Wow-- Mother Nature sure has a whole lotta shakin' goin' on!

Check this out: http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

I check this site regularly but recently there seems to be an unusually high level of seismic events!

NM

As we go on pumping carbon dioxide into the air, we might borrow a line from financial planners. Past performance is no guide to future results.

The buildup of carbon dioxide (CO2) is forcing scientists to rethink their expectations - not only about the buildup of heat on Earth but also about the implications for the natural world far beyond warming.

Take those powerful Alaskan earthquakes. We expect land to rise as the weight of glaciers melts away. Should we also adjust our assessment of earthquake risk?

Two geophysicists say "yes." Glaciers hold down earthquake action even in a seismically active region like Alaska, argue Jeanne Sauber with NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and Bruce Molnia with the US Geological Survey in Reston, Va. They use history and current data to make their case.

http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0819/p16s01-sten.html

oh, there might be a slightly different local result at the surface if a major ice sheet is removed, but forces capable of creating the Himalayas are hardly going to be phased by a few glaciers

I'm hoping we'll be living out there by this time next year.

It's a great place to live. Earthquakes and all.

... and others speculate in real estate. :evilgrin: