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To: BenLurkin

Caused by Global Warming?


23 posted on 01/01/2018 8:13:19 AM PST by SaxxonWoods (CNN IS ISIS.)
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To: SaxxonWoods

Yes, there is a possible, and unproven, mechanism explaining how global warming can cause earthquakes.

Global warming causes increased evaporation, thus increased snowfall. If there is a net movement of ice towards or away from the equator, the moment of inertia changes. Thus the speed of the outer solid shell (mantle) of the Earth changes. This increases/decreases shear in the liquid zone between the solid core and solid mantle. This changes the forces underneath the continents, thus increasing/decreasing earthquakes.
There is no evidence that this is happening to a degree that would actually change things. No one knows right now. I tend to doubt that it is happening based on what I have read.


38 posted on 01/01/2018 8:29:20 AM PST by billslugg
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