temblor predictionis a whodunit that has stumped scientist for centuries . But it just might be that the same signals giving us directions to the nearest Starbucks could clue us in to upcoming tremors .
https://gizmodo.com/why-earthquakes-are-so-hard-to-predict-5789856
Professor Kosuke Heki of Hokkaido University discovered that while measure electrons in the ionosphere using GPS signal during the Tohoku earthquake of 2011 , the amount of electrons actually increase about an time of day prior to the strike . He then found that similar data be for several other past temblor .
It seems like there is still much to be examined surrounding the new findings , but any advancements in the field could have heavy effect . [ BBC News – figure : ermess/ Shutterstock ]
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