Do solar flares cause earthquakes? No. The cause of earthquakes are terrestrial, not extra terrestrial. Do we know everything about earthquakes? No. We don't know all of the variables related to earthquakes. If we did we could predict them. Do solar flares correlate with earthquakes in some ways? Yes. The research shows a correlation within certain guidelines Does correlation imply causation? No Does correlation imply a relationship? Yes Is the black and white, all or nothing statement that solar flares do not CAUSE earthquakes correct? Yes
I was going to include a joke about the earth moving and the quality of a spouse, but... :) On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:12 PM, Greg Morphis <gmorp...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Your precious USGS website.. > http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/faq/?categoryID=6&faqID=343 > > Q: Do solar flares or magnetic storms (space weather) cause earthquakes? > > A: > > Solar flares and magnetic storms belong to a set of phenomena known > collectively as "space weather". Technological systems and the > activities of modern civilization can be affected by changing > space-weather conditions. However, it has never been demonstrated that > there is a causal relationship between space weather and earthquakes. > Indeed, over the course of the Sun's 11-year variable cycle, the > occurrence of flares and magnetic storms waxes and wanes, but > earthquakes occur without any such 11-year variability. Since > earthquakes are driven by processes in the Earth's interior, they > would occur even if solar flares and magnetic storms were to somehow > cease occurring. > > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:11 PM, G Money <gm0n3...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > All i know is this list can still shine when it wants too. > > > > I would never had even thought of putting Solar Flares and Earthquakes > > together....and yet, i've read several possibilities here that seem at > least > > plausible. > > > > My hunch, based on absolutely nothing, is that they probably aren't > related, > > or at least, probably don't share a causal relationship.....but this list > > has given me enough food for thought to want to know more. > > > > To quote those awful Coke Zero commercials....."I'm looking at you, > > Scientists!" > > > > On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 1:07 PM, Michael Dinowitz < > > mdino...@houseoffusion.com> wrote: > > > >> > >> Good grief is a Charlie Brown standoff. A Mexican standoff is not having > >> any > >> stinking badges. :) > >> > >> On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Greg Morphis <gmorp...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> > > >> > I liked the quote because it described kinda where we are now.. a > >> > mexican standoff.. good grief.. > >> > > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:335152 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
