(Name your source please...)
2006-07-25 12:59:41 · 8 answers · asked by Ravn 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
There is ZERO evidence for this. The most extreme forces that the weather can impune on the earth are miescule compared to the smallest earthquakes. Also, how is the strain at 10 km below the earth going to for a cloud, especially of a unrealistic shape?
By the way, that reference for 'lantern clouds' is in the journal "Scinece AND UTOPIA", not "Science." BIG difference.
2006-07-25 13:32:55 · answer #1 · answered by QFL 24-7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The problem with using clouds for prediction of earthquakes is simple,
1. They are two very distinct different types of sytems
2. Compare the mass of the largest cloud ever in existence on earth and it will never compare to mass of continental crust involved at a fault zone.
3. And faults cannot possilby create a cloud.
2006-07-25 22:00:13 · answer #2 · answered by lunagoddess777 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a strange phenomenon, but it may be possible. There was a phenomenon of a 'lantern shaped' cloud reported near earthquake sites (preceeding the quake by days). It was reported in Science (a very reputable journal) and also published on a site online: http://quake.exit.com/
May be a fluke, may be real. Only time will tell.
2006-07-25 20:12:18 · answer #3 · answered by michelsa0276 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have noticed there are clouds in the sky when there is an earthquake. When earthquakes happen at night I can see the moon, and during the day I can see the sun. I think maybe the sun and the moon are better indicators because they are always correct.
Source:
Just my superior observation skills combined with complete lack of understanding of probability, statistical validity, and natural science.
2006-07-25 21:32:49 · answer #4 · answered by clear_red_night 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Extremely hard to prove.
Earthquake epicenters are very deep, often kilometers, below the surface. Plate tectonics and meteorology are not commonly related sciences.
2006-07-25 22:09:31 · answer #5 · answered by Tom-PG 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
Vertical cloud shapes come from rising heat and humidity.
2006-07-25 20:07:00 · answer #6 · answered by beedaduck 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and I think it would be difficult to find a source to refute such a, dare I say, ridiculous and far-fetched hypothesis.
2006-07-25 20:04:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if you want it to be
2006-07-25 20:13:09 · answer #8 · answered by OMG! PANCAKES LOLz! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋