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Atomspheric heating could predict quakes

By T.K. Randall
May 19, 2011 · Comment icon 10 comments

Image Credit: NOAA
Days before the March earthquake in Japan the atomsphere above the epicentre heated rapidly.
At least three days before the M9 earthquake that rocked Japan on March 11, 2011 there was rapid heating of the atomsphere right above Japan as massive amounts of radon was released by the Earth. It is hoped that in the future such indicators could be used to predict a quake in advance and potentially save thousands of lives.
Geologists have long puzzled over anecdotal reports of strange atmospheric phenomena in the days before big earthquakes. But good data to back up these stories has been hard to come by.


Source: Technology Review | Comments (10)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by brainiac 14 years ago
One week before the Super Moon there is the Japan earthquake and one week after the Super Moon there are earthquakes on another parts of the planet. Could it be because of the interplanetary activity?
Comment icon #2 Posted by aquatus1 14 years ago
What would explain all the earthquakes that happened before and after both of these? Earthquakes have been happening around here for a while. Why does this one have to be caused by a planet?
Comment icon #3 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 14 years ago
What would explain all the earthquakes that happened before and after both of these? Earthquakes have been happening around here for a while. Why does this one have to be caused by a planet? That's a good question. Possibly the same reason behind people acting crazier than usual during a full moon? Also, intersetingly enough, the huge earthquake in Sri Lanka on December 26, 2004, which also caused a tsunami, happened during a full moon phase. So, it's a bit phenomenal to say the least.
Comment icon #4 Posted by smokeycat 14 years ago
I'm surprised that HAARP hasn't been mentioned. Whoops! Sorry...
Comment icon #5 Posted by Macroramphosis 14 years ago
I'm surprised that HAARP hasn't been mentioned. Whoops! Sorry... I have a friend who likes HAARPing on too. He thinks that all the recent earthquakes have been caused by the system. What is the rational behind this thinking ? He also said to me : "What you do need to worry about is what they'll be up to with HAARP in the ionesphere come December 2012 when we get zapped with a big solar flare during the predicted solar maximum. From what I've discovered, HAARP runs the risk of short circuiting a solar flare through all our natural protection to the earth's surface if it is active at the time. I... [More]
Comment icon #6 Posted by captain pish 14 years ago
Brooks Agnew, a radiotomography oil/gas/mineral exploration scientist, stated "In 1983 I did radio tomography with 30 Watts [ELF signal] looking for oil in the ground . I found 26 oil wells in a 9 state area with 100% accuracy." He was able to identify the minerals present from the frequency of the returning signal, and the size of the ore body. By scanning across the ore body from satellite, he could map the ore grade of the deposit spacially. Accidentally causing a small earthquake with a 30 Watt signal, he said HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Project uses a billion Watts o... [More]
Comment icon #7 Posted by lp21why 14 years ago
Brooks Agnew, a radiotomography oil/gas/mineral exploration scientist, stated "In 1983 I did radio tomography with 30 Watts [ELF signal] looking for oil in the ground . I found 26 oil wells in a 9 state area with 100% accuracy." He was able to identify the minerals present from the frequency of the returning signal, and the size of the ore body. By scanning across the ore body from satellite, he could map the ore grade of the deposit spacially. Accidentally causing a small earthquake with a 30 Watt signal, he said HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Project uses a billion Watts o... [More]
Comment icon #8 Posted by Humblemun 14 years ago
Infrared emissions above the epicentre increased dramatically in the days before the devastating earthquake in Japan, say scientists http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26773/?p1=Blogs Very interesting Persia. Thanks for sharing
Comment icon #9 Posted by Karlis 14 years ago
Tohoku quake coincided with sky 'anomalies' A preliminary analysis of the atmosphere and ionosphere over Japan in March reveals infrared and electron anomalies coincident with the Tohoku earthquake, researchers in the US and Russia claim. The anomalies are the latest evidence for a possible link between seismic activity and changes in the atmosphere or ionosphere, although sceptics believe they are unrelated. Now Dimitar Ouzounov of Chapman University in Orange, California, and colleagues claim to have evidence of anomalous infrared and TEC signals shortly before the magnitude 9.0 earthquake t... [More]
Comment icon #10 Posted by oly 14 years ago
HAARP is an atmospheric research programme, they do not deal with geophysics at all. Really? I thought it was a directed energy beam device housed on military land. How do you know it's nothing to do with geophysics?


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