# data[].attributes.body
by Nainoa

# data[].attributes.headline
           DID YOU KNOW? By Natalie Choi

# data[].attributes.subject
           DID YOU KNOW? By Natalie Choi

# data[].attributes.body
Earthquakes make the ground shake. Scientists don´t know when an earthquake is coming.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Earthquake predictor Frank Hoogerbeets has issued a terrifying "major earthquake warning" as he fears a "big one" is set to hit - all because of the alignment of the planets.

The Dutchman believes a series of quakes will climax with a megaquake with a magnitude of eight or higher on March 4.

This comes as beachgoers were baffled when a "yeti" washed up on the shore.

GETTY

"Highest probability of a great earthquake (eight to nine magnitude) and tsunami from March 4 to 8"
Frank Hoogerbeets

Frank wrote on his website ditrianum.org: "In the last week of February and the first week of March there will likely be a significant increase in seismic activity with the highest probability of an eight plus magnitude earthquake around March 4."

He says the position of the planets and the moon have an impact on tectonic plate movement here on earth - a claim that is denied by many scientists.

But Hoogerbeets is convinced that it will have destructive consequences today as two planetary alignments will occur both involving Mars and Venus.

GETTY

Frank said: "Then, on February 27 Earth itself will be involved in two alignments, first with Mars and Uranus at 0:12 UTC and then with Mars and Jupiter at 14:05 UTC.

"As a result, increased seismic activity over six magnitude is likely to continue on the 28th and into March.

"Undoubtedly, the most critical time-frame will be the first week of March, because of the multiple alignments in the previous week and the highly critical convergence of Earth's alignments with Jupiter and Uranus as well as with the Sun and Neptune on March 2.

Days in history when the Earth stood still

Some of the most horrific events in history which the world will never forget.

Getty

He added: "In all, there will be twelve planetary alignments in only two weeks, from February 24 to March 8.

"This is similar to the fifteen planetary alignments last December causing a seismic increase with three large seven magnitude earthquakes.

"The convergence of planetary alignments in this time-frame has the potential of producing large earthquakes well over seven magnitude with the highest probability of a great earthquake (eight to nine magnitude) and tsunami from March 4 to 8."

7.8 earthquake hits New Zealand

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has triggered a tsunami off the coast of New Zealand - near the same place a tremor killed dozens of people.

Getty/Twitter

But Frank's methods of prediction have faced ridicule from many.

In December 2015 he was mocked after predicting a powerful magnitude eight earthquake that could "change the world forever" would strike on the 11 or 12 of the month, only for it to fail to materialise.

There was also the much publicised mega quake he warned was about to hit California in May 2015 - but it too never arrived.

Astronomer Phil Plait, who writes for New Scientist, previously said of his predictions: "Let me be clear: No, it won't. It can't.

"There is simply no way an alignment of planets can cause an earthquake on Earth. It's literally impossible."

Related articles

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Mega earthquakes and tsunamis to strike Earth TODAY in two weeks of destruction

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Earthquake predictor Frank Hoogerbeets has issued a terrifying "major earthquake warning" as he fears a "big one" is set to hit - all because of the alignment of the planets. The Dutchman believes a series of quakes will climax with a megaquake with a magnitude of eight or higher on March 4.

# data[].attributes.body
Earthquakes make the ground shake. Sc

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Earthquake predictor Frank Hoogerbeets has issued a terrifying "major earthquake warning" as he fears a "big one" is set to hit - all because of the alignment of the planets.

The Dutchman believes a series of quakes will climax with a megaquake with a magnitude of eight or higher on March 4.

This comes as beachgoers were baffled when a "yeti" washed up on the shore.

GETTY

"Highest probability of a great earthquake (eight to nine magnitude) and tsunami from March 4 to 8"
Frank Hoogerbeets

Frank wrote on his website ditrianum.org: "In the last week of February and the first week of March there will likely be a significant increase in seismic activity with the highest probability of an eight plus magnitude earthquake around March 4."

He says the position of the planets and the moon have an impact on tectonic plate movement here on earth - a claim that is denied by many scientists.

But Hoogerbeets is convinced that it will have destructive consequences today as two planetary alignments will occur both involving Mars and Venus.

GETTY

Frank said: "Then, on February 27 Earth itself will be involved in two alignments, first with Mars and Uranus at 0:12 UTC and then with Mars and Jupiter at 14:05 UTC.

"As a result, increased seismic activity over six magnitude is likely to continue on the 28th and into March.

"Undoubtedly, the most critical time-frame will be the first week of March, because of the multiple alignments in the previous week and the highly critical convergence of Earth's alignments with Jupiter and Uranus as well as with the Sun and Neptune on March 2.

Days in history when the Earth stood still

Some of the most horrific events in history which the world will never forget.

Getty

He added: "In all, there will be twelve planetary alignments in only two weeks, from February 24 to March 8.

"This is similar to the fifteen planetary alignments last December causing a seismic increase with three large seven magnitude earthquakes.

"The convergence of planetary alignments in this time-frame has the potential of producing large earthquakes well over seven magnitude with the highest probability of a great earthquake (eight to nine magnitude) and tsunami from March 4 to 8."

7.8 earthquake hits New Zealand

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has triggered a tsunami off the coast of New Zealand - near the same place a tremor killed dozens of people.

Getty/Twitter

But Frank's methods of prediction have faced ridicule from many.

In December 2015 he was mocked after predicting a powerful magnitude eight earthquake that could "change the world forever" would strike on the 11 or 12 of the month, only for it to fail to materialise.

There was also the much publicised mega quake he warned was about to hit California in May 2015 - but it too never arrived.

Astronomer Phil Plait, who writes for New Scientist, previously said of his predictions: "Let me be clear: No, it won't. It can't.

"There is simply no way an alignment of planets can cause an earthquake on Earth. It's literally impossible."

Related articles

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Mega earthquakes and tsunamis to strike Earth TODAY in two weeks of destruction

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Earthquake predictor Frank Hoogerbeets has issued a terrifying "major earthquake warning" as he fears a "big one" is set to hit - all because of the alignment of the planets. The Dutchman believes a series of quakes will climax with a megaquake with a magnitude of eight or higher on March 4.

# data[].attributes.headline
how do earthquakes affect people By kailasa

# data[].attributes.subject
how do earthquakes affect people By kailasa

# data[].attributes.body
Earthquakes makes

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Earthquake predictor Frank Hoogerbeets has issued a terrifying "major earthquake warning" as he fears a "big one" is set to hit - all because of the alignment of the planets.

The Dutchman believes a series of quakes will climax with a megaquake with a magnitude of eight or higher on March 4.

This comes as beachgoers were baffled when a "yeti" washed up on the shore.

GETTY

"Highest probability of a great earthquake (eight to nine magnitude) and tsunami from March 4 to 8"
Frank Hoogerbeets

Frank wrote on his website ditrianum.org: "In the last week of February and the first week of March there will likely be a significant increase in seismic activity with the highest probability of an eight plus magnitude earthquake around March 4."

He says the position of the planets and the moon have an impact on tectonic plate movement here on earth - a claim that is denied by many scientists.

But Hoogerbeets is convinced that it will have destructive consequences today as two planetary alignments will occur both involving Mars and Venus.

GETTY

Frank said: "Then, on February 27 Earth itself will be involved in two alignments, first with Mars and Uranus at 0:12 UTC and then with Mars and Jupiter at 14:05 UTC.

"As a result, increased seismic activity over six magnitude is likely to continue on the 28th and into March.

"Undoubtedly, the most critical time-frame will be the first week of March, because of the multiple alignments in the previous week and the highly critical convergence of Earth's alignments with Jupiter and Uranus as well as with the Sun and Neptune on March 2.

Days in history when the Earth stood still

Some of the most horrific events in history which the world will never forget.

Getty

He added: "In all, there will be twelve planetary alignments in only two weeks, from February 24 to March 8.

"This is similar to the fifteen planetary alignments last December causing a seismic increase with three large seven magnitude earthquakes.

"The convergence of planetary alignments in this time-frame has the potential of producing large earthquakes well over seven magnitude with the highest probability of a great earthquake (eight to nine magnitude) and tsunami from March 4 to 8."

7.8 earthquake hits New Zealand

A powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake has triggered a tsunami off the coast of New Zealand - near the same place a tremor killed dozens of people.

Getty/Twitter

But Frank's methods of prediction have faced ridicule from many.

In December 2015 he was mocked after predicting a powerful magnitude eight earthquake that could "change the world forever" would strike on the 11 or 12 of the month, only for it to fail to materialise.

There was also the much publicised mega quake he warned was about to hit California in May 2015 - but it too never arrived.

Astronomer Phil Plait, who writes for New Scientist, previously said of his predictions: "Let me be clear: No, it won't. It can't.

"There is simply no way an alignment of planets can cause an earthquake on Earth. It's literally impossible."

Related articles

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Mega earthquakes and tsunamis to strike Earth TODAY in two weeks of destruction

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Earthquake predictor Frank Hoogerbeets has issued a terrifying "major earthquake warning" as he fears a "big one" is set to hit - all because of the alignment of the planets. The Dutchman believes a series of quakes will climax with a megaquake with a magnitude of eight or higher on March 4.

# data[].attributes.body
Did you know that erath is like a jigsaw p

# data[].attributes.body
1. How do you stay safe in an earthquake?

2.How does an earthquake happen?

3.FUN FACT

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Timely warning: could radon and thoron forecast earthquakes?

A combined analysis of the concentrations of radon and one of its radioactive isotopes called "thoron" may potentially allow for the prediction of impending earthquakes, without interference from other environmental processes, according to new work done by researchers from Korea. The team monitored the concentrations of both isotopes for about a year and observed unusually large peaks in the thoron concentration only in February 2011, preceding the Tohoku earthquake in Japan, while large radon peaks were observed in both February and the summer. Based on their analyses, the researchers suggest that the anomalous peaks observed in that month were precursory signals related to that earthquake that followed the following month.

Earthquake prediction remains the holy grail of geophysics, and an oft-proposed but highly contested method for quake forecasting revolves around the detection of abnormal quantities of certain gaseous tracers in soil and groundwater. These are believed to be released through pre-seismic stress and the micro-fracturing of rock in the period immediately before an earthquake.

Cloudy with a chance of tremors?

While a number of such precursors have been proposed - including radon, chloride and sulphate - their application to earthquake forecasting has not been realized. The problem here lies in how abnormal concentrations of these tracers can also occur through other environmental processes. For example, signals from radon ( ²²²Rn) - an easy-to-detect radioactive gas whose short half-life of 3.82 days makes it highly sensitive to short-term fluctuations - can be disrupted by meteorological phenomena and tidal forces. Radon has no stable isotopes, but has a host of radioactive isotopes including a very short-lived isotope called thoron ( ²²⁰ Rn, half-life = 55.6 s).

In a new study, Guebuem Kim and Yong Hwa Oh of Seoul National University propose that an underground, dual-tracer analysis - using both radon and thoron - might be able to overcome these limitations. With its half-life of only 56 seconds, measured thoron activity in the stagnant air of a cave should typically be very low if the recording detector is placed sufficiently far (0.2 m) from the cave floor. "Thoron - through diffusive flows - decays away before it reaches the detector," explains Kim. "Thus, at an optimum position, only advective flows of thoron - earthquake precursors - reach the detector."

To test this concept, the researchers took hourly measurements of the radon and thoron concentration in the Seongryu Cave, in eastern Korea's Seonyu Mountain, over a period of 13 months. The cave - which formed around 250 million years ago - is around 330 m long and varies from 1 to 13 metres in height. Recordings were taken in a part of the cave that is isolated from the air flow from the outside, preventing any thoron anomalies that may arise from a wind-induced surface flow along the cave floor.

Unexpected peaks

An unusually large peak in thoron concentration - above those caused by seasonal variations or daily temperature fluctuations, and unexplainable by a precipitation event - was recorded in the February of 2011, preceding the magnitude 9.0 Tohoku earthquake in Japan, 1200 km away, a month later. In contrast, radon peaks were observed not only during February but also in the preceding summer period, when atmospheric stratification is believed to better trap radon within the cave system. While the thoron measurements alone are capable of recording earthquake signals, Kim says, the anomalous peaks detected were clearer when plotted in tandem with radon activity.

The single station used in the study would not be able to localise or assess the magnitude of an impending earthquake, but the team suggest this may be done using a large network of such detectors. Though the researchers undertook their measurements in a natural limestone cave system, the principle could also be applied to man-made caverns, the researchers report, with the method not being dependant on a particular lithology of rock.

Heiko Woith, a hydrogeologist at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam in Germany who was not involved in the Korean team's work, is sceptical about the new method. "The length of the time series is too short to judge the reliability of a precursor," he says, cautioning that a non-tectonic origin for the thoron anomaly still cannot be ruled out. "Certainly, the radon-thoron approach is interesting to follow in future studies, but it is premature and misleading to call it a new 'reliable earthquake precursor' at this stage," he concludes.

With this initial study complete, the researchers are now looking to further explore the potential of their radon-thoron technique by setting up a remote monitoring system within an artificial cave, powered by a solar panel on the surface. Ultimately, Kim suggests, these system might be deployed on a larger scale.

The research is described in Scientific Reports.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Could radon and one of its radioactive isotopes reliably predict an earthquake? - Physics World

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
A combined analysis of the concentrations of radon and one of its radioactive isotopes called "thoron" may potentially allow for the prediction of impending earthquakes, without interference from other environmental processes, according to new work done by researchers from Korea.

# data[].attributes.headline
              FUN FACT By Natalie and Zoemi

# data[].attributes.subject
              FUN FACT By Natalie and Zoemi

# data[].attributes.body
The giant puzzle of tectonic plates push against each other and that makes an earthquake.

# data[].attributes.headline
How does an earthquakes happen? By Nainoa

# data[].attributes.subject
How does an earthquakes happen? By Nainoa

# data[].attributes.body
How do they happen? Usually how earthquakes happen when rocks underground brakes along the fault lines.There are 20 plates along the surface.scientist but there working on it sincerest knows how powerful earthquakes would be.tsunamis happen because earthquakes pull the ocean and  push it away and it creates  a big fat shake in the ground and BOOM!!! Earthquakes!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

# data[].attributes.headline
How do you stay safe in an earthquake? By Zoemi and Natalie

# data[].attributes.subject
How do you stay safe in an earthquake? By Zoemi and Natalie

# data[].attributes.body
How do you stay safe in an earthquake? To stay safe in an earthquake, you need to make sure you don't get hit by anything falling. For example, you could hide under a table. If you are outside, go into an open space. Outdoors is the safest place to be in an earthquake. Did you know that earthquakes can cause tsunamis? Earthquakes can be caused by volcanic eruptions, also