No matter how back California is supposed to be, only a nut would leave there -- to move to Pittsburgh
I think Zero Hedge-type posts are predictable.
Dusk happens once a day, dawn happens once a day.
When this dweeb can tell me which day, month and year I can expect the next quake I’ll listen to him.
Until then the theory of cow farts is just as good.
Solution...turn off the sun. Kill two birds with one stone...earthquakes AND global warming.
One less nut job living in my state.
Is he saying that every coincidence has a conscience?
I believe that there is a correlation between the phases of the moon and earthquakes. I don’t have any data to back this up but historically many of the Big Ones have occurred close to the Full Moon. The Indian Ocean quake that set off the huge tsunamis a few years ago was close to the Full Moon. The Good Friday earthquake in Alaska in 1964 occurred at 1733 - the Moon was full at 1729. Hmmm...
They are predicted to knock down things.
I predict a tornado will touch down sometime this summer in the middle area of the country.
Did a little research on the guy. The headline is a bit misleading. He is saying that he believes hey are predictable and that seismic scientists should investigate if they ARE predictable. He isn’t saying that he has concluded they are.
There's a reason for this: many animals are very sensitive to infrasound and start acting abnormally when the Earth's crust has higher than normal infrasound activity.
This supposed correlation has been noted before, but it never pans out. It remains a favorite among unlearned amateurs.
A good cue is that more accurate predictions have three characteristics:
1) They are based on current seismic activity, such as foreshocks and aftershocks.
2) The window in the future is soon and narrow. If today is Monday, for example, and the prediction is maybe Tuesday, likely from Wednesday through Friday, and as late as next Monday.
3) They always give a statistical probability. Usually these are under 20%, unless there are some particularly good foreshocks or aftershocks.
IRCC I read 20-30 years ago that animals flee just before earthquakes so why not just watch what they’re up to? Redirect polar bear funds for this purpose.
This guy has been doing this for a few decades:
After more than ten years with the Department of Interior, I resigned my position in order to work on my Doctorate at the University of California at Davis between 1969-1972. This was an exciting time to share in the new revolution in Earth Sciences, as the theory of Plate Tectonics fleshed out the discredited concepts of Continental Drift.
I have published more than 50 scientific papers, many of which utilized my PhD studies, including a paper delivered at the International Geological Congress at Montreal in 1972.
I returned to California to become the first County Geologist for the most populous county in northern California, Santa Clara County. I held that position from 1973 until my retirement in 1994. Besides helping to establish geologic ordinances widely held as models in the field, I served on many committees and advisory boards. I also held a position for two years as an adjunct professor at San Jose State University.
It was during this period that I noted that many earthquakes occurred at the time of maximum tidal forces associated with the twice-monthly alignments of the Sun and Moon. I began to make informal predictions, scoring six out of eight during 1974, including the 5.2M Thanksgiving Day Quake of November 27th. This one hit the day after I had predicted it at a meeting of U.S.G.S. geologists and it shook my daughter and me while we were attending the first run of the movie, EARTHQUAKE, although we had originally thought it was part of the special effects.
Despite my successes in earthquake prediction (using tides and abnormal animal behavior), I found it almost impossible to publish on the subject in scientific journals. My career began to suffer although my credentials included fellowship in the Geological Society of America and membership in the Association of Engineering Geologists, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi Science Honor Society, Peninsula Geological Society, Seismological Society of America, and others.
Jim Berkland, Geologist (RG 107, CEG 58)
P.O. Box 1926
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
Calif. Registered Geologist (RG-107)
Certified Engineering Geol. (EG-58)
Fellow Geological Soc. America
Member Assoc. Engin. Geologists
Member Assoc. Earthquake Engineering Research Inst. (Past VP San Francisco Section)
Member Peninsula Geological Society (Past Treasurer)
Member Amer. Assoc. Advancement of Science
Member American Archeological Soc.
Co-founder , past President SABER SOC. (Soc. for Adapting Building to the Environment Reasonably)
Taught Geology at Appalachian State University
San Jose State University
6+ years with U.S. Geological Survey
5+ years with U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
21+years as first County Geologist for Santa Clara County, CA
50+ publications in Geology
Pittsburgh is a wonderful place.
We had a series of sorta rare earthquakes here a month or so ago and I have had this page on a tab since then.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map
It shows every earthquake and they are all day and night. The ones around here happened at night, early morning, noon, afternoon, etc.
I never understood the full moon influence. Seems the whole moon is up there pulling all the time, it’s just the light shining on it that varies.
I predict there will be at least 2 earthquakes, somewhere on the planet, before the day is out.
Did this guy just read Jim Berkland’s site and decide to run with it?
Next he will be claiming women are predictable.
July 12 bump