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"Slow" Earthquakes May Help Predict Major Quakes
Iphtashu Fitz writes "Think all earthquakes last only seconds or minutes? Think again! Scientists at the University of Washington are measuring a "slow" earthquake some 12 to 25 miles underground that could last as long as a month. Along with the UW scientists, seismologists at the Geological Survey of Canada and Central Washington University have documented at least nine previous so-called slow earthquakes going back to 1992. They seem to occur every 14 months or so, the last one occuring in February and March of last year. These earthquakes, also known as slow-slip earthqakes, can release as much energy as a magnitude 6.8 earthquake but because it's released over such a long period of time nobody on the surface even notices it. One key question the scientists are trying to answer is whether these slow earthquakes add to or relieve stress in the tectonic plates, which could ultimately help to predict major earthqakes."
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Gathering storm clouds may forcast rain.
Sam Emnoshtup, of the Montana Weather Center had this comment on the new revelation, "We've been noticing everytime the sky gets grey that hours or even minutes later everything around us is wet. We think this wetness might be from rain, and in the future we possibly can use these clouds to predict if said rain might be on the way."
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