Eh. Just callin' 'em like I sees 'em.

In threadlike relevance, I will note that the water movement of the lake - especially if it's close to a series of glaciers, could be different.

 

Actually I think we may have scored 1 point with the creation of Circus Peanuts. Nature has no recourse against the unholy and unearthly Circus Peanut. Yum!  

 

I guess Kickback's having a bad day today.  
The red text just gives me more street cred.
(Luv you, Kickback.)

On topic, I really want to follow this story because right now it suggests that no one knows what really happened to the lake. It will be interesting to see what the cause was.

 

What did you guys do..?

 

Very cool read...Its nice for us to be reminded that we are always at the mercy of the Earth.

I wish I had got to the thread earlier...

 

Honestly, I thought nothing -but I'll tell you in a PM.
Apparently I broke the rules. It sure surprised me.

My mom is gonna kill me now!

 

This topic wins hard

 

its the sign of the coming of the old ones!

 

Humans have done nothing but destroy this planet, so it wouldn't surprise me one bit. That's still unbelievable, though. Hope no one got hurt or lost their life.

 

Short of Moses, I don't know a human capable of this.

 

Um, I didn't mean with their bare hands.  

 

I think the "fissure" idea is believable. I don't know about "most plausible," but it'd certainly fit the location. I mean, hell, if enough frozen water got down below the surface of the Earth from the glacier water & ice nearby, I kinda figure it could push pieces of earth apart that are large enough to drain a lake.

It might have been a seasonal thing - during the warm season, the lake was there, during the winter, subsurface freezing cracked the earth open over a period of time, causing the lake to steadily drain.

 

Yeah, it really doesn't indicate that the lake disappeared in one day.
It disappeared between surveys.

That still is pretty significant, though.
There was no indication of any phenomena on the last survey.

 

Do we know the wherabouts of Frenzy and Rumble during this time?

 

Rumble, Frenzy eject.
Operation: Tidal Wave.

 

maybe it was a REALLY big sponge.

 

how the hell did no one notice the lake was freakin' gone for 2 months and think to tell the authoritys?

also, they must of been some HOT chillies

 

Well, I'm Chilean, and this news was reported yesterday on the news program on television. It's really weird how nobody notticed that earlier. I asume the place were the lake was is not so popular or visited, or maybe is difficult to access.

 

"If a lake falls in the wilderness, and there's no one to hear it, does it make a sound?"

Seriously though, I'm sure it would've made a thunderous noise. Too bad no one was there to record it.