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Why Zuma Rock Caught Fire – Expert by Nobody: 5:13pm On May 27, 2017 |
This week, one of the most trending news was of one of Nigeria’s
famous landmarks - Zuma Rock -‘catching fire.’
All sorts of reasons have been given for the ‘strange’ incident, with
the most popular being voodoo. In a bid to provide verifiable
explanation for the incidence, Daily Trust spoke to an expert who
gave a scientific perspective on the matter.
Geologist and lecturer at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Dr.
Kistso Ngargbu, said if it wasn’t grasses on the rock that caught
fire but rather the rock itself that was on fire, then it would be a
volcanic phenomenon.
Dormant volcanoes, Ngargbu said, exist on the plateau, then at the
border between Nigeria and Cameroun on Mount Cameroun and a
few within the interior like Zuma and Wase rocks.
What provoked some of the concerns was that the fire came after
some rainfall, which in people’s view was odd.
But even though the incident took place after rainfall, Ngargbu, a
member of the Nigerian Mining and Geosciences Society (NMGS)
said, “If it is after rainfall and a particular boulder or broken pieces
of the rock got saturated with water, that’s the contact between
heat and the main rock body.
“In the event that it had to slide because water now serves as a
lubricating surface, friction is created. We should remember that
our forefathers used to make fire from rocks glided against each
other. That is what could have happened. Rain water got to the
surface, lubricated the boulder and then generated a sliding
probably based on a sloppy surface, and in the event of sliding
down the fire came up.
While stating that it’s not surprising the incidence has provoked
talk about voodoo, he said, “As a scientist, I should offer a
scientific possibility.”
On the possibility of a reoccurrence, he said, “Yes. Dormant
volcanoes repeat themselves over cycles of several hundreds of
years. If it is attributable to rock slide, then with rain and
fragmented pieces getting lubricated where they make contact with
the main rock body, we’ll continue to see such fireworks from the
rock.”
Such incidences usually don’t happen without threats to habitats
around. Ngargbu, leader of the Medical Geologists Specialist Group
in Nigeria, said “Volcanic ash and dust are often rich in mercury.
Mercury is carcinogenic (causes cancer). Volcanic dust can cause
cancer of the lungs, bronchial or respiratory tract diseases and eye
infection.
Zuma rock is located in Niger State, but is often associated with
Abuja, due to its proximity to the Federal Capital. |
Re: Why Zuma Rock Caught Fire – Expert by newyorks(m): 5:20pm On May 27, 2017 |
this is rather mystery not science. assuming it happened in indian people for begin worship am. |
Re: Why Zuma Rock Caught Fire – Expert by TechPanda(m): 9:34pm On May 27, 2017 |
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