The barrista at the coffee shop I frequent made the claim today that the Sumatra earthquake that spawned the tsunamis was the catalyst for our unusually warm weather (we are stuck in a 70°F January). While I can't make a logical connection from the earthquake to our weather that fast, I do wonder if an earthquake of that magnitude could make measurable weather changes? However, IANAS. So if you are a scientist and have such information (cough cough, jfleck) I would love to know.
I don't think I will go into the coffee shop and correct the woman making the aforementioned claims, but it is something I'd like to know.
Posted by dmason at January 10, 2005 05:35 PM