• Inside the World's Largest Doomsday Bunker Community
    An Epic Humanitarian Project the size Of A city:
    575 private bunkers with space for thousands in one of North America's safest locations: The decommissioned US Army Black Hills Ordnance Depot at Igloo, South Dakota; south of Edgemont, SD.

    Mankind has a continuing obsession with end of the world prophecies and judgement day. Any visible or invisible threat to life kicks our survival instincts into gear and we want to take action. The market capitalizes on this fear and pushes innovation and products that both feed and satisfy survivalism. I visited the Terra Vivos survival shelters in South Dakota last month.

    This former US Army Base was constructed in 1942 and was called the Black Hills Ordnance Depot. It served as an explosives and munitions storage and maintenance facility. The bunkers measure 27 feet in width and 60 to 80 feet in length. The foundation is made of 2 to 3 feet of reinforced concrete. The walls are 12 inches thick and have a trench running down the sides. The interior space is 13 feet tall at their highest point. This entire survival shelter project is headed by Robert Vicino who has a background in manufacturing and real estate. His son, Dante Vicino gave us a tour of the Terra Vivos site and took us to some unfinished and completed bunkers.

    The bunkers are completely off the grid. To make them livable, you have to consider 4 main utilities. Water, Sewage, Energy, Internet Access. They are structurally sound, so you don’t have to add any additional support or reinforcement. Soil in the area is stable unlike the clayey soil in Texas, so most of the 82 year old foundations are in great shape and don't have any cracks. The curved interior walls are made of board-formed concrete. You can still see the beautiful wood grain etched into the concrete. Working remotely is no longer an issue. Thermal mass of the 12 inch thick concrete walls store heat or thermal energy during the day and slowly release it at night when it’s cooler. It can be turned into a self-sufficient town with a supermarket, hardware store, bars and restaurants. I see a lot of similarities to Marfa which is a small desert city in West Texas. Marfa was also a military town in the 1940s but it was converted into a cultural hub by Donald Judd, a minimalist artist from New York City.

    It’s an over-ambitious plan. Out of the 800 bunkers on site, the Vivos company wants to convert 575 of them. So far, only 50 have been purchased. The lease plan prevents you from ever owning your bunker. The wildlife like cows and deer that roam the site often climb on top of the bunkers causing erosion of the soil and grass, and exposing the concrete. Since it’s not “underground” it’s not as safe as other survival shelters that are buried 3 to 10 feet underground. The company is catering to a small group of people. They warn of nuclear war, bioterrorism, anarchy, electro-magnetic pulses, solar flares, super volcanoes, etc. If they marketed their bunkers as a way to protect family, life and belongings, it might be more popular with a larger group of people. Remote location. In the event of a disaster, you’d need a private plane to take you to Provo, South Dakota. It only works as a survival shelter if you are permanently living there. The nearest hardware store is in Hot Springs, about 45 minutes to an hour away. Vicino’s contractors designed layouts, but I wasn’t impressed with the quality of their work. Contamination of the subsurface soil and water supply is a concern to some residents in the area. Long term effects of living in a concrete box with no sunlight are also problematic.

    It’s an exciting project with a lot of potential if a significant number of individuals move to the area. I don’t know what category these bunkers fit into. It’s not a luxury survival shelter, it’s not in a super-secure, secret location, it’s not conveniently located near a major city unless you consider Rapid City a major city; and it’s not underground. At best, it is an earth sheltered home or bungalow. I’m wary of it turning into a thriving community, unless their marketing strategy changes.
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    Inside the World's Largest Doomsday Bunker Community An Epic Humanitarian Project the size Of A city: 575 private bunkers with space for thousands in one of North America's safest locations: The decommissioned US Army Black Hills Ordnance Depot at Igloo, South Dakota; south of Edgemont, SD. Mankind has a continuing obsession with end of the world prophecies and judgement day. Any visible or invisible threat to life kicks our survival instincts into gear and we want to take action. The market capitalizes on this fear and pushes innovation and products that both feed and satisfy survivalism. I visited the Terra Vivos survival shelters in South Dakota last month. This former US Army Base was constructed in 1942 and was called the Black Hills Ordnance Depot. It served as an explosives and munitions storage and maintenance facility. The bunkers measure 27 feet in width and 60 to 80 feet in length. The foundation is made of 2 to 3 feet of reinforced concrete. The walls are 12 inches thick and have a trench running down the sides. The interior space is 13 feet tall at their highest point. This entire survival shelter project is headed by Robert Vicino who has a background in manufacturing and real estate. His son, Dante Vicino gave us a tour of the Terra Vivos site and took us to some unfinished and completed bunkers. The bunkers are completely off the grid. To make them livable, you have to consider 4 main utilities. Water, Sewage, Energy, Internet Access. They are structurally sound, so you don’t have to add any additional support or reinforcement. Soil in the area is stable unlike the clayey soil in Texas, so most of the 82 year old foundations are in great shape and don't have any cracks. The curved interior walls are made of board-formed concrete. You can still see the beautiful wood grain etched into the concrete. Working remotely is no longer an issue. Thermal mass of the 12 inch thick concrete walls store heat or thermal energy during the day and slowly release it at night when it’s cooler. It can be turned into a self-sufficient town with a supermarket, hardware store, bars and restaurants. I see a lot of similarities to Marfa which is a small desert city in West Texas. Marfa was also a military town in the 1940s but it was converted into a cultural hub by Donald Judd, a minimalist artist from New York City. It’s an over-ambitious plan. Out of the 800 bunkers on site, the Vivos company wants to convert 575 of them. So far, only 50 have been purchased. The lease plan prevents you from ever owning your bunker. The wildlife like cows and deer that roam the site often climb on top of the bunkers causing erosion of the soil and grass, and exposing the concrete. Since it’s not “underground” it’s not as safe as other survival shelters that are buried 3 to 10 feet underground. The company is catering to a small group of people. They warn of nuclear war, bioterrorism, anarchy, electro-magnetic pulses, solar flares, super volcanoes, etc. If they marketed their bunkers as a way to protect family, life and belongings, it might be more popular with a larger group of people. Remote location. In the event of a disaster, you’d need a private plane to take you to Provo, South Dakota. It only works as a survival shelter if you are permanently living there. The nearest hardware store is in Hot Springs, about 45 minutes to an hour away. Vicino’s contractors designed layouts, but I wasn’t impressed with the quality of their work. Contamination of the subsurface soil and water supply is a concern to some residents in the area. Long term effects of living in a concrete box with no sunlight are also problematic. It’s an exciting project with a lot of potential if a significant number of individuals move to the area. I don’t know what category these bunkers fit into. It’s not a luxury survival shelter, it’s not in a super-secure, secret location, it’s not conveniently located near a major city unless you consider Rapid City a major city; and it’s not underground. At best, it is an earth sheltered home or bungalow. I’m wary of it turning into a thriving community, unless their marketing strategy changes. https://rumble.com/v5gidwh-inside-the-worlds-largest-doomsday-bunker-community.html
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  • HAWAIÊ»I VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK Update for Thursday, July 25 possible eruption at Kilauea began as will continue to notify to the public of any changes.
    HAWAIʻI VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK Update for Thursday, July 25 possible eruption at Kilauea began as will continue to notify to the public of any changes.
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  • Jupiter's volcanic moon Io world of celestial wonders
    NASA's Juno,new images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is a volcanic body in stunning detail, not seen in 35 years the features of the moon,that including actively erupting plumes, as the spacecraft was at an altitude of 2393.5 miles (3,852 kilometers) over Io. Check out the stunning images and dive into the world of celestial wonders!

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    NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured truly stunning images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, revealing features not seen in 35 years. The spacecraft made two close flybys of Io in December 2023 and February 2024, coming within 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of the surface. These flybys were the closest any spacecraft has come to Io in more than two decades.

    The images from Juno Cam, the spacecraft's visible-light imager, show Io's surface in incredible detail, including active volcanic plumes, lava flows, and calderas. The plumes, some of which reach heights of hundreds of kilometers, are composed of sulfur dioxide and other gases spewed out by Io's many volcanoes.
    Jupiter's volcanic moon Io world of celestial wonders NASA's Juno,new images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io is a volcanic body in stunning detail, not seen in 35 years the features of the moon,that including actively erupting plumes, as the spacecraft was at an altitude of 2393.5 miles (3,852 kilometers) over Io. Check out the stunning images and dive into the world of celestial wonders! u/tonynetone1 - AI AI NASA's Juno spacecraft has captured truly stunning images of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io, revealing features not seen in 35 years. The spacecraft made two close flybys of Io in December 2023 and February 2024, coming within 930 miles (1,500 kilometers) of the surface. These flybys were the closest any spacecraft has come to Io in more than two decades. The images from Juno Cam, the spacecraft's visible-light imager, show Io's surface in incredible detail, including active volcanic plumes, lava flows, and calderas. The plumes, some of which reach heights of hundreds of kilometers, are composed of sulfur dioxide and other gases spewed out by Io's many volcanoes.
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  • There are around 40 plus active volcanoes in the world today. All are releasing tons of CO2 around the world. Now, do you really think you can control how much is released. Only a fool thinks they can.
    There are around 40 plus active volcanoes in the world today. All are releasing tons of CO2 around the world. Now, do you really think you can control how much is released. Only a fool thinks they can.
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  • Episode 321 - A FIST FULL OF TREMORS - Clyde Lewis Ground Zero
    https://www.spreaker.com/user/aftermathfm/633736695-groundzeromedia-a-fist-full-of?mc_cid=73e102c4c0&mc_eid=5c932d9c99
    In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times; shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes.Every day we take most disasters in stride because they are expected on a planet that is never quiet.Scientists and journalists make the simplest of scientific concepts sound incredibly complicated. They have also set agendas that approximate the arguments for climate change and hope that you forget that it was once called global warming. The media is also banking on the ignorance of the populace when they try and blame earthquakes and volcanic activity on climate.Simple differences between climate, weather, geophysical studies, and seismology have been blurred in a way that there should be a new scientific nomenclature where we can lump it all together.

    originally Broadcast On 6/7/19
    Episode 321 - A FIST FULL OF TREMORS - Clyde Lewis Ground Zero https://www.spreaker.com/user/aftermathfm/633736695-groundzeromedia-a-fist-full-of?mc_cid=73e102c4c0&mc_eid=5c932d9c99 In its 4.5 billion–year history, life on Earth has been almost erased at least half a dozen times; shattered by asteroid impacts, entombed in ice, smothered by methane, and torn apart by unfathomably powerful megavolcanoes.Every day we take most disasters in stride because they are expected on a planet that is never quiet.Scientists and journalists make the simplest of scientific concepts sound incredibly complicated. They have also set agendas that approximate the arguments for climate change and hope that you forget that it was once called global warming. The media is also banking on the ignorance of the populace when they try and blame earthquakes and volcanic activity on climate.Simple differences between climate, weather, geophysical studies, and seismology have been blurred in a way that there should be a new scientific nomenclature where we can lump it all together. originally Broadcast On 6/7/19
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  • https://www.newsweek.com/nineteen-volcanoes-erupt-same-time-1843702
    https://www.newsweek.com/nineteen-volcanoes-erupt-same-time-1843702
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    Nineteen volcanos erupt at the same time
    Three new volcanos were added to a list that shows 19 volcanos erupting simultaneously.
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  • https://medforth.biz/un-dont-call-it-global-warming-call-it-global-boiling-rivers-and-seas-boiling-earthquakes-volcanoes-human-sacrifice-dogs-and-cats-living-together-mass-hysteria/
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  • https://medforth.biz/un-dont-call-it-global-warming-call-it-global-boiling-rivers-and-seas-boiling-earthquakes-volcanoes-human-sacrifice-dogs-and-cats-living-together-mass-hysteria/
    https://medforth.biz/un-dont-call-it-global-warming-call-it-global-boiling-rivers-and-seas-boiling-earthquakes-volcanoes-human-sacrifice-dogs-and-cats-living-together-mass-hysteria/
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  • Robert Lea - See Jupiter's volcanic moon Io glow red-hot in incredible images from NASA's Juno probe:

    https://www.space.com/nasa-juno-jupiter-io-volcanic-moon-images

    #Juno #JunoCAM #JIRAM #Infrared #Io #Volcanoes #NASA #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy
    Robert Lea - See Jupiter's volcanic moon Io glow red-hot in incredible images from NASA's Juno probe: https://www.space.com/nasa-juno-jupiter-io-volcanic-moon-images #Juno #JunoCAM #JIRAM #Infrared #Io #Volcanoes #NASA #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy
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    See Jupiter's volcanic moon Io glow red-hot in incredible images from NASA's Juno probe
    The Juno mission was making its 51st flyby of the gas giant planet and its moons when it viewed the 'tortured moon' Io in stunning detail.
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  • NASA-JPL - NASA’s Juno Mission Getting Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io:

    https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-juno-mission-getting-closer-to-jupiters-moon-io

    #Jupiter #Io #Volcanoes #Volcanism #Juno #NASA #SolarSystemScience #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy
    NASA-JPL - NASA’s Juno Mission Getting Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-juno-mission-getting-closer-to-jupiters-moon-io #Jupiter #Io #Volcanoes #Volcanism #Juno #NASA #SolarSystemScience #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy
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    NASA’s Juno Mission Getting Closer to Jupiter’s Moon Io
    The gas giant orbiter has flown over 510 million miles and also documented close encounters with three of Jupiter’s four largest moons.
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