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2023-03-28 16:15:42 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: FA4A72E558D247BCF23B669BD115AA5B1427C53BA36EE84116DE92E39EA81AD2
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This paper does not meet statistical standards of predictive utility, and uses GNSS-based ionospheric measurements which are unrelated to Mr. Hoogerbeet's claimed trophospheric observations. Fact-checks of user's pseudoscience claims about earthquakes: https://www.npr.org/2023/02/07/1154893886/earthquake-prediction-turkey-usgs https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/can-you-predict-an-earthquake/ https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-earthquake-prediction-262451352553 https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/05/28/massive-california-earthquake-predicted-for-today/ https://slate.com/technology/2015/05/planetary-alignment-no-it-won-t-cause-an-earthquake.html https://gizmodo.com/will-a-planetary-alignment-cause-a-9-8-earthquake-this-1706933982 https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/01/man-s-huge-quake-prediction-is-fearmongering-geonet.html https://twitter.com/bwcphd/status/1633897308499902464 https://twitter.com/PierreSeismo/status/1634593771731189760 https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.11802
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