Re: [Geology2] Pseudo-Science Predicts Sky May Fall... Or Not!

Everyone should be very careful when looking at Jim Berkland's "earthquake predictions".  I've heard a couple of his predictions.  His models are set up so that he can claim he predicted any large earthquake.  He says the big ones always happen within a week of a full or new moon, particularly when they coincide with perigee. That covers the entire month.  And the predictions are not specific - somewhere in the Pacific region, somewhere on earth. The Sendai earthquake occurred a week before perigee, but it occurred on the first quarter, as far as you can get from a full or a new moon.  He still claims success for predictin a "big one". Diorite --- On Sun, 3/20/11, Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com> wrote: Some suspect an earthquake could hit the west coast of the United States within 3 weeks. Jim Berkland, who predicted the Loma Prieta quake, which occurred in the Bay Area in 1989, has done work with the gravitational force of the moon and how that can trigger quakes. Berkland notes that the Moon will make its closest approach to the earth in the last 18 years from between 16-26, climaxing at its closest point on March 19th. Many respected periodicals such as Space.com are quoting astrologists in their reporting of this "Supermoon" event, which gives the forecast less credibility, as astrology is not an exact science. However, Berkland holds several degrees in the credible science of geology and has taught the subject in universities, as well as having working the field for decades, which makes his warning one to heed. <SNIP> View entire article here: http://www.therightperspective.org/2011/03/13/is-the-big-one-about-to-hit-california/ -- Check out http://groups.yahoo.com/group/californiadisasters/ Read our blog at http://eclecticarcania.blogspot.com/ Visit me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/derkimster

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