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by gremlinsinc 1549 days ago
Is there some sort of correlation with uptick in seismic activity, I mean are we in seeing normal activity, or is there indeed a lot more going on than 'usual'?

Maybe it's just some synchronicity and I'm just more 'aware' because of all the other natural disasters, and non-natural, but it just 'feels' like something big is coming because of all the volcanoes, tsunami's, and other reports of activity.

Also, how much does climate change affect volcanoes, and earthquakes?

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Well, broadly speaking, an earthquake on one fault can alter shear and stress on other faults - up or down though.

As for climate change... well, maybe, there's definitely mechanisms whereby it can change stress on rock, but how much of an effect it has, no-one can really say. This is a good round up. https://climate.nasa.gov/news/2926/can-climate-affect-earthq...