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> One posited mechanism is that stuff happens deep in the earth that affects the magnetic field first, and then kicks off some big earthquake. If this was real
by jl6 3y ago
> One posited mechanism is that stuff happens deep in the earth that affects the magnetic field first, and then kicks off some big earthquake.
If this was real, would it not be easier to measure the perturbation of the magnetic field than measure the cosmic rays being let in by the perturbed magnetic field?
- opello 3y agoThis was my thought as well since it seems rather obvious I wonder why it wasn't the approach taken.
- chrisco255 3y agoThe relationship between cosmic rays and Earth's magnetic field is well studied, and actively monitored: http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/earthmag.html http://www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk/education/earthmag.html However, it's a more complex data set to work with, given the vast dimensional dynamics of the field itself vs measuring the flux of radiation.