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A group of hikers encountering quicksand on the banks of the Paria River, Utah Quicksand warning sign near Lower King Bridge, Western Australia. Quicksand is a shear thinning non-Newtonian fluid: when undisturbed, it often appears to be solid ("gel" form), but a less than 1% change in the stress on the quicksand will cause a sudden decrease in its viscosity ("sol" form).
Each serves to allocate responsibility for sending Marine and Safety Information (navigational warnings) to ships at sea, as part of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS). A list of Navtex stations. Please improve this list by determining the exact location of the transmission antenna! Station broadcast ranges are in nautical ...
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A vehicle passes as strong winds blow during a tornado warning in San Francisco on Dec. 14, 2024, in this screenshot obtained from a social media video. Cleanup underway after tornado hits near ...
Near the Eastern Kentucky town of Quicksand experienced flash floods early July 28, 2022, following overnight rainfall. Home and structures are flooded near Quicksand, Ky., Thursday, July 28, 2022.
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Quicksand forms when water saturates an area of loose sand, and the sand is agitated. When the water trapped in the batch of sand cannot escape, it creates liquefied soil that can no longer resist force. Quicksand can be formed by standing or (upwards) flowing underground water (as from an underground spring), or by earthquakes.