Japan warns of massive earthquake and volcanic explosion after the April 7 earthquake

[Viva_La_Revolution]

Source: IBTimes

Japan's Meteorological Agency on Friday warned the country's 20 volcanoes has become alive due to the massive March 11 earthquake, and a study said earthquake over 9.0-magnitude might hit Japan.

The Agency said volcanic explosion occurred after earthquake several times in history and people should maintain vigilance against this tendency.

The number of earthquake above 6.0 M reached 77 on March. And 74 out of them occurred in quake-hit region, were aftershock. The number is 50 times over the same period last year.

The largest aftershock on April 7 hit Japan has killed 4 people, injured at least 166, and caused a power outage over 2.61 million households, according to Japan's police officials. The Meteorological Agency warned aftershocks above 6.0 M like the April 7 earthquake probably would hit Japan again.



Read more: http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/132419/20110408/japan-warns-of-massive-earthquake-and-volcanic-explosion-after-the-april-7-earthquake.htm

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[hourglass1]

2. wow

the good news just keeps on coming!

[RandySF]

3. How credible is IBT

I don't see anyone else reporting this.

[DRoseDARs]

7. A quick googling shows a LOT of sites reposting this IBT article verbatim.

Checking the JMA itself I can find no such press release. It was Friday they supposedly released this report, yet I can't find a single non-IBT source covering this. Something smells here, and not of cover-up. Methinks some hack at IBT sexed up the actual news and the bullshit traveled around the Internet faster than the actual facts.

[Voice for Peace]

10. I don't see it on the site for the Japan Meteorological Agency

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/volcano/

[alfredo]

4. Just what they need: more sorrow.

[Turborama]

5. That's what happened in Indonesia after the earthquake and tsunami last year

Mon Oct-25-2010
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4587922">Major earthquake strikes off Indonesia

Tue Oct-26-2010
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4588827">Earthquake triggered tsunami in Indonesia kills 23, more than 160 missing (Xinhua say 380+ missing)

Wed Oct-28-2010
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4590867">Indonesia tsunami: Death toll soars to 282 (& "hundreds still missing")

Mon Nov-08-2010
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=9506514">Heads Up: Massive Volcanic Eruptions In Indonesia (Dialup Warning & Incl. Some Very Graphic Images)



http://www.iris.edu/seismon

(hat tip to Drops_not_Dope for http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4587922&mesg_id=4587946">originally sharing the map)

[Rosa Luxemburg]

8. I was going to say

I was going to say that Japan's seismic activity has been rather unusual but after reading the Indonesian info it seems that Mt Fuji might erupt tomorrow?

[freshwest]

11. Thanks for the graphic, big Earth changes taking place as we wind down to... Whatever...

[defendandprotect]

14. Global Warming -- Nature will have the last words -- no one can say how all of this will compound-!!

[pintobean]

37. no one can say

but you do it anyway

[defendandprotect]

40. Do you understand that "compound" doesn't mean anything postive -- ???

but didn't know you were a follower of mine!!

[defendandprotect]

41. Here's something else to be said -- it's 86 degrees here in NJ right now -- !!!

One scientist compared the melting glaciers to having your freezer door open --

it's cooling everything down. Imagine what our temperatures will be when we no

longer have that cooling!! NJ has temperatures more than 25 degrees above normal --

and that's been true for at least a decade.

[AtheistCrusader]

42. If you leave your freezer door open you get a net gain in heating.

It doesn't cool everything down. The compressor adds heat.


What do surface temperatures have to do with plate tectonics?

[Poll_Blind]

6. Oh, ok. ... Wait, WHAT?!?!

PB

[grahamhgreen]

9. Nukers are irresponsible. This Is insane - and they want them in earthquake prone Chile, too.

[freshwest]

12. All the better to mutate the DNA... Won't that be pretty.

:sarcasm:


:puke:

[defendandprotect]

15. Nuclear reactors also require WATER ... we have one in US built on Lake Erie -- a source of drinking

water!!

Evidently campaign financing can remove the brains of our elected officials --

And what of Obama and his own children/family -- where is his reality?

We need a humanist in the White House --

and an end to nuclear anything -- and capitalism!!

[defendandprotect]

13. Global Warming is increasing earthquake activity -- and severity of earthquakes --

earthquakes in turn create new volcanic activity --

The world needs to wake up to the reality of the destructiveness of patriarchy and

capitalism --

Obvious from day one that all reactors in Japan should be shut down -- from what I've

heard it takes something like 6 months to properly shut them down --

perhaps longer in the case of the designs of these reactors with the way the waste is

stored?

We also need to be shutting down our reactors -- and moving back to societies existing

for life and life-affirming motivations rather than a dollar bill!!

Capitalism is dead -- all we have to do is bury it!!

[xocet]

16. One question, please....

You state: "Global Warming is increasing earthquake activity -- and severity of earthquakes --...."

What mechanism is proposed to explain this statement?
From where is this information taken?
Could you please provide a link to a source that makes these claims?

[defendandprotect]

17. One source ...

Is the Pentagon Warning to Bush re GW as being more of a threat to American

than terrorism -- It outlined what we've long known that it will bring increasingly

chaotic weather -- more hurricanes and stronger hurricanes, cyclones, tornadoes, etal --

and it listed as well EARTHQUAKES. However, sometime later, "earthquakes" was scrubbed

from the list.

However, the melting of the glaciers is causing plate shifting -- causing more earthquakes.

Earthquakes in turn cause more volcanic activity. And, we've just seen that as well in Japan.

This is all coming as a shock to people here because they have had insufficient info on

Gobal Warming -- and have been heavily propagandized by oil industry -- ExxonMobil, especially --

over the past 50 years with tens of billions spent on disinformation, misinformation and lies

in their campaigns to deny GW. Royal Academy of Science finally called them out on it a few

years ago demanding that they stop.


It's rather late, but here's some info --

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=439&topic_id=617007&mesg_id=621162


Keep in mind that El Nino and La Nina were once rare -- occurring ever 1,000 or 2,000 years --

now they are frequent. They are part of the damage of Global Warming which has also changed

wind patterns.

Also that there was a 50 year delay in what we were feeling of Global Warming's effects --

that means we are only now feeling the effects of our damage to nature up to 1960.


Some excellent books on GW are "The Heat is ON!"

and "Song for a Blue Ocean" --

Check with your library if you are interested --


I'd also recommend you read the Nobel Scientists "Warning to Humanity" from 1992 --

it's also on internet -- calling for a complete chance in societal thinking --

it was met by total silence!

[AtheistCrusader]

19. So, you can show a clear increase in seismic activity, both severity and frequency

over the last say... 70 years?

Willing to bet you can't.

[truedelphi]

21. The various science agencies that are noticing the massive

ice melts over the Artic and Anartic oceans know that these melts will cause more tectonic plate activity, just as Defendandprotect is saying in her posts. And with that increased tectonic activity will come many mroe earthquakes, of much higher intensities than usual.

The summer of 2011, the ice over the Artic Circle is expected to completely melt, something that has not been recorded as happening over the last four hundred years.

[pintobean]

27. The summer of 2011 is no longer valid.

The pushed it up a few years.....again.

[truedelphi]

39. Good to know. But my big wish is that all those organizations that

Send photographers up to the Artic to photograph the polar bears desperately trying to make it without ice platforms - all that energy put out just so the "environmental org" can state that it cares about the environment - I sure wish one of those orgs would see to it that platforms were built for the bears to use.

Or maybe someone could nudge Bob Barker into doing it. (Though Goddess knows, as it is, he is surely doing so much for animals in so many places.)

[AtheistCrusader]

30. The Arctic circle is not going to melt this year.

Also, I am curious what difference ice floating on water has, once melted, on tectonic strain? Some of that water will level to other oceans around the world, but the bulk of the mass will still be there. (That's why ocean rise is such a concern, ice doesn't go 'nowhere' when it melts, and it's specific gravity changes as it warms)

Completely melt is a pretty bold statement. As is 'will cause more tectonic plate activity'. 'might' might be a better word, since we cannot accurately model all factors and forces the earth represents yet.

[Turborama]

45. I have a hunch that moving around trillions of tons of minerals and fossil fuels...

...has to have some unintended consequences regarding the stability of the earth's lithosphere.

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Plate tectonics

The tectonic plates of the world were mapped in the second half of the 20th century.



Plate tectonics (from the Late Latin tectonicus, from the Greek: τεκτονικός "pertaining to building") (Little, Fowler & Coulson 1990) is a scientific theory which describes the large scale motions of Earth's lithosphere. The theory builds on the older concepts of continental drift, developed during the first decades of the 20th century (one of the most famous advocates was Alfred Wegener), and was accepted by the majority of the geoscientific community when the concepts of seafloor spreading were developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. The lithosphere is broken up into what are called "tectonic plates". In the case of the Earth, there are currently seven to eight major (depending on how they are defined) and many minor plates. The lithospheric plates ride on the asthenosphere. These plates move in relation to one another at one of three types of plate boundaries: convergent, or collisional boundaries; divergent boundaries, also called spreading centers; and conservative transform boundaries. Earthquakes, volcanic activity, mountain-building, and oceanic trench formation occur along these plate boundaries. The lateral relative movement of the plates varies, though it is typically 0–100 mm annually (Read & Watson 1975).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Earth's lithosphere



In the Earth, the lithosphere includes the crust and the uppermost mantle, which constitute the hard and rigid outer layer of the Earth. The lithosphere is underlain by the asthenosphere, the weaker, hotter, and deeper part of the upper mantle. The boundary between the lithosphere and the underlying asthenosphere is defined by a difference in response to stress: the lithosphere remains rigid for very long periods of geologic time in which it deforms elastically and through brittle failure, while the asthenosphere deforms viscously and accommodates strain through plastic deformation. The lithosphere is broken into tectonic plates. The uppermost part of the lithosphere that chemically reacts to the atmosphere, hydrosphere and biosphere through the soil forming process is called the pedosphere.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithosphere
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

[truedelphi]

23. Oh and here is a very simplified explanation of what is happening

To the nation of Japan.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:YLe5DwryntkJ:montessorimuddle.org/2011/03/11/plate-tectonics-and-the-earthquake-in-japan/+charts+%2B+maps+%2B+earthquake+activity+%2B+pressure+over+tectonic+plates+%2B+Japan+%2B+2011&cd=5&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&source=www.google.com

I am also looking for the data I had from an Alaskan site that was monitoring the pressure on the various tectonic plates - both Japan and the San Francisco Bay area were under extreme pressure with seismic data reflecting that from the very beginning of March 2011 until March 26th. (I don't know what the pressure on the SF Bay area is right now as I quit following it.) . This led to an all out warning that San Francisco Bay Area would experience an earthquake between March 16th and the 26th, which obviously didn't happen.

Geologists watch these pressurized data streams as they can be accurate predictions of earthquakes. But sometimes, as observed in the case of the over 7.0 + predicted for SF bay area, for 3-16 to 3-26, the pressurized readings show an "earthquake window" that never materializes.

[defendandprotect]

33. We have so many who are so behind on info re Global Warming that it will be a SHOCK ...

certainly many are still sitting in front of their TVs confident that if

anything were truly wrong, the news reader would let them know!!

Amazing what RW/oil industry propaganda can do with tens of billions of dollars!!



And, of course, the earthquakes also bring more volcanic activity --

as we've also seen in Japan --

There was also a 50 year delay in our feeling the effects of Global Warming --

we're actually now only feeling the effects of our activities up to about 1960!!!

Think of all that happened after that date!

[Viva_La_Revolution]

26. or maybe we can...

When it comes to detection rates for major earthquakes over 100 years ago, it is worth noting that our ability to record all earthquakes of 7.0 or above occurring across the planet prior to 1901 is uncertain, and so there is likely to be some incomplete data in the 19th century, because of this. It was only in 1897 that a global network of seismographs was deployed. The numbers shown for the period from 1863 to 1900 may therefore be lower than actual, although it is unlikely to be more than three or four times that shown. (records for major 'quakes were fairly good from the 1880s onwards). It is acknowledged that care and good judgement must be exercised in using global seismic data, as there may still be incomplete data from our sources even after 1901. This report has been based on data available from USGS (NEIC) and other online sources, such as Wikipedia, in an attempt to cover as much of the available data as possible .


DATES FROM & TO PERIOD NO. EARTHQUAKES (Mag. > 6.99)
--------------------------- -----------
1863 to 1900 incl 38 yrs 12
1901 to 1938 incl 38 yrs 53
1939 to 1976 incl 38 yrs 71
1977 to 2014 incl * 38 yrs 164 (to Mar. 2011) predict >190 in total.

* Although periods are shown up to 2014, this report was initially written in 2006. Therefore the final period (from 1977) will be updated as required until the end of 2014. In the meantime a predicted total is shown.
The earthquake (OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN) - incidently one of the largest in recent decades - on 11th March 2011 is the last included in these numbers.

Apart from the "long-term" trends shown above, which show an ongoing persistent increase, it is perhaps more stark to record that earthquakes across the planet show a marked increase in activity since 1997. There are more major earthquakes occurring now, and this on an ever more frequent basis.

http://www.earth.webecs.co.uk/

[AtheistCrusader]

31. Gosh a creationist 'end times' site gets the numbers wrong. I'm shocked.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqarchives/year/graphs.php
6.0-6.9 are likely increases in detection methods.
Note there is NO increase in 8.+ events over the last 30 years.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/topics/increase_in_earthquakes.php

[Viva_La_Revolution]

34. your first link goes back to 1980, and the second just says, nope, no increase

with out any numbers.
I thank you for reading the whole link, cause I didn't. my bad.


Worldwide Earthquake Statistics
http://khptech.com/blog/4/ww-earthquake-stats

Christchurch quake may portend major seismic activity for Japan (Feb. 2011) Discusses the 30-yr cycle in the ring of fire
http://www.japantoday.com/category/features/view/christchurch-quake-may-portend-major-seismic-activity-for-japan

China- lower earthquake activity at intervals of about 175 years and 375 years, and (2) higher earthquake activity at an interval of about 300 years.
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1979PApGe.117.1229L

On a lighter note...
Proof that "Immodest Women's dress" is not the cause of earthquakes
http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~braile/new/EqStatistics.pdf

[AtheistCrusader]

38. I'm going to have to read through the China piece this evening.

Very interesting stuff.

I've read of multi-headed dragon statues they had thousands of years ago, one head pointed in each cardinal direction, with a stone ball in it's mouth. The P-waves of an approaching earthquake would shake just the ball in the direction of the epicenter, out of one of the dragon's mouths. I'd love to have one.

China was way ahead of the rest of the world in many ways.

Edit: Sorry, bronze not stone.
http://asianhistory.about.com/od/asianinventions/a/SeismoInvention.htm

[Viva_La_Revolution]

44. I want one of these....

Meissen Nodder, ca. 1860
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200802A52.html

his head and hands bobble when there's a quake.. and he's worth $10,000. :)

[defendandprotect]

35. Thank you -- we need to do more to wake up DU'ers ... amazing what tens of billions in rw propaganda

can do to close down the human mind over 50 years or so!!

The other point about the increasing severity of these earthquakes is that it is

therefore IMPOSSIBLW to plan for any ncclear reactor to be safe or to resist any

degree of earthquake -- because the degree/severeity will constantly be increasing.

These earthquakes are also causing volcanic activity --


Along with your info, consider the huge numbes of aftershocks at very high degrees

being suffered in Japan -- at last count it was well over 300 -- heavens knows where

it is now. Some referred to that last "earthquake" - a 7 something in Japan as an

"aftershock" --

and this on an earth-quake prone island upon which we began this horrific atomic

century by dropping A bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki --

Must have been quite a salesman who could talk them into nuclear power plants!!

Ironic!!

[femrap]

43. Go to

IndependenceJournal.com.....he has charts showing the number of +6's increasing dramatic.lly.

Mother Nature is pissed....she's putting da boyz in their place...you can argue all you want, but there will be more droughts, floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes.

The Mayans/Hopis are right....Competition dies. Cooperation will reign.

Your name is an oxymoron. But I'm sure you'll be on my Ignore list soon since I believe in the Power of Mother Nature....

[Dr. Strange]

25. It's not Global Warming.

It was bombing the moon that caused the tsunami. Stupid NASA.

[Renew Deal]

28. Patriarchy?

:rofl:

[defendandprotect]

36. Can a bird with one wing fly?

Patriachy and violence are mirror images of one another --

Patriarchy's war on nature is encoded into capitalism --

Capitalism is a suicidal invention of patriarchy --

Wake up!



The Rightwing Koch Bros. Funded the DLC --

http://www.democrats.com/node/7789

http://upload.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x498414

If you knew, why didn't you tell us?

If you didn't know - pass it along -- !!

[AtheistCrusader]

32. Global warming is causing earthquakes, therefore we need to shut down carbon-neutral power

sources. And burn more coal and gas.

:crazy:

[Bluebear]

18. Volcano monitoring is a waste of money.

Bobby Jindal told me that. :rofl:

[XemaSab]

22. There hasn't been a single volcanic eruption in LA

since he became governor.

How do you explain that?

[Hannah Bell]

20. i'm not seeing anything this sensational from the japan meteorological agency website either.

so i'm wondering why this makes it to the front page?

there are two level 3 warnings (do not approach the volcano), both in kyushu

but that's nothing new for these two volcanos.

both have been active for decades. they erupt rather often. kirishima erupted in january, sakurajima erupts regularly.

i think something was lost in translation.

http://www.jma.go.jp/en/volcano/

Sakurajima's activity became more prominent in 1955, and the volcano has been erupting almost constantly ever since. Thousands of small explosions occur each year, throwing ash to heights of up to a few kilometers above the mountain.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakurajima

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Kirishima

[Heywood J]

24. The 20 volcanoes "has become alive"?

All of them, even the ones on Kyushu? I'll believe it when I see it somewhere I recognize.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

29. It looks like 20 more have shown some activity...

There already were over 100 'active' volcanoes in Japan. 'active' is anything from tiny quakes to eruption.

[ohheckyeah]

46. I went looking for more information about this

and lo and behold I found out that UFO's caused all of Japan's woes. Good grief, what next?