Climate do not change due to an earthquake, as earthquake is a plate movement and have liitle to do with the climatic changes. However, we had noticed the formation of a trail of clouds over soon-to-erupt volcanoes. This happens because before the earthquake, there will be a small quake or release of energy that will fracture the crust. ground water will get heated up and rise as vapour out of the earth surface as a result. The vapour meets the cool air and stars to condense to form clouds. When there is wind, it will blow the clouds to form a line of clouds.
2007-02-12 22:55:20
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answered by Liv 2
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Here's what the US Geological Survey says about "earthquake weather" http://interactive2.usgs.gov/faq/list_faq_by_category/get_answer.asp?id=148
In the 4th Century B.C., Aristotle proposed that earthquakes were caused by winds trapped in subterranean caves. Small tremors were thought to have been caused by air pushing on the cavern roofs, and large ones by the air breaking the surface. This theory lead to a belief in earthquake weather, that because a large amount of air was trapped underground, the weather would be hot and calm before an earthquake. A later theory stated that earthquakes occurred in calm, cloudy conditions, and were usually preceded by strong winds, fireballs, and meteors.
However, there is no connection between weather and earthquakes. They are the result of geologic processes within the earth and can happen in any weather and at any time during the year. Earthquakes originate miles underground. Wind, precipitation, temperature, and barometric pressure changes affect only the surface and shallow subsurface of the Earth. Earthquakes are focused at depths well out of the reach of weather, and the forces that cause earthquakes are much larger than the weather forces. Earthquakes occur in all types of weather, in all climate zones, in all seasons of the year, and at any time of day. Sometimes, we are asked: "Do earthquakes change the weather in any way? Earthquakes themselves do not cause weather to change. Earthquakes, however, are a part of global tectonics, a process that often changes the elevation of the land and its morphology. Tectonics can cause inland areas to become coastal or vice versa. Changes significant to alter the climate occur over millions of years, however, and after many earthquakes.
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On the other hand, big volcanic eruptions can change the weather for awhile, because they put so much ash into the atmosphere.
2007-02-10 19:43:08
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answered by luka d 5
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