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2024-05-08 22:37:13 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 1299732836B66B15983E965B70C1A0040FA1CF33416EB1C9A1F62CBA431E9116
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There is no scientific basis for the claim of increased earthquake risk. Earthquakes are always possible in places like California, but many studies have found no correlation with clouds like these, or any other weather phenomena. Learn more: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/there-earthquake-weather https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL1N34Q1OZ/ https://www.csusm.edu/em/procedures/earthquake_myths.html https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-quake-myths-rely-cloudy-facts-2010apr09-story.html https://www.cpp.edu/em/great-shake-out/myths.shtml https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/10/15/debunking-the-myth-of-earthquake-weather/ https://news.caloes.ca.gov/earthquake-myths-separating-fact-from-fiction/ https://slate.com/technology/2010/05/do-rainbow-clouds-foretell-earthquakes.html https://abc7news.com/earthquake-weather-near-me-california-quake/6373662/ https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2023/10/19/2003807920 https://www.kqed.org/news/11755431/no-earthquake-weather-is-not-a-real-thing
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