Forewarned

Mike, take a look at these natural collapse pits. As the level of the lake declines, I find a high concentration of CO2 and wait until you see this.” Jason took off to the west. Mike stood looking at the crack in the earth and his eyes followed it right into the lake. “What the hell is this?” Jason, all our years of study, nothing has really changed. The ground shakes and spews like it has for hundreds of years. What’s so different now?” “The concentrations. Jason raised his eyebrows and taking a sip of his brandy… Over the past two decades the increase is alarming. It’s becoming a silent killer. Our government keep it hush hush all in the name of economy. I don’t think you’d find any of them hiking in the Mammoth Mountain area. They tell everyone the trees are dying due to smog or some beetle that infested the forest. If the public knew how volatile these low areas are there would be mass hysteria and nobody would visit national parks or reserves. Thousands visit this area each year and true there are only a handful of incidences, but the numbers are growing.” Max put his arm around his son’s shoulder. ‘I hope everyone got to safe ground. There wasn’t a lot of warning and most of the other structures don’t appear to be as up to date as this one. Jason, pointing to a gleam on the horizon, “here she comes boys.” The morning sun was like a high intensity spotlight with a steady beam following the increasing swell that was speeding toward them like a runaway locomotive. Everyone remained silent and was spell bound, unable to take their eyes from the inevitable climax.