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Atomspheric heating could predict quakes
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T.K. RandallMay 19, 2011 ·
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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.
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