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Looks like California had another earthquake... and once again, the weather is above 100 degrees.
Scientists pooh pooh the idea, but when I lived in Los Angeles, everyone believed in the idea of earthquake weather. AKA "Shake and Bake." When the air developed a certain hot, crispy dryness, earthquakes seemed to hit.
Seems like a good controversy for a Monday morning. So what do you guys think? Is earthquake weather a phenomenon or just a buncha bull?
Personally, I'm a believer. I don't care what scientists say, that's what happens. Scientists don't know everything.
I dont know about the shake and bake weather (), Ive never lived out that way, but I *do* believe about the animals disappearing/being very nervous for days before an earthquake.
OP - This could be checked by comparing weather and seismic records. With all the research being done inn Cali I would think this correlation, if any, has been noted and recorded somewhere. The trick is locating the research. Why not start by contacting the SC eaththquake center.
One of the most earthquake prone areas of the US is Alaska. So much for the earthquake weather theory.
Consider this: Look at how long our hot weather season is. Doesn't it stand to reason that many of our quakes would happen during the weather that predominates?
People still use that expression, "Earthquake weather." I've heard it many times. The Whittier Narrows quake in 87 came in early October right after a spell of unusually hot weather. The problem with this theory this time around is that in Hawthorne and Lennox (where this quake was centered), the weather was NOT unusually hot at all. They are close to the ocean and the temp was in the 70s.
I have noticed that major earthquakes tend to come in clusters that span several years. We had not experienced any major quakes in Los Angeles since Northridge in 94 until Chino Hills last July. Now another one close to 5.0. The Northridge quake was the culmination of several large quakes during a span of seven years beginning with Whittier Narrows in 87. There was Landers, a five pointer in Sierra Madre, a five pointer in Pasadena during this time span. Then there was silence for over fifteen years.
I expect that we'll see some other big ones very soon. Hmmm, how will Governor Arnold deal with the mess that follows? The National Guard costs money.
The quake we had last summer was quite a distance from L.A. and it seemed pretty strong to me on the westside. Cell phones don't work for hours after big quakes because everyone is calling around.
What will we do if something hits like the size of Northridge or larger? Financially this state can't handle a sizable quake. We're already on the verge of ruin.
Just because the weather in Alaska is usually cool and has quakes doesn't mean that the quakes we have in California can't be associated with a hot weather spell. Different kinds of faults, different type of terrain and climate. Nobody can predict a quake but when your animals seem to be tipping lightly around the house and skittish, and the weather is warm, it might be a good idea to check out your earthquake emergency kit.
Well, shifting from polite talk of complaining about the weather and doing nothing about it, we could tread the talk into politics, or political weather.
OP - This could be checked by comparing weather and seismic records. With all the research being done inn Cali I would think this correlation, if any, has been noted and recorded somewhere. The trick is locating the research. Why not start by contacting the SC eaththquake center.
Yeah, I heard there were several earth quake type events registered for NYC on 9-1-01.
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), Ive never lived out that way, but I *do* believe about the animals disappearing/being very nervous for days before an earthquake.
