Posted on 04/05/2024 2:49:01 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Earthquakes on the East Coast are rare but sea level rise and frequent flooding may lead to a higher frequency of quakes. But here's why you shouldn't be alarmed.
"An earthquake is based on tectonic plates, and New York is sitting on a 'lazy' plate, which is good, meaning we do not have so many earthquakes, but there are other things that happen -- too much rain or drought," Dr. Marsellos told NBC New York.
Long periods of flooding can cause water levels to rise leading to possible landslides. Those slides can "lubricate" faults and may account for a higher frequency of quakes, explained Dr. Marsellos.
"The planet that we live on is constantly moving, although very slowly. The Earth has a large mantle that connects all the way from the surface down to the liquid iron core, and that convection is driving motions at the surface that lead to earthquakes wherever the rocks are sufficiently brittle," Jeffrey Park, professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Yale University, explained what is behind these occurrences.
Dr. Park indicated the continuous rise in sea levels can increase the amount of pressure exerted on the Earth's shelves and coastlines, resulting in mostly scattered and infrequent quakes with long lead times.
The positive takeaway is that experts say there is no need to be alarmed and no elevated quake is expected any time soon.
"I wouldn't worry about it too much. The East Coast has been geologically stable for millions of years," said Dr. Stephen Holler, an associate professor of Physics at Fordham University.
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Only PMSNBC and some members of the GOP-e Senate are stupid enough to believe this.
It’s “the experts “ fault.
There isn’t any data supporting the idea that quakes on the east coast are “more common” or trending upward in any way.
They are not unprecedented. They are as rare as ever.
"It's the end of the world!"
Is there nothing Climate Change can’t do??
If it’s not going to be burning sulfur that rids us of NYC and Washington DC, earthquakes would be a satisfactory Plan B.
Even better would be if they repented like Ninevah but I’m not holding my breath.
We need a witch doctor and an animal gut ritual to make this more scientific.
Maybe not burning sulfur...
But how about Sulfix and/or Carbfix, which interestingly are being done on the Reykjanes Peninsula in Iceland.
Apparently anthropogenic earthquakes are indeed a thing.
Climate change will cause pigs to fly.
Hire me for $10 million and I’ll get the “Yes” answer they want. Guaranteed.
OMG! Can these clowns think up something new? May be they need to have the History channel discuss earthquakes and aliens. Likely they can’t as the alone hunters have better hair than they do.
Another sleazy propagandist who has to rely on multiple qualifiers in just one sentence to spread his fear-porn.
However God wants to do it is fine with me. They’ve been sent warning after warning; the only thing that will get their attention is catastrophe.
The Stupid is strong with this one.
Why not just skip the intermediary of climate change and go directly to blaming MAGA? :)
For the love of God, make it stop!!!!
Oh man, some FReepers were jokingly claiming this quake was caused by climate change. MSM reads FR.
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