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Seventh strongest quake in recorded history may have shifted Earth’s axis

The massive 8.8 earthquake that struck Chile may have changed the entire Earth’s rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet, a NASA scientist said Monday.

The quake, the seventh strongest earthquake in recorded history, hit Chile Saturday and should have shortened the length of an Earth day by 1.26 microseconds, according to research scientist Richard Gross at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. One microsecond is one-millionth of a second long.

“This change should be permanent,” Gross told SPACE.com today…read more

Earth’s Moon Destined to Disintegrate
By David Powell
Special to SPACE.com
posted: 22 January 2007
06:04 am ET
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070122_temporary_moon.html

Terrible Disaster…see pics

We Need To Watch This…read more

A joyful reunion, but now what?

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Shouts split the darkness early Friday as members of the Lifechurch in Allentown, Pa., arrived at the orphanage they run here to find everyone safe – 11 children and four staff members sleeping in the garden…read more

Time Running Out

See some video links here

Also Dr. Masters writes about the disaster of epic proportions! read here

We have not discussed earthquakes on this blog in the past. The earhquake that shook Haiti on Tuesday however was felt in Jamaica. I became aware that something was wrong when the water in the Swimming pool at home began moving as if pushed by a pump (the pool pump was off)…it was a very frightening experience…more about this later.

Beginning immediately we will therfore be sharing links to expertise on Earthquakes and the possbile effect on Jamaica and what we can do to mitigate the risks associated with the occurence of one similar in magnitude to that which shook Haiti on Tuesday of this week.

To begin please read more