Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Sign Posts - 1: Earthquakes

Are earthquakes a good Sign Post? Pointing to something beyond itself. Do they make us aware of the unknown that lies beyond.

Let's peer into this.

US Geological Survey gives this statistical record about earthquakes:

Number of MAJOR Earthquakes (magnitude > 5.0) Worldwide for 2000 - 2010
Located by the US Geological Survey National Earthquake Information Center
Magnitude 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010/Apr
8.0 to 9.9 1 1 0 1 2 1 2 4 0 1 1
7.0 to 7.9 14 15 13 14 14 10 9 14 12 16 6
6.0 to 6.9 146 121 127 140 141 140 142 178 168 142 73
5.0 to 5.9 1344 1224 1201 1203 1515 1693 1712 2074 1768 1754 817

Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Department of the Interior/USGS

These stats do show us there is an increase in earthquakes since year 2000, though the falls are marginal in 2008 and 2009 in the magnitudes 5.0 to 6.9. And hitting 16 in the 7.0 to 7.9 in year 2009. But why? Ever wondered? Is it because they are so unpredictable, or, our earth sciences not yet reached a place to give us answers. Most of us know that earthquakes are caused by tectonic plate movements.

Plate Tectonics, the Cause of Earthquakes
The plates consist of an outer layer of the Earth, the lithosphere, which is cool enough to behave as a more or less rigid shell. Occasionally the hot asthenosphere of the Earth finds a weak place in the lithosphere to rise buoyantly as a plume, or hotspot. The satellite image below shows the volcanic islands of the Galapagos hotspot. (from NASA)
Credit: U.S. Geological Survey
Department of the Interior/USGS

While we understand earthquakes are caused by tectonic plates (on which nations and continents sit on) move and crash against each other, yet its hard to find a scientific reason as to what makes this huge mass move.  whatever moves it is an awesome force.

From what I've read so far, it seems to be that activity in our sun (by saying ours, I mean the sun in the solar system to which planet earth belongs) really controls all of our climatic changes, and tectonic plate movements.  I guess the science is complex to explain as its to do with sun spots activity and things like that.
The sun has some relationship with the electromagnetic properties of the earth.

Many scientist deny the relationship.  The question of a solar disturbance/magnetic field change related to earthquakes has been thoroughly investigated and found to be unproven.   An international meeting of scientists was convened in London from November 7 to 8, 1996, on the subject of relationships of earthquakes to other phenomena for prediction purposes. Papers of that meeting appeared in the Geophysical Journal International, vol. 131, pgs. 413 to 533, 1997.   The consensus of the meeting was that prediction was not possible  (vol 385, pg 19-20, 1997).
this was in 1996-97.  We are now in 2010 - and science is changing like the climate changes we are all experiencing, when it comes to earth sciences... so keep your eyes and ears open to change in discoveries and theories.  For instance read this one:
 
News from a weather forecasting web site : Get the latest weather news here: WA News No 19 - 10th May 2010: Thunder Floods USA and Mid East confirm Solar-based forecasts.
 
As I said be open to learning - earth and space science is changing just like the climate - one day global warming, the next global cooling.  Ain't that Cool Man!
 
But do earthquakes point to something beyond.. that's my point which I want to focus on as a sign post.
 
I've found one place that talks about increased earthquake activity that is a sign post to a future predicted event.  Read this:
Mat 24:7 For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place;  Mat 24:8 All this is but the beginning [the early pains] of the birth pangs...(this is a quotation from the Amplified Bible, Matthew chapter 24, verses 7 and 8).

Can a person accept this as really true? Well I cannot deny the increase in earthquake activity on our planet earth, its a well documented fact.  Scientist in 1996-97 have thrown up their hands to say no we cannot predict when and where as earthquake will happen.  But the bible predicts there will be famines and earthquakes in place after place.  This prediction is coming true for sure.  Yet it is a sign post to something else.  If it means our survival, I guess I and you will have to do our homework to find out why the bible used this sign post to tell us something else is on the way.  Go find it and it might just help you immensely.  I am going to do my little exploration.

We will explore some more sign posts the next time...

 

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