Reading Day 4
Aberrant movementsECF #experimentalpoetic, #lifedeadagency
Aberrant movements threaten life as much as they liberate its forces (Rajchman 35) A massive chasm lays open at 67°34âČ48âłN - 134°46âČ17âłE Sakha Republic Russia Batagaika Crater as the chasm is known melts and spills gases and bacteria older than men A foul river of melted permafrost and mixed organic matter including ice-age mammals bleeds out from its cavernous mouth âBelow the cliff face, steep hills and gullies drop to Batagaikaâs floor. As more of the material at the bottom of the slope melts and comes loose, a larger face is exposed to the air, which in turn increases the speed of permafrost thawing. The crater will likely eat through the entire hillslope before it slows down. Every year as soon as temperatures go above freezing, itâs going to start happening again. Once youâve exposed something like this, itâs very hard to stop it.â (NASA)
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