Typhoons and Earthquakes, Together At Last

*Okay, that’s messed-up. Why? Because — if you think this through — it

suggests that a violently destabilized atmosphere could cause violently

destabilized *tectonics.* That’s right: Greenhouse megastorms triggering

earthquakes. What the heck next? Monsoon failure triggering continental

drift? We blow too much methane and Mercury jumps out of its orbit and

whacks us? I don’t even wanna go here. But, well, there appears to be

scientific evidence.

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227