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Global Warming Could Put an End to Earthquakes

April 12, 2010by Nate 4 Comments

Recent studies show global warming could eventually halt the driving force behind the occurrence of most of the world’s earthquakes. Given the tremendous damage and loss of life as a result of the recent quakes in Haiti, Chile, and China, could this be a shiny glimpse of light on the otherwise tarnished reputation of climate change?

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Mega-Quake: Earthquake in Chile

February 28, 2010by Nate 1 Comment

Not long after the devastation of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake which left over a million people homeless and 200,000 dead in Haiti, an earthquake nearing 100 times more powerful struck […]

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