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Millions of fish float dead in California marina March 9, 2011 – REDONDO BEACH, CA (KTLA) — Authorities say the millions of dead fish that washed up in King Harbor near Redondo Beach are not the victims of foul play. The dead fish, mostly sardines along with anchovies and mackerel, are apparently floating up to the surface from the ocean floor. KTLA’s Sky5 captured images of the fish completely coating the water’s surface in Basins 1 and 2 of the north side of King Harbor. “All evidence points to oxygen deprivation as cause of death,” says California Department of Fish and Game spokesman Andrew Hughan. “There is no oil sheen, nor is there a chemical sheen,” Hughan said. Redondo Beach Police Sgt. Phil Keenan said authorities are confident of test results showing that oxygen deprivation caused the massive fish kill because the other part of the sardine school is alive and well in the mouth of the harbor. LINK: http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-redondo-beach-dead-fish,0,2760912.story Solar activity now acclerating on the Sun March 8, 2011 – HIGH SOLAR ACTIVITY: Solar Cycle 24 is heating up. No fewer than three sunspots (1164, 1165, and 1166) are crackling with M-class solar flares, and each of them has a delta-class magnetic field capable of producing even more powerful X-flares. -Space Weather South Africa: “The Hermanus Space Weather Warning Centre (SWWC) on Sunday said a large solar flare was currently being experienced in South Africa. The solar flare would result in higher radiation levels from the sun. SWWC’s forecaster Kobus Olckers said people should be careful when they go outside. “People must wear high sunscreen factor at the moment or preferably go shopping,” he said. A powerful solar flare could overwhelm high-voltage transformers with electrical currents and short-circuit energy grids, with one such event in 1989 disrupting power across the Canadian province of Quebec.” LINK: http://technology.iafrica.com/science/711810.html Lithospheric fracturing being reported across the globe March 7, 2011 - Unexplained fissures in the ground in Michigan, Bolivia, the Philippines, Peru and the most recent eruption in Gulistan Pakistan (video). Unexplained surface deformation of the planet should in itself alarm us especially when most of the events erupted with no reported accompanying episodes of seismic activity. Lithospheric fracturing of the planet’s crust is another sign terrestrial tensile integrity is degrading. This phenomenon was also reported in India in February of this year when land cracks set off a panic in Jamuria, in the Burdwan district of India. VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg0pMzqoe7c&feature=player_embedded LINK: http://www.indianexpress.com/news/land-cracks-set-off-panic-in-burdwan/744931/ New scientific study finds dormant volcanoes can awaken in months March 6, 2011 – PHILIPPINES – Until now it was thought that once a volcano’s magma chamber had cooled down it remained dormant for centuries before it could be remobilized by fresh magma. A theoretical model developed by Alain Burgisser of the Orléans Institute of Earth Sciences (Institut des Sciences de la Terre d’Orléans — CNRS/Universités d’Orléans et de Tours) together with a US researcher, was tested on two major eruptions and completely overturned this hypothesis: the reawakening of a chamber could take place in just a few months. This research should lead to a reassessment of the dangerousness of some dormant volcanoes. It is published in the journal Nature dated 3 March 2011. A magma chamber is a large reservoir of molten rock (magma) located several kilometers beneath a volcano, which it feeds with magma. But what happens to the magma chamber when the volcano is not erupting? According to volcanologists, it cools down to an extremely viscous mush until fresh magma from deep inside Earth ‘reawakens’ it, in other words fluidizes it by heating it through thermal contact. The large size of magma chambers (ranging from a few tenths to a few hundred cubic kilometers) explains why, according to this theory, it takes several hundred or even thousand years for the heat to spread to the whole reservoir, awakening the volcano from its dormant state. However, according to the mathematical model developed by Burgisser and his US colleague, reheating takes place in three stages. When fresh hot magma rises from below and arrives beneath the chamber, it melts the viscous magma at the base of the reservoir. This freshly molten magma therefore becomes less dense and starts to rise through the chamber, forcing the rest of the viscous mush to mix. It is this mixing process that enables the heat to spread through the chamber a hundred times faster than volcanologists had predicted. Depending on the size of the chamber and the viscosity of the magma it contains, a few months may be sufficient to rekindle its activity. For Pinatubo, for instance, the mathematical model predicted that 20 to 80 days were sufficient to remobilize the underlying chamber, whereas the conventional theory gave a figure of 500 years. In reality, there was a gap of two months between the tremors and the eruption of the volcano. LINK: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110304114856.htm Seismic activity increases again at Iceland’s Krýsuvík volcano March 6, 2011 - ICELAND – It appears that Krýsuvík volcano earthquake activity is increasing again. This time around it appears that the earthquake activity in Krýsuvík volcano has moved more to the west then last weeks earthquake activity. The biggest earthquake so far is a ML2.1 earthquake with the depth of 6.9 according to automatic data on Icelandic Met Office web page. The new earthquake area in Krýsuvík volcano. It is more to the west then the earthquake area that was making earthquakes last week. LINK: http://www.jonfr.com/volcano/ Hawaii: A look at the new fissure eruptions near Pu`u `O`o and Napau Crater March 6, 2011 – HAWAII – The geologists with the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory have released a first look at the new fissure eruption that just started today between Pu`u `O`o and Napau Crater. According to geologists, the first portion of the video was shot from the air looking southwest at the fissure eruption between Pu`u `O`o and Napau Crater. The fissure segment in the tephra in the foreground opened seconds earlier, and only about 10 minutes after the eruption as a whole started. The cracks through the tephra are in the process of opening, though this can’t be picked out at this distance. Meanwhile, the current Volcano Alert Level for Kilauea on Hawaii Island has been upgraded from Watch to Warning, and the current aviation color code has been upgraded from “orange” to “red. – LINK: http://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2011/03/05/video-first-look-at-new-volcano-fissure-erupting-in-hawaii/ We now declare an H5N1 avian bird flu pandemic is underway in animals March 5, 2011 - PALESTINE, JENIN (Ma’an) — A flock of 2,000 turkeys has been diagnosed with the H5N1 “bird flu” virus in the northern West Bank village of Silat Al-Harithiya near Jenin, government officials said. The veterinary department of the Palestinian Authority Agriculture Ministry said it had managed to prevent an epidemic. Director of the department in Jenin Jamil Makhamra told Ma’an that government and private vets examined the flock on Feb. 27 after many of the birds died. Samples were examined at the veterinary medicine center in Ramallah, where it was confirmed that the birds had influenza A subtype of H5N1, also known as “bird flu.” Makhamra said further samples were sent to a veterinary lab in Israel on March 2, but that even before the results were received, vets buried the dead birds, and killed and buried the rest of the flock according to international regulations. The whole farm was sterilized, Makhamra added. Results from the Israeli lab confirmed that the turkeys had bird flu. The ministry official said all necessary procedures were carried out according to international standards. All farms within three kilometers were examined once every 48 hours, and a quarantine was imposed on a 10-kilometer radius for three days preventing the exit or entry of any farm birds, he said. – LINK: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=365697 More evidence of spread to Hong Kong: BEIJING – A goose carcass found on a Chinese beach has tested positive for the H5N1 bird flu virus, officials in Hong Kong said. The decomposed carcass was found at a beach near Sham Shek Tsuen Lantau, said Xinhua, China’s official news agency. Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said Friday there were no poultry farms within 3 miles of where the dead bird was discovered. A spokesman for the department said officials should remain on the lookout for sick birds and that it would work to prevent the illegal importation of poultry and birds into the city. - LINK: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/03/05/Dead-goose-carried-bird-flu-virus/UPI-10841299353262/ New outbreaks in Bangladesh: Dhaka, Mar 5 (bdnews24.com) – Around 2,000 chickens have been culled in Gazipur and Noakhali following the detection of H5N1 virus, commonly known as bird flu. Gazipur Sadar Upazila livestock officer Mohammad Shamsur Rahman on Saturday told bdnews24.com that the bird flu infection was confirmed by the Central Diseases Investigation Laboratory in Dhaka. Some 1, 137 chickens were executed around 10pm on Friday, when 205 eggs were also destroyed. Apart from this, in the last two days, over 13,000 chickens were executed in the district. – LINK: http://www.bdnews24.com/details.php?id=189009&cid=13 New outbreaks in South Korea: South Korea confirmed an additional bird flu case at a duck farm in the central part of the country on Saturday. Tests showed that the 12,400 birds at a poultry farm in Cheonan, 92 kilometers south of Seoul, were infected with the virulent H5N1 strain of the avian influenza (AI), the National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Service (NVRQS) said. This is the second case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza reported in the country this month as the number of AI cases has started to fall off in recent weeks. It is also the first AI confirmation in Cheonan in 33 days. All ducks on the farm will be culled with quarantine authorities asking nearby farms to be vigilant on protecting their birds. The latest case marks the 49th bird flu outbreak confirmed in the country since suspected cases were first reported on Dec. 29, the NVRQS said. The government has since culled more than 6.04 million birds in six provinces across the country. – LINK: http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/03/113_82526.html New outbreaks in India: Fresh cases of avian influenza or bird flu have been detected in another Tripura poultry farm, and culling of birds is expected to start on Monday, an official said on Sunday. “At least 400 poultry birds have died since March 1 at the Gandhi Gram government poultry farm. Central government expe rts tested the samples of the dead birds and found them positive for the H5 strain of avian influenza,” Tripura animal resource development department Joint Director Jyotirmoy Chakraborty told IANS. According to officials, if the two reports are confirmed positive for the H5 strain of avian influenza, the culling of birds would start from Monday at the government poultry farm where more than 7,000 poultry birds are lodged. - LINK: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Fresh-cases-of-bird-flu-in-Tripura/Article1-670131.aspx Chickens dying in 8 districts of Sumatra, Indonesia: Residents in Padang, West Sumatra, have been warned about a possible bird flu endemic after five people were suspected of having contracted the virus. “Padang residents should take precautions,” Padang Health Agency head Afrida Aziz was quoted as saying in Padang on Saturday by Antara news agency. She said monitoring bird flu remained a top priority given the impact of the deadly disease, especially in the wake of reports of mass chicken deaths in the city’s eight districts. The eight districts are Padang Barat, Padang Utara, Padang Timur, Padang Selatan, Kuranji, Lubuk Begalung, Koto Tangah and Nanggalo. “In those eight districts, residents have reported that many fowl died suddenly,” Afrida said. She added her agency was working with the town’s agriculture, forestry and plantation agencies to monitor cases and called for chicken breeders to immediately report unusual chicken deaths to effectively roll out preventive measures to contain the virus. The five people reported to have contracted the bird flu virus have been hospitalized. “Doctors are examining their blood samples,” Afrida said. – LINK: http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/03/06/bird-flu-alert-heightened-padang-city.html Scientists alarmed as bumblebee numbers plunge worldwide March 5, 2011- Bumblebees, also known as Bombus terristris, are the pollinating cousins of wasps and hornets. They are the number one pollinator for wild growing plants as well as commercial agriculture; you may have seen them flitting around your Gran’s tomato plants on summer evenings, busy at work. However, these popular and beloved buzzing insects that help bring us all kinds of food– from coffee beans to fresh apples — bring alarming news. In the past few decades scientific studies have found that increasing numbers of bumblebee colonies are disappearing. It’s possible that Bombus affinis, one of the many bumblebee subspecies native to North America, have all but died out. Between 1976 and 2006, there was a huge loss in the number of wild bumblebee colonies; they are now almost completely gone. Not only North America is suffering from this bumblebee disappearance; in the UK, over the past 70 years 3 out of 24 native bumblebee species have gone extinct. Why are bumblebees suddenly taking leave of their duties as master pollinators? Well, it appears that no one person can agree on a single cause. Scientific evidence strongly suggests that the combination of insecticides and disease from imported bees, bred in greenhouses, are two main causes of bee deaths. One highly dangerous group of insecticides, called neonicotinoids, have been used since the 90s in North America on a wide variety of crops. The bees’ fragile internal organs and furry bodies are extremely susceptible to toxic chemicals, and as many farmers douse their crops with these chemicals, the bees and crops suffer together. Bumblebees also find it very difficult to adapt to the changing environment as the air gets hotter and hotter. Climate change, environmental stress, harmful chemicals- these are all human induced symptoms that are believed to be contributing to rapid bee extinction. Without the bees, our crops will not receive the healthy and widely spread pollination needed to continue reproducing, and the quality of our worldwide produce will be compromised. Bumblebees aren’t the only ones suffering from such causes like global warming and climate change. All species, from whales to Siberian tigers to tiny amphibians, are dying because of similar reasons. LINK: http://www.earthtimes.org/nature/bumblebees-gone-wind-major-disappearance/376/ March 19′s bad moon rising: Will there be earthquakes and lightning? March 5, 2011 – The astronomer Richard Nolle coined the term “Super Moon” which means a new or full moon at 90% or greater of its closest perigee to Earth. Well on March 19th the moon will be at perigee (its closest position in its orbit to Earth). This will be the closest perigee in 18 years. The largest effect will be on the tide which occurs at the full moon every month as the closer to the earth the moon orbits, so the effect on tides increases. A 5% increase in proximity makes about 20% difference in the power the moon exerts so those in coastal regions should anticipate stronger tides. An extreme “SuperMoon” is when the moon is full or new as well as at its 100% greater mean perigee (closest) distance to earth. By this definition, last month’s full moon, this month’s and next month’s will all be extreme “SuperMoons”. Some largely internet-based claims say such events are related to catastrophes such as extreme seismic events or extreme weather and some coincidental strong events have happened at the same time as Super Moons, however no definitive scientific research has concluded that. LINK: http://www.ksby.com/news/super-moons-what-are-they-/ Super tide claims life of several swimmers in Dubai March 5, 2011 – DUBAI - Two people drowned in rough seas opposite the Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR) development in Dubai Marina yesterday (Friday). A British man on holiday was pulled from the sea near the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort at about 1.45pm. A group of beachgoers attempted to resuscitate him, and then an ambulance crew gave him further treatment on the scene. Less than two hours later a second body, believed to be a European man in his mid-40s, was pulled from the surf nearby. An official at Rashid Hospital in Dubai confirmed that it received two men dead on arrival. Dubai Police Rescue Operations and Dubai municipality officials ordered the beach to be closed to swimmers at 4pm. A Dubai Municipality official at the beach said there were several other near drownings. He added: “We are closing down the beach. We have had five cases in one day and this is due to the undercurrents that are pulling swimmers in.” “The sea was really hard core,” he said. “The waves were about five to six feet high and you would stick your feet in the water and feel the current dragging you out.” WAM, the state news agency, had earlier issued a statement warning people about strong tides. LINK: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/three-drown-in-rough-seas-in-dubai Sunspot activity intensifies on the solar surface March 5, 2011 - BIG SUNSPOTS: Sunspots 1164 and 1166 are so large, people are noticing them at sunrise and sunset when the sun is dimmed by clouds and haze. The dark cores of these regions are many times wider than Earth, so they are conspicuous even from a distance of 93 million miles. Readers who monitor the spots using properly-filtered backyard telescopes are likely to see flares in action; sunspot 1164 in particular has a delta-class magnetic field that harbors energy for X-class eruptions. AURORA WATCH: A coronal mass ejection (CME) is en route to Earth, due to arrive on March 6th. The CME is slow-moving and not especially massive. Nevertheless, its arrival could provoke geomagnetic storms around the Arctic Circle. High-latitude sky watchers should be alert for auroras. 6 quake strikes Kamchatka peninsula in 24 hours March 4, 2011 – Kamchatka, Russia - Kamchatka contains about 160 volcanoes with about 29 of them currently considered as being active. Gorely, Karymsky, Kizimen, Bezymianny, and Sheveluch are volcanoes currently under various watches. The quakes which have rattled the peninsula were a 4.7, a 4.9, followed by a 5.0 and a 5.1 and a 4.7 and a 4.8 - so there seems to be a gradual increase in intensity and activity. We will continue to monitor this region for the possibility of on-going seismic activity.

Topics to be discussed are the daily changes of the planet. Far North Pole shaken by moderate quake March 4, 2011 – NORTH POLE – A 4.8 earthquake rattles the far North Pole at a depth of 10 km at NORTH OF SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA (number 5 grid in Yellow) on the map of the Arctic Pole. The peculiar nature of the location of this quake leads us to conclude that since the magnetic north pole is now racing towards Russia and the Earth has been under constant bombardment from the rabid sheer of the solar winds over the last 48 hours, that this is a trembling effect in magnetic field generation- perhaps one more tangible sign that planet’s magnetic field dexterity is insidiously eroding. We’ve been watching seismic anomalies under Greenland and strain starting to show across Antarctica from the recent bout of planetary tremors that have occurred over the last 4 months. Below are the latest telemetry seismic data readings from (left) Antarctica and Greenland (right). U.S. officials puzzled by high number of deaths of dolphins and manatees March 4, 2011 – MIAMI - Near-record numbers of manatees have died in Florida waters in early 2011, the second straight year of above-average deaths, alarming officials who are also puzzled by a surge in dolphin fatalities along the US Gulf Coast. Of the 163 manatee deaths recorded from January 1 to February 25, 91 of them have been blamed on cold water temperatures off the southern US state, where normally temperate weather draws the protected sea creatures during winter months, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Manatees live near the coastline, and when weather turns cold they often shelter near springs or in warmer discharge canals at power plants to avoid the condition known as “cold stress,” which can weaken and eventually kill the aquatic mammals. A record 185 manatees died in Florida during the same period last year, according to the commission. Authorities at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are also investigating the huge increase in baby dolphins found washed up dead along the US Gulf Coast, in the first birthing season since the BP oil spill disaster. LINK: http://www.terradaily.com/reports/High_manatee_dolphin_deaths_puzzle_US_officials_999.html Earth trembles again in Southwest Iceland March 4, 2011 – ICELAND – An earthquake measuring 3.7 in magnitude on the Richter scale hit one kilometer northeast of Krýsuvík on Reykjanes peninsula in southwest Iceland yesterday and the tremor could clearly be felt in the capital region. The earthquake, which hit at a depth of 3.8 kilometers, was smaller than those measured in the area last weekend. There was constant seismic activity around Krýsuvík yesterday but no other quakes were stronger than three points on the Richter scale, Morgunbladid reports. According to the Icelandic Meteorological Office, there is no reason to conclude that this is anything else than a conventional series of earthquakes while the tremors are all at the same depth—so far, all quakes hit at a depth of three to five kilometers. LINK: http://www.icelandreview.com/icelandreview/daily_news/Earth_Trembles_again_in_Southwest_Iceland_0_374783.news.aspx Thousand cankers disease killing walnut trees in 8 U.S. states March 3, 2011 - OREGON – Eugene’s urban forest is facing a very serious threat from a new disease called Thousand Cankers Disease that is killing black walnut trees in eight western states. Laboratory analysis at the Plant Clinic at Oregon State University (OSU) confirmed the large walnut on Madison Street next to Gray’s Garden Center to be the first known case in Eugene found to have the disease. The disease has probably been present in Eugene for the last few years, and it has already been found in every county in the Willamette Valley, according to Dr. Jay Pscheidt, OSU Extension Plant Pathology Specialist. Thousand Cankers Disease is caused by a newly-discovered fungus (Geosmithia morbida) that is carried to trees by the tiny walnut twig beetle. The fungus kills areas of bark throughout the tree. Cankers eventually grow together and girdle limbs and the trunk so nutrients can no longer move in the tree. Trees in the Willamette Valley typically die within two to five years after showing their first symptoms of summer leaf yellowing and branch dieback. Currently, there are no known insecticides or fungicides that control the beetle or disease. “The City is working with Oregon State University, Lane County Extension Farms, and Gardens Program, and local arborists and governmental agencies to figure out the best way for us to act responsibly in limiting the spread of this disease when we handle affected trees,” says Mark Snyder, City of Eugene urban forester. “Since there is no known cure at this time, community members should work with their tree care professional to determine whether or not a tree they are concerned about is a black walnut tree and if it is infected (many Oregon walnuts are hybrids and are less susceptible, as is the English walnut). LINK: http://www.kval.com/news/117254873.html Christchurch hit by huge dust storm- quake fatalities rise to 160 March 3, 2011 - CHRISTCHURCH - Strong winds whipped up huge dust clouds in earthquake-hit Christchurch Wednesday, as officials defended the devastated city’s building standards. Gusts of 70 kilometres per hour (44 mph) buffeted emergency crews in the ruins of New Zealand’s second largest city, hampering the search for bodies amid fears of masonry dislodging and trees toppling. “In some places it was difficult to stand up, you’d look across the city and see these enormous clouds of dust blowing down the main avenues — it’s been a terrible day,” mayor Bob Parker said. The winds stirred an estimated 200,000 tonnes of silt and sand pushed up from the ground after the power of the February 22 quake loosened the bond between soil particles in a process called liquefaction. Search and rescue teams donned respirators and dodged flying sheets of corrugated iron as they raked through the wreckage, while supplies of facemasks were rushed to Christchurch for residents. LINK: http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Massive_dust_storm_hits_quake-hit_Christchurch_999.html Scientists warn Earth on the brink of 6th Extinction March 3, 2011 – With the steep decline in populations of many animal species, from frogs and fish to tigers, some scientists have warned that Earth is on the brink of a mass extinction like those that occurred only five times before during the past 540 million years. Each of these ‘Big Five’ saw three-quarters or more of all animal species go extinct. In a study to be published in the March 3 issue of the journal Nature, University of California, Berkeley, paleobiologists assess where mammals and other species stand today in terms of possible extinction, compared with the past 540 million years, and they find cause for hope as well as alarm. “If you look only at the critically endangered mammals – those where the risk of extinction is at least 50 percent within three of their generations – and assume that their time will run out, and they will be extinct in 1,000 years, that puts us clearly outside any range of normal, and tells us that we are moving into the mass extinction realm,” said principal author Anthony D. Barnosky, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology, a curator in the Museum of Paleontology and a research paleontologist in the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology. “If currently threatened species – those officially classed as critically endangered, endangered and vulnerable – actually went extinct, and that rate of extinction continued, the sixth mass extinction could arrive within as little as 3 to 22 centuries,” he said. Nevertheless, Barnosky added, it’s not too late to save these critically endangered mammals and other such species and stop short of the tipping point. That would require dealing with a perfect storm of threats, including habitat fragmentation, invasive species, disease and global warming. Coauthor Charles Marshall, UC Berkeley professor of integrative biology and director of the campus’s Museum of Paleontology, emphasized that the small number of recorded extinctions to date does not mean we are not in a crisis. “Just because the magnitude is low compared to the biggest mass extinctions we’ve seen in a half a billion years doesn’t mean to say that they aren’t significant,” he said. “Even though the magnitude is fairly low, present rates are higher than during most past mass extinctions.” LINK: http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-03-earth-sixth-mass-extinction.html Scientists find Arctic blooms are occurring earlier each year March 3, 2011 - ARCTIC – Warming temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic may be behind a progressively earlier bloom of a crucial annual marine event, and the shift could hold consequences for the entire food chain and carbon cycling in the region. Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, along with colleagues in Portugal and Mexico, plotted the yearly spring bloom of phytoplankton — tiny plants at the base of the ocean food chain — in the Arctic Ocean and found the peak timing of the event has been progressing earlier each year for more than a decade. The researchers analyzed satellite data depicting ocean color and phytoplankton production to determine that the spring bloom has come up to 50 days earlier in some areas in that time span. The earlier Arctic blooms have roughly occurred in areas where ice concentrations have dwindled and created gaps that make early blooms possible, say the researchers, who publish their findings in the March 9 edition of the journal Global Change Biology. During the one- to two-week spring bloom, which occurs in warm as well as cold regions, a major influx of new organic carbon enters the marine ecosystem through a massive peak in phytoplankton photosynthesis, which converts carbon dioxide into organic matter as part of the global carbon cycle. Phytoplankton blooms stimulate production of zooplankton, microscopic marine animals, which become a food. LINK: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/03/110302171320.htm Earthquake seismic waves can trigger other seismic events across the planet March 2, 2011 – LOS ANGELES – By studying seismographs from the earthquake that hit Chile last February, earth scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found a statistically significant increase of microearthquakes in central California in the first few hours after the main shock. The observation provides an additional support that seismic waves from distant earthquakes could also trigger seismic events on the other side of Earth. The results may be found online in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. It has been well known that microearthquakes can be triggered instantaneously by distant earthquakes. However, sometimes the triggered events could occur long after the passage of the direct surface waves that take the shortest path on Earth’s surface. There are several other explanations out there about how such delayed triggering occurs. Some involve the redistribution of pore fluids and triggered aseismic creep, while others simply consider them as aftershocks of the directly triggered events. But the group from Georgia Tech found something different. “From our research, we’ve concluded the delayed triggering that occurs in the first few hours after an earthquake could be caused by multiple surface waves traveling back and forth around the Earth multiple times,” said Zhigang Peng, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. In a previous paper, also published in Geophysical Research Letters last December, Peng’s research group found that the direct surface waves of the Chilean earthquake triggered seismic activity in central California. In this new study, Peng’s group looked beyond the direct surface waves and focused on secondary and tertiary waves that return after traveling across the globe multiple times. In addition, they went beyond earthquake information published in the U.S. Geological Survey catalog and instead studied the seismographs. LINK: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110225082930.htm Scientists warn of more intense future snowstorms as climate unravels March 2, 2011 – JAPAN – Climate change is not only making the planet warmer, it is also making snowstorms stronger and more frequent, US scientists said on Tuesday. “Heavy snowstorms are not inconsistent with a warming planet,” said scientist Jeff Masters, as part of a conference call with reporters and colleagues convened by the Union of Concern Scientists. “In fact, as the Earth gets warmer and more moisture gets absorbed into the atmosphere, we are steadily loading the dice in favor of more extreme storms in all seasons, capable of causing greater impacts on society.” Masters said that the northeastern United States has been coated in heavy snowfall from major Category Three storms or larger three times in each of the past two winters, storms that are unparalleled since the winter of 1960-61. “If the climate continues to warm, we should expect an increase in heavy snow events for a few decades, until the climate grows so warm that we pass the point where it’s too warm for it to snow heavily.” Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado, said less sea ice in the Artic translates to more moisture in the atmosphere, and could also cause an atmospheric circulation pattern in polar regions known as Arctic Oscillation. “It’s still cutting-edge research and there’s no smoking gun, but there’s evidence that with less sea ice, you put a lot of heat from the ocean into the atmosphere, and the circulation of the atmosphere responds to that,” Serreze said. LINK: http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.065c95c9ec87c66849736794b4625215.831&show_article=1 Sunburn: Solar wind from coronal hole blast planet Earth March 2, 2011 - MAGNETIC STORM IN PROGRESS: A solar wind stream hit Earth’s magnetic field during the early hours of March 1st. The impact sparked a geomagnetic storm that was, at first, minor, but the storm has been intensifying throughout the day. Spotters are now reporting auroras over Northern Ireland, Scotland, Latvia, Norway, and Sweden. If trends continue, the display could spread to the high latitudes of North America after nightfall. Stay tuned! -Space Weather Well, we said this was a nasty hole rotating towards the planet. Solar wind speeds have revved up to 638 km/sec. We’re on the watch for the eruption of flares with this present sunspot cluster. Below the planet magnetosphere is hit with a burn blast from the rabid flow of the solar wind stream. LINK: Lost Horizon: Magnetic field reversal effects increasing March 1, 2011 - The Earth’s magnetic field is changing at an increasing rate, throwing off airports and altering the aurora borealis — and its effect on ordinary compasses could mean the difference between homeward bound and hopelessly lost. Earth’s northernmost magnetic point — or magnetic north — is distinct from its geographic North Pole, and scientists have long known that the magnetic poles are on the move. But the magnetic poles have been moving faster lately, sliding towards Siberia at 34 miles per year at a speed that’s accelerated 36 percent over the last 10 years, according to the United States Geological Survey, or USGS. “At Washington D.C., the compass points 10 degrees to the west of true north,” Jeffrey Love, USGS advisor for geomagnetic research, told FoxNews.com. “And this is increasing at Washington at a rate of about 1/10 of a degree per year.” But don’t touch that calibration dial just yet: The accuracy of compasses fluctuates with the field, he said, meaning compasses are more or less accurate depending on where you use them. “It’s different at different places on the earth,” Love said. The magnetic shift is costing the aviation and marine industries millions of dollars to upgrade navigational systems and charts, Florida’s Sun Sentinel reported. LINK: http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/02/25/ordinary-compasses-thrown-changes-earths-magnetic-field/

If you have faith in God, there is nothing to fear... It was all written... From every Civilization throughout the exitence of humanity has pointed to these very days we are living in. The evidence of the rapid changes in the planet is everywhere. Its whether you choose to accept it or not. I guess we will all be waiting for the day we see it in the sky. There is no point in saying "I TOLD YOU SO" when it is here. We will all be waiting for this, and when it's here, HAVE FAITH TO REMOVE THE FEAR. I guess the greatest question you can ask yourself is.... WHAT IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF CENTER OF OUR GALAXY... Some can speculate... But I already know the answer:

That article was made to confuse the public. Keep an eye on the Orion constellation. That's where Tyche is expected to be "found."

I'm glad I can humor you with such lies... LOL... Here's another lie you might find entertaining. When we see 2 sun's in the sky it is actually a supernova. Were not exactly sure when it will happen, but it might happen by 2012: Two Suns? Twin Stars Could Be Visible From Earth By 2012 Earth could be getting a second sun, at least temporarily. Dr. Brad Carter, Senior Lecturer of Physics at the University of Southern Queensland, outlined the scenario to news.com.au. Betelgeuse, one of the night sky's brightest stars, is losing mass, indicating it is collapsing. It could run out of fuel and go super-nova at any time. When that happens, for at least a few weeks, we'd see a second sun, Carter says. There may also be no night during that timeframe. The Star Wars-esque scenario could happen by 2012, Carter says... or it could take longer. The explosion could also cause a neutron star or result in the formation of a black hole 1300 light years from Earth, reports news.com.au. But doomsday sayers should be careful about speculation on this one. If the star does go super-nova, Earth will be showered with harmless particles, according to Carter. "They will flood through the Earth and bizarrely enough, even though the supernova we see visually will light up the night sky, 99 per cent of the energy in the supernova is released in these particles that will come through our bodies and through the Earth with absolutely no harm whatsoever," he told news.com.au. In fact, a neutrino shower could be beneficial to Earth. According to Carter this "star stuff" makes up the universe. "It literally makes things like gold, silver - all the heavy elements - even things like uranium....a star like Betelgeuse is instantly forming for us all sorts of heavy elements and atoms that our own Earth and our own bodies have from long past supernovi," said Carter. UPDATE: To clarify, the news.com.au article does not say a neutrino shower could be beneficial to Earth, but implies a supernova could be beneficial, stating, "Far from being a sign of the apocalypse, according to Dr Carter the supernova will provide Earth with elements necessary for survival and continuity." UPDATE II: In a follow-up piece on news.com.au, Dr. Carter stressed that there is no way of knowing when the star may go supernova. U.S. astronomer Phil Plait added, "Betelgeuse might go up tonight, or it might not be for 100,000 years. We're just not sure." Maybe you're right. Why haven't we seen it yet? Does that mean it is not there because we haven't seen it? I guess it's best for you to believe what the media has to say: that when we do see two sun's it's a supernova. Which makes so much sense! Article link: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/20/two-suns-twin-stars_n_811864.html

I'm not talking about aliens... I'm talking about your government. The so called New World Order,Free Masons, illuminati, whatever you want to call it. The existence of a New World Order is to maintain authority in world thrown into chaos due to the coming geological upheaval. Their are underground shelters/ tunnel systems throughout the US, the Denver International Airport is just one of the most recognizable. The government has known about Tyche and this coming solar cycle and how it would affect the planet, and that nothing can survive on the surface. So they have prepared for this for a long time by building these underground tunnel systems. SEE the SEED vault. The world has been preparing for this. When I say people will disappear it does not mean alien abductions. All of the intelligent, wealthy , and famous will be chosen to survive. It wont be some worldwide lottery. It will be discreet. And I know this because someone that is in the army told me about it. But who knows.... Maybe you are all right. Maybe aliens from Mars will come to save the people that are "left behind" LOL And when I say binary companion it refers to Tyche. Our Sun is part of a binary star system. When two stars come close to completing their orbit around a center of mass at the same time the results are the worse solar storm seen in human memory. The information is out their, if you are not convinced the world is rapidly changing search The Extinction Protocol and see what happens everyday. It's better to stay informed now and at least have this in mind. Once the X-Class solar flare swarm begins, their will be no Internet to SEARCH where these underground shelters are. It's best you do your research now and exchange information with others while you still can.

Some people just don't want to believe.... Even with the evidence right in front of us.... Rest assure.... We will all be able to see this binary companion in the sky within the next 6 months. I don't know about all of you, but I would begin consider moving underground. It would be best to prepare yourself as well and try to find where "THEY" reside. You can start off by searching Denver International Airport. However this is not the only place, their are many spread across the US. Once people begin dissappearing; now you will know where they will be. ! Moderator Note split from http://www.scienceforums.net/topic/54869-we-found-one-new-planet/

If you really want to read the research paper and actual lab experiments performed to qualify this simple explanation then ask the author: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com/2011/01/31/whats-distorting-and-twisting-the-planets-magnetic-field/ The author posted a comment on this topic and offered a simple explanation as to why it does reverse. The idea is easy to grasp, as opposes to no explanation of causation. If anyone can find a more precise explanation then offer one. Perhaps the irregular intervals of reversal are due to our position in space relative to other planets, galactic core, or the so called binary companion (second sun).

Whether you choose to believe it or not, the planet is undergoing radical changes due to the polar shift and the solar cycle. For some the reason is unclear. However here is a reason that seems to clarify the causation of the polar shift: It’s simple really. The Earth & the rest of our solar system is below the Galactic Equator. Every 26,000 years our solar system passes through it. We go up through it and back down through it like a sea saw. The Galactic Equator has a North & South polarity like a planet, especially Earth. The problem is Earths North pole is facing the North pole polarity of the Galactic Equator. So basically the Galactic Equators North pole is on the bottom & south pole on the top. As Earth approach’s the Galactic Equator, getting ever closer to it, the two same polarity poles push against each other. Take two magnets & from a short distance away, face both of their north poles together, then slowly push them towards each other & you will see them push each other away. Now pretend one magnet is the Galactic Equator & mount it down so it can’t move, then pretend the other magnet is Earth. Then move the Earth magnet towards the Galactic Equator magnet & of course the Earth magnet will flip around. This effect is also what we call the Magnetic Flip, which scientist know happens in cycles but never explained why. In the featured picture above that shows the twisting of Earths magnetic field, what you seeing is the Earth’s magnetic field being pressed against with great force from the same polarity resistance by the Galactic Equators North polarity. Through the process of natural South Polarity & North Polarity attraction, the South pole forms the same shape as the North when the North pole is being bent out of shape. Earths poles are twisting because the Galactic Equator spins to the right & Earths also spins to the right causing the Earths magnetic field to twist like the threads on a screw.

Aliens will first present themselves publicly at these events: WE HIT TURBULENCE? LISTEN TILL THE END. MORE THAN 180,000 people were at Electric Daisy Carnival this summer and similar events. A good forum that talks about everything going on around the world is this link: http://2012forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=14693&start=4785 Just going thru the past 12 months of posts, you can clearly see the Earth is changing. These events are controlled by Illuminati/FreeMason members. Insomniac Events has been wide awake since 1993. These events are worldwide, it would only make sense that their purpose is far beyond entertainment.

Yesterday their was an article released in Science Daily about this topic. Acidifying Oceans Spell Bleak Marine Biological Future 'by End of Century', Mediterranean Research Finds ScienceDaily (Aug. 31, 2010) — A unique 'natural laboratory' in the Mediterranean Sea is revealing the effects of rising carbon dioxide levels on life in the oceans. The results show a bleak future for marine life as ocean acidity rises, and suggest that similar lowering of ocean pH levels may have been responsible for massive extinctions in the past. The scientists, from the University of Plymouth and the University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, studied a single celled organisms called Foraminifera around volcanic carbon dioxide vents off Naples in Italy. The study, published in the September issue of the Journal of the Geological Society, found that increasing CO2 levels caused foram diversity to fall from 24 species to only 4. 'Previous studies have shown a reduction in diversity of 30%, but this is even bigger for forams', said Dr Jason Hall-Spencer, one of the study's co-authors. 'A tipping point occurs at mean pH 7.8. This is the pH level predicted for the end of this century'. Rising carbon dioxide levels acidify the ocean, which has a particularly devastating effect on organisms that have calcium carbonate shells, like Foraminifera. 'Forams are well preserved in the fossil record, which is why we chose to study them', says Dr Hall-Spencer. 'We knew the results were likely to show a decline in foram diversity but we weren't expecting such a seismic shift'. Forams record past events in the geological record -- in particular, the effect of the Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), a period of massive carbon release and rapid warming, 55 million years ago, accompanied by extinctions in marine life. It is also thought to have seen a period of ocean acidification. 'That was a period when massive changes in marine ecology happened' says Dr Hall-Spencer. 'Our natural laboratory provides a glimpse into the future of our oceans'. 'These are the first CO2 vents to be used to study ocean acidification. They allow us to observe how ecosystems react to changes in ocean acidity. We can see for our own eyes what increasing CO2 levels do to marine communities'. 'At a mean pH level of 7.8, calcified organisms begin to disappear, and non calcifying ones take over. We are headed towards that being the case in this century. The big concern for me is that unless we curb carbon emissions we risk mass extinctions, degrading coastal waters and encouraging outbreaks of toxic jellyfish and algae.' Co-author Professor Malcolm Hart are presenting the research to the 2010 FORAMS meeting in Bonn on Friday 6 September. This weekend, Deborah Wall-Palmer will present the work being done at Plymouth on the last 250,000 years of ocean acidification at the International Palaeoceanography Conference in San Diego, being held on 29 August -- 3 September. LINK: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100825093651.htm

I found an article that was just released a few days ago. The scientific community is begining to look at this seriously and notifying the public. Massive solar storm to hit Earth in 2012 with 'force of 100m bombs' Thu, Aug 26 12:50 PM Melbourne, Aug 26 (ANI): Astronomers are predicting that a massive solar storm, much bigger in potential than the one that caused spectacular light shows on Earth earlier this month, is to strike our planet in 2012 with a force of 100 million hydrogen bombs. Several US media outlets have reported that NASA was warning the massive flare this month was just a precursor to a massive solar storm building that had the potential to wipe out the entire planet's power grid. Despite its rebuttal, NASA's been watching out for this storm since 2006 and reports from the US this week claim the storms could hit on that most Hollywood of disaster dates - 2012. Similar storms back in 1859 and 1921 caused worldwide chaos, wiping out telegraph wires on a massive scale. The 2012 storm has the potential to be even more disruptive. "The general consensus among general astronomers (and certainly solar astronomers) is that this coming Solar maximum (2012 but possibly later into 2013) will be the most violent in 100 years," News.com.au quoted astronomy lecturer and columnist Dave Reneke as saying. "A bold statement and one taken seriously by those it will affect most, namely airline companies, communications companies and anyone working with modern GPS systems. "They can even trip circuit breakers and knock out orbiting satellites, as has already been done this year," added Reneke. No one really knows what effect the 2012-2013 Solar Max will have on today's digital-reliant society. Dr Richard Fisher, director of NASA's Heliophysics division, told Reneke the super storm would hit like "a bolt of lightning", causing catastrophic consequences for the world's health, emergency services and national security unless precautions are taken. NASA said that a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences found that if a similar storm occurred today, it could cause "1 to 2 trillion dollars in damages to society's high-tech infrastructure and require four to 10 years for complete recovery". The reason for the concern comes as the sun enters a phase known as Solar Cycle 24. Most experts agree, although those who put the date of Solar Max in 2012 are getting the most press. They claim satellites will be aged by 50 years, rendering GPS even more useless than ever, and the blast will have the equivalent energy of 100 million hydrogen bombs. "We know it is coming but we don't know how bad it is going to be," Fisher told Reneke. "Systems will just not work. The flares change the magnetic field on the Earth and it's rapid, just like a lightning bolt. That's the solar effect," he added. The findings are published in the most recent issue of Australasian Science. (ANI) ARTICLE: http://in.news.yahoo.com/139/20100826/981/tsc-massive-solar-storm-to-hit-earth-in_1.html I also found this website of interest http://www.lunarplanner.com/HolyCross.html Anyone still skeptical?

I don't really understand what that means, but if your saying that a solar flare is going to melt the planet, that's not what will happen. Based on research that will be discussed at the international workshop of seismo- electromagnetics held in India this November, the most likely situation will be worldwide volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. The worst case scenario would be the depletion of the magnetic field as well as a "blowout" of the Earth's core. Others that are attending this workshop have more extensive research on this topic. If it is possible, I will try to get footage of the discussion being held their.

Perhaps the same force of destruction is responsible for creation. If Mars were in our same position/ alignment as we will be, maybe the solar flare could reignite it's core, magnetic field, and plate tectonics.

The truth of the matter is Earth will ne struck by a strong enough solar flare that will cause the planet to end up like Mars. THE GALACTIC ALIGNMENT IS THE CRUCIFIXTION OF THE PLANET ON THE GALACTIC PLANE. We have been saying it for the past 2000 years: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER, THE SUN, AND THE HOLY GHOST. This itself represents the GALACTIC ALIGNMENT. It is the passing of our Sun's companion star: THE HOLY GHOST, And the alignment between THE FATHER or the galactic core. The center of the galaxy is like a vaccum pulling particles from the sun towards it, but as the companion star passes thru, gravity diminshes, thus making a massive sunspot. This is what we will see. This is what is going to happen. As you can see, in so many ways it resembles the Illuminati Symbol. WE HAVE KNOW ALL ALONG! The passing of the brown dwarf star causes a difference in gravitational force of attraction, thus creating the massive sunspot. This is what the sun will look like around 12/21/2012. It is the EYE OF GOD. The sun will have a massive sunspot, so massive that when it omits a solar flare, we can not avoid our fate. This truly is the answer to the question: IS IT THE END? And it is. The Egyptian called it the Eye of Horus. The Mayans predicted it on their calendar. And even the crucifixtion of Jesus Christ forshadows our fate. HOWEVER an even bigger question emerges: WERE WE WARNED?

The Gulf Coast oil spill is not an isolated event. There's another oil spill in the Red Sea. All Oil companies need to give scientists and the public an opportunity to extensively examine these multiple situations. More than likely all pressure intruments worldwide are begining to read above normal presure. This can be caused by all of the solar flares. SOURCE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37834236/ns/world_news-world_environment/

Once again our position in space relative to other celestial bodies such as other stars and planets make this alignment different. Looking at previous alignments would not be a good way to look at this situation because the planet's position in space relative to everything else is not the same. A news report from Tuesdays June 8th meeting held by authorities in Washington DC has in short concluded that we are headed for the worst solar storm ever seen and that "Earth and space are about to come into contact in a way that's new to human history." However the question is what is causing it to be so much different? SOURCE: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_Keeping_A_Wary_Eye_On_Space_Weather_999.html SOURCE: http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/active-sun-solar-storms-100609.html In short some may speculate that this solar cycle is different due to the Great Celestial Conjunction. This event takes place four times a Precessional cycle (Platonic year), approximately every 6500 years, but the current one is seemingly to be considered as the Origin of this cycle since the Tropical Zodiac Winter Solstice point is also close to the Galactic Centre and Solar Apex (the latter object is not considered in other concepts). The orthogonality of the Solar Zodiac and Tropical Zodiac axes at the Great Celestial Conjunction has evidently caused a change in both the flux and polarities of the energies radiated from the Galaxy to the Earth. To clarify this point, just think what happens when you stick your hand out of the window of a driving car. When you hold your hand orthogonal to the direction of travel of the car, you will get the maximum flux of the wind energy that will be experienced as drag, but when hold your hand parallel to the direction of travel, almost no drag is experienced. This is also why we align a solar panel perpendicular to the solar rays to get the maximum flux and the highest efficiency. This is what’s been happening on a Galactic scale with the Earth, the ‘solar panel’ has been aligned such that we’re experiencing a different Galactic energy flux radiated from the Galactic Core. A more in depth explanation of the relationship of other celestial bodies and their location in space relative to our sun and planet is explained in the link below. SOURCE: http://www.soulsofdistortion.nl/Galactic%20Alignment.html

Yes. However this solar cycle is significantly different compared to the past solar cycles we've had. The solar maximum of 2012 is significantly stronger in terms of the amount of energy that each solar flare produces, the duration time of each solar phenomenon, and the amount of events that we've had and will continue to have. The peak of this solar cycle is on the winter solstice of 2012. SOURCE: http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_Keeping_A_Wary_Eye_On_Space_Weather_999.html If you look at the data you can see that around the time of the winter solstice of 2009, there was a significant amount of solar activity. This marked the beginning of the solar cycle. SOURCE: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive.html It is expected to increase, but only around the time of the winter solstice of each year, in which our position in space will be facing the galactic bulge. The reason why it is significantly different is that these solar event have all happened in a short period of time and it has been causing all of the earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Some seem skeptical about the connection between solar activity and seismic activity. However physicist, seismologists, and astronomers from around the world are beginning to agree that solar activity is causation of seismic activity. The last workshop on the topic of seismo- electromagnetics was in 2005. SOURCE: http://www.iwse.ee.uec.ac.jp/cfp.pdf'>http://www.iwse.ee.uec.ac.jp/cfp.pdf SOURCE: http://www.iwse.ee.uec.ac.jp/ The next one is this year in November. SOURCE: http://www.fetrbs.org/iwse-as2010/index.htm Over the past 6 months, there is more than enough data collected from NASA and geologist from around the world to show there is a strong relationship between these two events. With that in mind you have to ask yourself, what will the outcome be of the climax of this solar cycle? Here is our position in space relative to everything else right now: The galactic bulge does have a gravitational force of attraction. We have seen this with the perturbing orbits of our outer planets. Some have speculated that the causation of this is another planet (Planet X) or a brown dwarf beyond the Oort cloud. However it is neither. It is actually the galactic core which also causes our solar cycles. Our position in space on the winter solstice of 2012 proves that we will face the full force of attraction, which will cause a strong amount of solar activity and thus volcanic and seismic activity.Here is our position in space relative to everything else on the winter solstice of 2012: As you can see there is nothing else in between the sun, the planet and the galactic core. SOURCE: http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Solar Once again before coming to the conclusion that their is no possible way that this will affect us, an investigation is needed by the public and others to determine the outcome of these coming events. However from what has been happening over the past 6 months, the situation is looking grim. Think about all of the earthquakes we've been having, the oil well blowout, the volcanic eruption in Iceland and Ecuador, and Jupiter losing one of its rings. It can all be traced back to the energy of the sun. If you are still skeptical about all of this then ask yourself again the same question, what will the outcome be of the climax of this solar cycle, when it is the winter solstice of 2011. By that time more earthquakes and volcano eruptions will have occurred, and it will be hard to dismiss this connection.

In a way the Bible had it right. The Earth may end in fire. If you really want to know you have to ask where our position in space relative to the sun and the galactic core will be at the peak of the solar maximum.

Could it have something to do with solar activity?

I selected the data from the Seismic Activity data on EXCEL and clicked to create a chart. Each point represents the highest magnitude earthquake of the day. What should I do to correct it?

Starting this month I will be doing monthly analyses on seismic activity and solar activity. It is up to others to determine if solar activity is causation of seismic activity or coincidence. Just remember energy is neither created nor destroyed but it is simply converted from one form to another. My goal is to have seismic activity divided by each tectonic plate, however I am only one person and it's to much work to do all by myself. If anyone wants to contribute to this research, go on ahead. SOLAR ACTIVITY Qualitative Data Source: 3D SUN app for iPOD Quantitative Data Source: http://www.lmsal.com/solarsoft/latest_events_archive.html SEISMIC ACTIVITY Source: http://www.ga.gov.au/earthquakes/ GRAPH ANALYSIS

Oil well blowouts are caused by pressure control systems failing. Is it possible that the pressure control system failed due to Earth’s internal pressure increasing? Could Earth’s inner core temperatures be increasing thus causing the surrounding layer’s temperature to increase as well? As a result could the outer layers of the Earth’s inner core push oil in oil wells out? This could all be explained by seismo- electromagnetics, where solar flares are causing our Earth’s inner core temperatures to increase dramatically. If this is true, then we should see more oil well blowouts as solar activity increases. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deepwater_Horizon_oil_spill

I Googled all of them but no luck. I need these question to be posted in the area of Earth Science to get the help of those that major in Geology. With these questions answered I can come up with the specific heat capacity of Earth's inner core, which would further assist my study in Seismo-electromagnetics. I am trying to make my study a public study with the collaborations of others on this forum. Any contributions would help.