Earthquakes and volcanic activity increasing as a result of the global expansion of industrialization.
According to recent statistics from World-earthquakes.com, ten major earthquakes (8.3 or above on the Richter scale) were reported for the period 2001 to 2013. For the entire previous century there were only 17 major earthquakes of that magnitude. One might argue that many of the largest earthquakes were probably not recorded in the previous century but the facts indicate otherwise – only 6 of these major quakes were reported since 1950 compared with 11 from 1901 till 1949.
Other statistics from USGS show that the number of earthquakes has increased dramatically over the past few years within the central and eastern United States and on a global scale the total number of earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above on the Richter scale have been increasing over the past half century at the rate of approximately10% per decade. A very plausible theory has been put forward by a scientist working in New Zealand to explain this increase in earthquake and volcanic activity. It also explains why the sea level rise as a result of melting glaciers and ice caps has not been as dramatic as climatologists expected. It may come as a surprise to discover that global industrialization is causing the increasing trend in earthquake and volcanic activity. Refer to the linked article in UNCENSORED MAGAZINE website for more details on this research.
