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CBS, MSNBC Websites Promote Earthquakes’ Tie to Global Warming

By D. S. Hube

An article at CBSNews.com and MSNBC.com utilizes the claims of a scientist with some very questionable ideas and theories. In this case it’s “seismic activity is five times more energetic than 20 years ago” and the reason is due to—you guessed it—global warming.

The research proves that destructive ability of earthquakes on Earth increases alarmingly fast and that this trend is set to continue, unless the problem of “global warming” is comprehensively and urgently addressed.

The analysis of more than 386,000 earthquakes between 1973 and 2007 recorded on the US Geological Survey database proved that the global annual energy of earthquakes on Earth began increasing very fast since 1990.

Dr. [Tom] Chalko said that global seismic activity was increasing faster than any other global warming indicator on Earth and that this increase is extremely alarming.

Who exactly is this Dr. Tom Chalko? And how precisely are earthquakes related to global warming? The blog SansPretense has done a pretty thorough job dissecting Chalko’s claims, as well as investigating some of Chalko’s other “research.” For example, Chalko contributes to a “scientific” journal that’s ... not what many would consider scientific. It’s called the NU Journal of Discovery—the “NU” standing for Natural University. There’s just one problem: There is no Natural University. Take a look at the “university’s” website to see what I mean:

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Is this what the MSM has come to? Are they so determined to enforce the cult of global warming that they’ll use anybody’s research, however questionable?

Read the whole thing.  Carrick: This “Bud’s” for you.