Why are earthquakes so hard to predict? - Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
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In 132 CE, Zhang Heng presented his latest invention: a large vase he claimed could tell them whenever an earthquake occurred for hundreds of miles. Today, we no longer rely on pots as warning systems, but earthquakes still offer challenges to those trying to track them. Why are earthquakes so hard to anticipate, and how could we get better at predicting them? Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl investigates.
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- Educator Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl
- Director Mateus Contini, Felipe Grosso
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- Editor Mateus Contini
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- Character Designer Ricke Ito
- Sound Designer Matheus Wittmann
- Composer Matheus Wittmann
- Compositor Mateus Contini
- Director of Production Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Associate Producer Bethany Cutmore-Scott
- Associate Editorial Producer Dan Kwartler
- Script Editor Emma Bryce
- Fact-Checker Joseph Isaac
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The Radon–Thoron method offers optimistic preliminary results. What are the main challenges to tackle before we can use it as a reliable earthquake prediction tool?
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NYHLEN MARY
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to track and know when plates are moving and how large the impact will be
Lucas Rey
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to identify the moving plates.
Emmanuel Burnett
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to track the beahivior and identify the moving plates
Dylan Cohen
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cool man
Franklin Henry
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We should test the tool more we always need to be prepared just in case
Equavius Norris
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one challenge is that some earthquakes can happen before we get the news maby scientists can test on this
Torianna Wyche
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One challenge is that it would be more difficult to predict earthquakes because radon wouldn't be clear tell how radon concentration and earthquakes could be connected.
Taylor Walker
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maybe scientist can test for it to see if it works and if it is accurate
Layton Simeone
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when you feel a little bit of movement under your feet you should stay calm and get under a desk to stay alert of whats going on you should go on your phone.
Christopher Flores
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I think that the main challenge is figuring out where the gasses come out.
