Article: CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE PREDICTION EVALUATION COUNCIL KEEPS EYE ON EARTHQUAKE PREDICTIONS

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 23 -- The California Department of Conservation issued the following press release:

Reaching into a desk drawer, Dr. John Parrish pulls out a stack of paper. Each sheet is California's potential salvation; more likely, it is a figment of someone's imagination and a waste of time.

Each one is an earthquake prediction. Some are written by folks with serious scientific chops. Those discuss methodology, probability, algorithms and historic trends. Others might as well be written in Crayon. Those discuss the strange behavior of household pets, intuition, Aunt Agatha's aching bunions, or other mysterious signs and portents that scientists simply don't understand.

"We're ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!