Posts Tagged ‘earthquakes’

Iran’s Crucible

Monday, April 19th, 2010

An Iranian Cleric declares promiscuous women cause earthquakes. Ah yes, the Mullah’s are at it again.

Blame the Women for our Illegal Activities--Iranian Regime Classic Tactic in Action

Blame the Women for our Illegal Activities--Iranian Regime Classic Tactic in Action

“Many women who do not dress modestly … lead young men astray, corrupt their chastity and spread adultery in society, which

(consequently) increases earthquakes,”Cleric  Hojatoleslam Kazem Sedighi blabbed to Iranian media.

The President of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad adds salt to the wound with his “prediction” Tehran would suffer a catastrophic quake. While it is true seismologists have warned for decades Tehran would rock from a major tumbler, the timing of Ahmadinejad’s crytal ball analysis is curious.

Iran's Crucible

Iran's Crucible

Earthquakes can also erupt from disturbances in the earth’s geo-magnetic field like say –from covert, illegal nuclear testing.  Iran’s regime is doing just that.

Is this Iran’s modern day “Crucible” a la Arthur Miller? Let’s blame the women to cover our illegal activities. Gee, I don’t know…What do you think?

Sources:

(1)    “Iranian Cleric Says Promiscuous Women Are to Blame for Earthquakes,” Associated Press, Beirut, FOXNEWS.com

Are Earthquakes the Reason Whales Are Dying?

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Quest for Solutions to the Argentine Whale Mystery

Scientists are baffled by the mass death of 308  baby right whales off Argentina’s Patagonia Coast. The usual suspects–whalers have been ruled out. Could earthquakes be a factor in this growing mystery? whale1

Is there a disturbance in the force? No, not of the Star Wars variety, I’m referring to the earth’s geo-magnetic field. A field of magnetism existing on the earth’s surface, stretching from north to south poles. Growing evidence suggests earthquakes can altar this geo-magnetic force.

Earthquakes and animals have a long and interesting relationship. Animals such as sea turtles and birds rely on the earth’s geo-magnetism for navigation. Significantly, bird deaths often accompany earthquakes as they rely on the force field to navigate flight paths. Further, breeding and migratory patterns go hand in hand.

Argentina’s mass whale deaths occurred around the same time as a 6.3 magnitude earthquake off its coast. Are they related? Quite possibly.

Gray Whales

Gray Whales

The last mass die off of whales occurred around the same time, and vicininty as other significant earthquakes. Specifically, 250 gray whales died in mass from 1999 to 2000, between Alaska and Mexico.

A few of these 1999-2000 major quakes hit—Tonga Island, Mexico, areas off the Northern Pacific Coast, Colombia.

Whale migration data is also very telling. Gray whale migration puts them at the scene—breeding in Mexican waters in December-April. Then off to migrate north from February-July to Arctic waters northwest of Alaska, making many stops along the Pacific coast on the way.

Jim Berkland, former geologist with U.S. Geological Survey, theorizes that earthquakes interfere with sea mammals’ ability to navigate by radically changing the earth’s geo-magnetic field, giving rise to mass beachings.

I’m with Jim. His theory is considered “controversial”—but the growing evidence speaks for itself. It certainly calls for more research in this area.

Any scientists or readers care to weigh in?

Sources:
(1.)    Tonga Quake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_Tonga_earthquake
(2.)    “Mysterious Whale Die-Off is Largest on Record,” March 29, 2010. (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36083941/ns/technology_and_science-science/?gt1=43001)
(3.)     Whale Migration Routes (http://www.whaleroute.com/migrate/)
(4.)    USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/eq_depot/2000/2000_stats.html)