Introduction

Climate Change & Earthquakes

"While earthquakes cause tsunamis, new research is revealing that vast storms like hurricanes, along with other events brought on by climate change, can lead to an increase in seismic activity and thereby cause more earthquakes. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), when there are significant changes in atmospheric pressure that occur in congruence with hurricanes, it causes a release of energy stored in the Earth’s crust. This leads to earthquakes that may not be as violent but last a comparatively long time, even after storm waters subside. Scientists have also discovered that monsoon season actually increases the weight of water on the Earth’s crust to such a degree across the Indian subcontinent that it changes seismic activity in the Himalayan mountains." - Atmos: Earthquakes in a Warming World