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What’s “earthquake weather” and how can I use it to predict earthquakes?

By Karen Hill

Earthquake weather means different things to different people.

Some people believe that long stretches of abnormally hot temperatures precede earthquakes.

Others believe bouts of low humidity are good indicators. There are as many weather theories as there are weather patterns.

The truth is that weather plays no apparent role at all in the shifting of Earth’s plates.

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Filed Under: Science

About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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