The earthquake, the tsunami and the lowesttemperature YANG Dong-hong 1 , YANG Xue-xiang 1,2 (1. College of Geo-exploration Science and Technology,Jilin University,Changchun130026; 2. National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academyof Science, Beijing 100012) Abstract: “La Madre” is a kind of upperatmospheric air current, which occurs as alternation of “warm phase” and “coldphase” in the sky of Pacific Ocean. Thisphenomenon exists for 20-30 years, and also is called as “Oscillation Decade inthe Pacific” (ODP) , concerned with 60 year cycle of the tides. When “La Madre” occurs as “warm phase”,the temperature of sea surface in the adjacency of North American continentwill be extraordinarily increased, and the temperature of north Pacific Oceanicsurface will unusually decreased, Meanwhile, the Pacific air current moves tothe pacific center from the American and Asian continents. When “La Madre” occurs as “cold phase”,it is just contrary to that mentioned above. We find that when “La Madre” occurs as “warm phase”,the temperature of the global temperature will be extraordinarily increased,meanwhile, the strongest earthquakes will be extraordinarily decreased. When “La Madre” occurs as “cold phase”,it is just contrary to that mentioned above. Guo Zhengjian , et al believe that the great earthquake inocean and its margin is one of thermostats for adjusting climate. The strongearthquakes in the ocean bottom can bring the cool waters at the deep ocean upto the ocean surface also and make the global climate cooling. Keywords: earthquake, tsunami, low temperature, Pacific Decade Oscillation, strong tides “OscillationDecade in the Pacific” (ODP) and earthquake “La Madre”is a kind of upper atmospheric air current, which occurs as alternation of “warmphase” and “cold phase” in the sky of Pacific Ocean.This phenomenon exists for 20-30 years, and also is called as “OscillationDecade in the Pacific” (ODP) concerned with 60 year cycle of the tides. When “La Madre”occurs as “warm phase”, the temperature of sea surface in the adjacency ofNorth American continent will be extraordinarily increased, and the temperatureof north Pacific Oceanic surface will unusually decreased, Meanwhile, thePacific air current moves to the pacific center from the American and Asiancontinents. When “La Madre”occurs as “cold phase”, it is just contrary to that mentioned above. When “La Madre” enters upon “coldphase”, central pacific sea level is higher; when “La Madre” enters upon “warmphase”, central Pacific sea level is lower. When the alternation of the coldand warm phases, the change of rising and dropping of the Pacific sea leveldestroys the original crust isostasy, and the later crust gravity isostasycauses the seesaw movement of pacific crust. According to the climate data oftwentieth century, the global weather was distinctly warmer in two stages:1925-1944 and 1973-2000. They correspond to La Madre’s “warm phases” of 1925-1946 and 1977-1999. La Madre’s “ cold phase ” was from 1890 to 1924 and from 1947to 1976. La Madre“warm phase” was from 1925 to 1946 and from 1977 to 1999. According to therecent meteorological satellite cloud photograph, “ La Madre ” had been entering upon “ cold phase ” since 2000, resulting in the intense effect of “La Nina” on global climate. Thestrong tides made the cold deep-sea water up whirling, reducing the temperatureof oceanic surface and cooling the global climate, which corresponds to “coldphase” of La Madre. Basedon the seesaw movement of oceanic crust, the intense seismic activities wereincreased during the stage of “cold phase” of “La Madre” ( YANG X X, 2003a,2004a ) . 图 1 大气环流、海平面变化与大洋地壳跷跷板运动 Fig. 1 Atmospheric circulation, sea level change andoceanic crust seesaw movement 图 2 中国及其邻区强震幕和太平洋十年涛动 Fig. 2 Pacific Decadal Oscillation and strongearthquakes in China China’s first strong seismic episode was from 1897 to 1912; the secondwas in1920-1937, the third was in 1946-1957, the forth was in 1966-1980, andfifth was in 1991-2002( Ma Z J,Du P R, 1995) . The two types of alternative boundariesof “La Madre’s ”warm phase and cold phase were in 1890, 1924, 1946 and 2000, which were nearthe boundaries of four strong earthquakes. It is indicated that this strongearthquake had a close relation with the substances’ motion of atmosphere,hydrosphere and lithosphere, with the change of gravity potential, and with theexchange of angular momentum. According to the beginning and the end of “coldphase” of the stronger earthquake in China, the fifth strong seismicepisode will probably extend to the year 2008. According to some relativeprognoses, the E1 Nino will occur in 2004(or 2006), 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018-2019.La Nina andstrong earthquake disasters will occur in 2005 or 2007; China will haveheavy flood disasters in 2007, 2013, 2019-2020, and 2029. The sixth strongseismic episode will occur from the year 2020 to 2040 and will be associatedwith the Earth rotation’s slowing, global cooling, volcanic activities and unusualstronger earthquakes. Around the E1 Nino and La Nino events, the oceanic crust “seesaw” movementderived from the change of height of sea level on the Pacific Ocean will result in the strong seismic activities in the wholeworld. The cycles of “La Madre’s ” warm phase and cold phase may be about 60 years bytides. TheLunar Is a Thermostat of the Earth The American Scientists believe that the lunar is a thermostat whichcan regulate and control the green-house effect. The lunar was able to make theperiodic temperature variation happened on the earth by influencing the tidesof the earth, ever said Mr. Charles of the Oceanographic Research Institutewhich belongs to Sentiago Branch of California University. After years oflook to the Sun to explain the natural cycles of the climate, scientists saythey have found a major new influence--- the Moon. American researchers believethe Earth’s inert satellite not only triggered a little ice age 500 years ago,but is on course to warm the world for several hundred years to come, evenwithout the greenhouse effect. The Moon resetsthe planet’s thermostat through its influence on the tides, says CharlesKeeling of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the Universityof California, San Diego. He says lunar oscillations explainan intriguing 1500 to 1800-year cycle in the world’s temperature uncoveredthree years ago by Gerard Bond of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory at Columbia Universityin Palisades, New York. This puts the Earth in the middleof a warming phase that began at the end of the little ice age, and will carryon until the 24 th century. Bond (1993,1997)unearthed this rhythmic fluctuation between warm and cold eras by analysingsediment cores from the Atlantic Ocean. He hasnow traced the cycle back more than 100 000 years to the last major ice age.“It seems to be the pacemaker of rapid climate change,” he says. But he had noexplanation for this cycle. But Keeling andhis colleague Timothy Whorf think they know what’s going on. They say that thechanging alignment of the Earth, Moon and Sun causes gradual changes in thestrength of tides on the same timescale as Bond’s climate cycle. Strong tides,Keeling says, “increase the vertical mixing of water in the oceans, drawingcold ocean water from the depths to the surface, where it cools the atmosphereabove”. Weak tides reduce this mixing---keeping the cold water at the bottom ofthe sea out of contact with the atmosphere, allowing the world to warm.“Charles’s idea is very interesting---absolutely a possible explanation,” saysBond. Keeling’s calculations show that tides reached their maximumstrength around 1425 in thedepths of the little ice age when the River Thames frequently froze over in London. Since then thetides have weakened and will not peak again until around 3100. Although otherforces are at work, he says, the 1800-year-cycle has been “the principal driverof climate change” for the past 10 000 years (Fred Pearce, 2000; CharlesKeeling, 2000). The warm period of the earth lasted until the 24th century from theend of the Little Ice Age due to this effect. After that, the earth custom willbe colder and colder follow the tide is strengthened more and more. The lunar tide is 2.17 times as much as the Sun tide. If the lunaris destroyed, the strength of the oceanic tide on the earth will reduce to 1/3.In that case the cold water in the ocean deep will be difficult to be broughtto the surface of the ocean and the global custom will be warmer and warmer.Without doubt, it will make the trend of warming up the custom on a globalscale on aggravation (Yang Xuexiang, 1998, 2001a, 2001b, 2001c, 2002a,2002b, 2002c, 2002d). Theaffect of the tide to volcanic activity and earthquakes Earthquake and volcanic tectonic activities have a relationship with18.6 year period solid tide which is called magma tide (Du Pinren, 1994). Thevolcanic erupting material can reach to the height of 1—40km, last time from several week to over 10years, volcanic eruption at low latitude can diffuse all over the earth, andkeeps its high content at medium and high latitude, finally falls down at polarcaps. The volcanic ash can reduce sun radiation, and can greatly affect thearea of medium and high area, for example, the eruption of Argonne volcano ( 8.5 o S,115.5 o Eat Bali island of Indonesia in March,1963, St. Helen volcano (St. Helens; 46 o N,122 o W )of USA erupted in May, 1980, these eruption resultsin the decrease 15% of the sun direct radiation, and makes the temperature inNorth hemisphere, the temperature decrease is about 18 months behind theeruption. There is an obvious low temperature periods, foe example, there were6 low temperature summers in our northeast China from 1951 to 1985, which wecalled it low temperature disaster years, there were 5 low temperature yearsoccurred after 1-2 years when the 2 grade volcano is erupted, volcanic ashshades the sun light and makes the climate become cold (Guo Zengjian et al,1996). When the ash falls down at polar areas, it greatly affected the sun radiationdose in polar region, this effect is same as the effect when the solar eclipseseffected the El Nino, it is the main factors that controls the delay of El Ninoevent(low latitude eruption) and excitation (high latitude eruption). From1920s to 1950s, it is a weak period for volcanic eruption, it is also a weakperiod for oceanic El Nino event and the strength is also weak, since 1950s,the volcanic activities became more around the world, and in the mean time, thethere were more El Nino events occurred among oceans and their strength wasalso strong. According to the statistics from about 100 years, about 75% of ElNini event occurred after one and half or 2 years when the volcano erupted. At the end of June in 2000, volcanic and seismic events started atIzu islands south of Tokyo.Following the event, extraordinary crustal deformation was observed around theIzue islands. Until the end of August, both the volcanic and seismic activitieswere high. It is suggested that the crustal deformation was caused by a dykeintrusion event at Izu islands and concerned with strong tides. Tidal model onsea-floor spreading is proposed based on the observational data and calculativedata (Yang Xuexiang, 2003b,2003c). Tides and El Nino events make the oceanic water in East PacificOcean and West Pacific Ocean go up and down 1500px oppositely, which make oceanic crustfall or rise 500px. It isthe reason why El Nino events are interrelated with the earthquakes andvolcanoes. This phenomenon is just like “seesaw”. The same process is not onlyin Pacific Ocean, but also in Indian Ocean.This is the reason for Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Rising up. The denudation andsediment also make the crust move as seesaw. It is shown by calculation thateffect of denudation and sediment for fifty years bring to bear moment M = 4.36 × 10 14 N · m on the end of continental andoceanic crust(Yang Xuexiang, 2003a). The earthquake, the tsunami and the lowesttemperature Guo Zhengjian , et al believe that the great earthquake inocean and its margin is one of thermostats for adjusting climate. The strongearthquakes in the ocean bottom can bring the cool waters at the deep ocean upto the ocean surface also and make the global climate cooling (Guo Zhengjian,2002). In the table 1, we can find the relation of the earthquake, the tsunamiand the lowest temperature. After the strongest earthquake (2004-12-26,Ms 8.7) in Indonesia, theglobal temperature is become cooler and cooler and “warm winter” in Chinafor 18 years is over. Table 1 Contrast among low temperature, OscillationDecade in the Pacific (ODP), strongest earthquake and tsunami Time 1889-1924 1925-1946 1947-1976 1977-1999 2000-2030 ? ODP Cold phase Warm phase Cold phase Warm phase Cold phase Global temperature cold warm Cold warm cold ? Time 1903-1918 1919-1953 1954-1986 1987-2004 2005- ? Chinese temperature Cold warm cold warm cold ? 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汶川、东日本和世界各地地震、海啸和火山的启示 What is the Announcement of the Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes in Wenchuan, off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku, around the Pacific Ocean and the World? 岳中琦 汶川地震大灾难已隔有近四周年了,东日本地震海啸大灾难再过六天就一周年了。为了纪念逝者並为了鼓励生者,我一直在不断努力地将我对地震、海啸和火山等的研究发现告诉他人。 我的研究发现就是汶川、东日本、环太平洋和世界各地的地震 、海啸和火山给了我们人类一个绝大多数人尚不知道的启示。这个启示是最为重要的、意义深远的,且能惠及现在和未来每个人的。 或有人要问,这个绝大多数人还不知道的启示是什么呢? 我通过三十多年来学习、研究和感悟,发现的这个启示就是:这些地震、海啸和火山是地壳深部高压强和高密度的天然气逸出喷出地壳岩体造成的,地壳和地幔间存在一高压强和高密度的甲烷天然气薄球圈层。以甲烷为主的天然气体物质连续不断地在地幔和地核形成。在形成后,这些气体又连续不断地向上部运移、聚集在致密岩石固体地壳下部。地壳岩石层本身就是一个巨大、巨重和致密的球壳型闭圈。从而,一层高压强和高密度的天然甲烷气体薄球圈层在地壳和地幔之间形成了。它将固体岩石地壳同高温高压地幔物质有效地隔离开了,保护了现在地壳岩石圈和地壳表面上有生命的植物、动物和人类。 因此,可以推论,地球给我们人类提供了不断新生的、可采集的甲烷气体能源。同时,我们人类将对地球起源和演变有更符合实际的认识、理论、预测和控制。我们人类未来的世界将是充满欢乐、美好和永远的。 本篇短文在 2012 年 3 月 5 日写成于 香港大学 黄克兢楼 602 室
How Do Earthquakes Generate Tsunamis? By far, the most destructive tsunamis are generated from large, shallow earthquakes with an epicenter or fault line near or on the ocean floor. These usually occur in regions of the earth characterized by tectonic subduction along tectonic plate boundaries. The high seismicity of such regions is caused by the collision of tectonic plates. When these plates move past each other, they cause large earthquakes, which tilt, offset, or displace large areas of the ocean floor from a few kilometers to as much as a 1,000 km or more. The sudden vertical displacements over such large areas, disturb the ocean's surface, displace water, and generate destructive tsunami waves. The waves can travel great distances from the source region, spreading destruction along their path. For example, the Great 1960 Chilean tsunami was generated by a magnitude 9.5 earthquake that had a rupture zone of over 1,000 km. Its waves were destructive not only in Chile, but also as far away as Hawaii, Japan and elsewhere in the Pacific. It should be noted that not all earthquakes generate tsunamis. Usually, it takes an earthquake with a Richter magnitude exceeding 7.5 to produce a destructive tsunami. 海啸是一种具有强大破坏力的海浪。水下地震、火山爆发或水下塌陷和滑坡等大地活动都可能引起海啸。 地震发生时,海底地层发生断裂,部分地层出现猛然上升或者下沉,由此造成从海底到海面的整个水层发生剧烈“抖动”。这种“抖动”与平常所见到的海浪大不一样。海浪一般只在海面附近起伏,涉及的深度不大,波动的振幅随水深衰减很快。地震引起的海水“抖动”则是从海底到海面整个水体的波动,其中所含的能量惊人。海啸时掀起的狂涛骇浪,高度可达10多米至几十米不等,形成“水墙”。另外,海啸波长很大,可传播几千公里而能量损失很小。由于以上原因,如果海啸到达岸边,“水墙”就会冲上陆地,对人类生命和财产造成严重威胁。 1.the encyclopedia of earth. 2.百度知道。
巴布亚新几内亚发生6.2级地震 未发布海啸预警 来源:新华网 2010年03月21日00:46 新华网悉尼3月21日电巴布亚新几内亚海域当地时间21日凌晨发生里氏6.2级地震。目 前,当地有关方面没有发布海啸警报。 据美国地质勘探局说,地震震中位于距巴布亚新几内亚东部新不列颠岛拉包尔以北95 公里处海域,震源深度为423公里。 设在夏威夷的太平洋海啸预警中心没有就这次地震发布海啸警报。 巴布亚新几内亚地处大陆板块交界处,是一个地震频发地带。 http://news.sohu.com/20100321/n270974276.shtml Recent Earthquakes 03/20/2010 M 5.6, Cuba region 03/20/2010 M 5.1, south of the Aleutian Islands 03/20/2010 M 6.2, New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea 03/18/2010 M 5.6, south of the Fiji Islands 03/18/2010 M 5.5, off the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand http://www.iris.edu/hq/audience/public/earthquakes
Terra: Tale of the Earth: Four Events That Changed the World 作者 Richard Hamblyn 出版社 Picador (精装本2009年10月5日出版) 页数 268 页 定价 11.81 ISBN 978-0330490733 我开始看这本书的时候,海地太子港地震刚刚发生;看到最后一章时,夏威夷和日本等地已经解除了因智利地震触发的海啸警报。这两起自然灾害,显示了人类在灾害防护和救助上的进展和不足,读起来觉得格外有现实意义。 在 Terra: Tales of the Earth 一书中,作者 Richard Hamblyn 借用古希腊人的四大元素(土、气、火、水)理论,回顾了人类历史上四起影响重大的自然灾害:1755年里斯本大地震,1783年欧洲漫长的迷雾天 气,1883年印尼Krakatau火山爆发,1946年夏威夷海啸。 作者把历史故事与科学理论揉合在一起,既引用亲历者叙述描述灾害爆发时的景象,又花了相当多篇幅讲解灾害发生的原因,和当时的人们理解灾害的努力,作者提出的思考是:人类如何通过对灾害的研究来认识自然,保护自己。 1755年里斯本大地震,加上随之而来的海啸和火灾,让当地许多辉煌的建筑毁于一旦。里斯本在重建时,在房屋地基、街道设计上都充分吸取了教训,防震成为必要的考虑。美国科学家本杰明富兰克林对1783年夏天欧洲的干雾天气的研究,第 一次发现自然灾害(冰岛的火山爆发)对地球广大区域气候造成的长期影响,这一理论在100年后再次得到证实。 地震、火山、海啸,这些都是地球运动的产物,人类不仅无法控制、目前也难以预测。最安全的做法是远离灾害频发地区,但地球人口的增长让这一办法变得不现实。人类社会可以做的,是在平时做好应付措施,并尽量提高预测的准确性。 在灾害预防上,海啸警报是一个很好的例子。由海底地震引发的海啸有两个重要特点:第一是海啸可以穿越万里海洋而保持能量,直到遭遇陆地,这本书中所 写的1946年夏威夷海啸就是由太平洋北部,3700公里外的阿留申海沟地震引起的;第二是由于海域的广阔,海啸速度再快(能以800公里时速穿越太平 洋),也能给远处海岸居民几个小时的时间做好准备。环太平洋海啸警报系统,正是在1946年夏威夷海啸后建立起来的,在2004年印尼海啸之后,这一系统 已经加入了印度洋和南中国海。 作者指出,在防备海啸中,海岸居民的心理准备同样重要,1960年智利地震后,夏威夷发出了海啸警报,但当地居民对16年前的海啸记忆已经淡漠,加 上曾发生几次海啸误报,疏散不及时,再次造成人员伤亡。在2004年印尼海啸中,曾发生了一个刚学了海啸知识的初中生报警救了整个旅馆的人的故事。对自然 的了解,是人类自我保护的起点。 阅读笔记: What Im Reading: Richard Hamblyns Terra