The sea in a receded state along Eravipuram coast in Kollam district on Monday. Photo: C. Suresh Kumar.
"The sea receded by about 50 metres in the Eravipuram-Kulathumpadu
coastal area, near here, on Sunday night. It caused panic among
residents in the coastal belt as the sea had similarly receded on
December 26, 2004 shortly before the tsunami on that day.
The sea continued to remain in a receded state on Monday. However,
experts said there was no need for panic. Environment researcher
Sainudeen Pattazhy said a similar phenomenon had occurred in the coastal
belt in Kozhikode, Thrissur and Kollam in 2002 and 2005. He attributed
it to the expansion of the earth and a corresponding spreading of the
seabed.
Non-recessive conditions
However, fishermen in the area said though not on a regular annual
basis, they had witnessed this phenomenon during the Malayalam month of
Kanni.
Kollam
Dr. Pattazhi said the earth's expansion was a geological phenomenon and
the expansion made the sea recede from shorelines. The process had been
taking place for millions of years. Every time the earth goes through
some pole shift, the earth expands and the oceans recede. When the pole
ice caps melt, depending on the shift distance, more water is added to
the ocean again, said Dr. Pattazhy. Then the ice on the new pole
position builds up at a new location. Coinciding with the expansion of
the earth, sea floor spreading occurs causing the sea to recede. In some
places, such receding is permanent while in other areas, the sea
returns to the previous state in two to seven days, he said."
Eravipuram Wild Life Sanctuary
Ocean in evening at Eravipuram
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