On September 10, 2008 CERN launched the initial run of the Hadron Accelerator in Switzerland only to be shut down due to a problem in the system. This problem has kept it off line since then but as early as February they may be looking at a second test, but most probably not until summer.
Did the initial test have adverse impact on the globe? The Hadron is located underground on the French-Swiss border region. On Sept. 10 there was an earthquake in Iran, Japan, on Sept. 11 Japan and Indonesia, Sept. 22 China, and Sept. 26 in Southern California. Did the test set up a chain reaction of underground instability resulting in earthquakes?
Apparently not, as coincidental as the dates appear, looking backwards finds other "clusters" of events unrelated to the CERN test and in about the same numbers and geographic spread. Something is going on "downstairs" - as Yellowstone data indicates - but it is probably not the fault of any tests....at least known we know about.
For more information on global earthquakes: http://neic.usgs.gov/neis/qed/
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2007-2008 was a VERY active seismic season across the globe, both antedating CERN and continuing on thereafter.
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