EARTHQUAKES: THE SOLAR CONNECTION

Approved For Release 2000/08/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000100120013-0 EARTHQUAKES: HE SOLAR CONNECTION BY PATRICK I-IUYGIIE A maverick scientist is shaking up quake predictors by suggesting that solar flares trigger seismic activity. Editor's note: Much to the consternation of her colleagues, a California scientist believes the sun may trigger such diverse calamities as earthquakes, human illness and arson. Officials charged with earthquake prediction have encouraged her even as scientists scoff...