above such an event would experience changes in pressure similar to diving back and forth from the surface to a depth of ~150 meters several times per second for as long as the vertical quaking continued. Marine mammals would be specially vulnerable near the end of a long dive because their muscles, bones, and blood |
would be supersaturated with dissolved nitrogen. At the slightest hint of negative pressure, this inert gas will pop out of solution to form thousands of bubbles resulting in decompression sickness. The bubbles would also cavitate violently during rapid changes in pressure; thus, a seaquake following closely by potent aftershocks would be especially dangerous. In addition, the sinus and middle ear cavities of each pod member would be subject to barotraumatic insult. No research has ever been published about how a marine mammal might endure rapid and intense pressure changes produced by an undersea quake. In summary, the SEAQUAKE THEORY developed by Captain Williams indicates that exposure of the entire pod to seismically-induced pressure changes answers the centuries old mystery of why whales and dolphins mass strand on beaches around the world. read the complete seaquake theory Why Do Sea Turtles Have Ears? Did you ever hear of a deaf sea turtle? Do you have any idea what would happen to a deaf sea turtle? Exposure to excessive pressure waves generated by oil industry seismic airguns is the leading cause of sea turtle mortality and the US Government is covering it up!
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