Earthquake in DC/VA area

[gstelmack]

Ha, I KNEW global warming would make it's way in here:

Originally Posted by http://www.cnn.com/2011/OPINION/08/24/lohman.quake.east.coast/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

CNN: What caused the earthquake that shook the East Coast?
Rowena Lohman: There are two likely culprits: the motion of tectonic plates past each other, and the melting of large ice sheets and glaciers that used to cover North America during the last ice age around 14,000 years ago. When the ice sheet was on top of North America, it pressed down on the Earth's crust, causing it to sink lower. Since the ice melted and that weight was removed, the crust has been slowly rebounding back to its normal position, and that motion causes earthquakes.

[CrimsonFox]

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[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Ha, I KNEW global warming would make it's way in here:

She's not talking about global warming. Don't tell me that scientists saying we're no in an ice age are liars now.

[gstelmack]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

She's not talking about global warming. Don't tell me that scientists saying we're no in an ice age are liars now.

I was tongue-in-cheek on that one, sorry missed the smiley.

[digamma]

Supposedly we just had a 4.2 a little north of LA. I didn't feel it at all.

[Draft Dodger]

Originally Posted by digamma

Supposedly we just had a 4.2 a little north of LA. I didn't feel it at all.

that's what she said