Natural Science Forum / Earth Science / Earthquakes / March 2006

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-03/gsoa-smd032706.php
Boulder, Colo. - The risks of Sumatra-style mega-quakes around the world
have been sorely misjudged, say earth scientists who are re-examining some
of the pre-December 2004 assumptions scientists made about such ...

Wouldn't it be fun to enroll in one of the educational programs at the
O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory in Oregon?
http://wave.oregonstate.edu/About_Us/
The laboratory is affiliated with the Network for Earthquake

We're having the classic "earthquake weather" down here in
sunny Southern California...suddenly warm/hot, calm, quiet,
dry air.
Probably means we won't be having any earthquakes. :)

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Study_Finds_Californians_Unmotivated_To_Prepar
e_For_Next_Disaster.html
by Staff Writers
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2006
Californians believe that their state is prone to disasters, but see little

Fault East of Bay Area 'Locked and Loaded'
By SCOTT LINDLAW, Associated Press Writer
HAYWARD, Calif. - New cracks appear in Elke DeMuynck's ceiling every
few weeks, zigzagging across her living room, creeping toward the

When can I come over and check out the new PC???????

This year -- in fact, in about three weeks -- is the 60th anniversary
of the April Fool's Day quake & tsunami, which you all know anyway,
but I'm just reminding you, because after all, what's Usenet for if
not to friendlily remind -- & yes "friendlily" is the correct if

From http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060323/ap_on_sc/polar_ice_melt
_A team led by Goeran Ekstroem of Harvard University reported an
increase in "glacial earthquakes," which occur when giant rivers of ice
— some as big as Manhattan — lurch suddenly when lubricated by water

http://standeyo.com/Reports/06_EQ.warning/EQ.warning.html
Stan Deyo want the USGS and NOAA to pay attention to his "proven
highly accurate" forecasts.
I've already emailed him abou my analysis of his "proven highly

A recent issue of the American Geophysical Union EOS weekly
describes a seismology museum exhibit currently at five science
museums and some USGS lobbies.   After years of development
they've settle on a three-part display:

I know Montana is geologically active, but I don't recall there being a
history of quakes near that area of the Montana / Canadian border.
Does anyone know of a fault line in this area? I have been looking on
the Montana Quaternary Fault and Fold Database and can't see any in

http://www.signs-of-the-times.com Under Attack! abovetopsecret.com
EXPOSED!!!
Some of you may have noticed that Signs of the Times was down three
times today. This was a result of threats by abovetopsecret.com's

We shall see!

THE RACE TO DRINK WASTE
As their dam levels drop, two parched inland cities are competing to be the
first in Australia to recycle sewage into drinking water, writes Selina
Mitchell

EARTHQUAKE WARNING
Posted by E.D.G.    February 8, 2006
Web Site:  http://www.freewebz.com/eq-forecasting/index.html
Newsgroup Readers - I recommend that if earthquakes are a problem in your