Atmosphere Above Japan Heated Rapidly Before M9 Earthquake

[muriel_volestrangler]

Last year, we looked at some fascinating data from the DEMETER spacecraft showing a significant increase in ultra-low frequency radio signals before the magnitude 7 Haiti earthquake in January 2010

Today, Dimitar Ouzounov at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland and a few buddies present the data from the Great Tohoku earthquake which devastated Japan on 11 March. Their results, although preliminary, are eye-opening.

They say that before the M9 earthquake, the total electron content of the ionosphere increased dramatically over the epicentre, reaching a maximum three days before the quake struck.
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These kinds of observations are consistent with an idea called the Lithosphere-Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling mechanism. The thinking is that in the days before an earthquake, the great stresses in a fault as it is about to give cause the releases large amounts of radon.

http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/26773/

If anything can come from this, it could be a massive life-saver.

[FSogol]

1. I'm waiting for some kooks to suggest that the Trilateral Commission has a machine to

heat up the atmosphere and cause earthquakes. :eyes: :crazy:

[dixiegrrrrl]

2. Military has it, actually.

[FSogol]

5. Ever play the Steve Jackson game, "Illuminati?" The Gnomes of Zurich are taking over

the Biker Gangs using the Tattoo Parlors and Porno Mags. :shrug:

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. I wasn't going to suggest it

It has initials, but I don't want to attract the wrong sort of Google hits to this thread ... :scared:

[barbtries]

4. i agree.

imagine having three days to prepare for an earthquake. i hope something does come of it. lots of questions of course.

[kenfrequed]

6. Energy build up...

The grinding energy build up has also been associated with 'earth lights' that can occur over major fault areas.

[Poll_Blind]

7. Awesome! Check out these manifestations in the sky right before the Chinese earthquake:

Decent one with commentary
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKMTSDzU1Z4&feature=related">Chinese audio, much better video though

For the last 10 or so years, I've been a big believer that UFO's and most other unexplainable things in the sky were actually caused by natural electromagnetic or electrical phenomena. In the same way that Sprites and Elves have just recently been proven to be real, I believe there is still an uncharted world of natural phenomena which we are only beginning to explore. I think explorations like this article or some of the works mentioned in the comments of the article, are a step closer to understanding what's really going on.

Very cool stuff!

PB