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Jimmy Higgins' Science Corner - Puerto Rico - Hurricanes, Earthquakes, and Tsunamis... OH MY!!!

Jimmy Higgins

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Puerto Rico is experiencing the worst convergence of natural disasters we've ever seen in the world. Hurricane Maria which devastated the island territory was just the beginning. Just after power was restored, the island is now suffering from an unprecedented onslaught of earthquakes.

Puerto Rico has sustained the impact of over 500 earthquakes (generally 2.0's) since December, including a gargantuan 6.4 earthquake that shook the island to its core. That earthquake was the equivalent of a trillion tons of T's and N's and even more T's.

Scientists are baffled (not really) about the source of these earthquakes. Generally earthquakes are caused when tectonic plates intersection each other like the west coast. But other than the Caribbean and North American plates, there are no tectonic plates in the area. This has caused many local citizens to panic, as continuous 4 or 5 magnitude quakes rouse Puerto Ricans out of their houses and into the streets for fear of certain death.

Many people have questions such as "Is Puerto Rico now cursed like Haiti?" The answer is likely "Yes". The convergence of such natural disasters can only be explained through the actions or motives of the supernatural.

"Can President Trump save Puerto Rico?" Simply put, there is little President Trump can do for the island. After his meeting with the President of the US Virgin Islands reached a standstill, it appeared the leader of the United States would not be able to strike a deal with the the person who is ultimately in charge of Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands.

"Can we use fracking to prevent bigger earthquakes by creating smaller earthquakes?" Sure, I don't see why not.

"Are scientists really baffled, I just looked online..." Did you really look hard enough? Take this CNN article! "At the moment there's a lot of uncertainty", "People are just sleeping outside in tents or in their cars because they're afraid that another earthquake may strike". Clearly pandemonium!

Only time will tell if Puerto Rico will survive this supernatural originating onslaught of earthquakes... and maybe flooding tsunamis.
 
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