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Full Moon on Winter Solstice....12-22-99 WORTH NOTING
Yes, and for a very serious reasons.
This was sent to me last week by a friend in Chicago:
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"SUPER SYZYGY"
WEST COAST MILLENIUM QUAKE ALERT!
By: Bob Momenteller
While Y2K computer glitches and terrorist threats are the topic day, little
discussed and little known to the general populous is the enigma
surrounding the "Super Syzygy", a termed coined by Geologist, James Berkland.
Berkland's term describes a day of extreme tidal forces that occurs once
every several years. December 22, 1999 is the next time that is constructed
around this "Super Syzygy". However, according to Berkland, this one seems
especially significant, coming close to the millennium transition, and when
the two of the next three syzygies are in near-perfect alignments (eclipses).
The Seismic Window of December 22, 1999 includes the convergence of the
major tide-raising factors:
Solstice, full Moon, close perigee and highest tides in four years, all
occurring within eleven days of the annual perihelion (January 3, 2000.)
The last time such an event occurred was December 21, 1866. Berkland's
earthquake records found that within two days of that peak tidal force, a
quake of about 5Magnitude centered near San Francisco and was felt strongly
in Sacramento.
I was ready to dismiss Berkland as a millennium apocalyptic fruit cake,
until I discovered that Berkland has accurately predicted earthquakes
before using this tidal force correlation. The latest DISCOVER magazine
(Dec 1999, p. 55) contains an article by Bob Berman that discusses most of
these phenomena, including the possible relationship of tidal forces and
earthquakes.
It was during the early 1970's that Berkland started noticing that many
earthquakes occurred at the time of maximum tidal forces associated with
the twice-monthly alignments of the Sun and Moon. In 1974 he accurately
predicted six out of eight earthquakes. In 1990 he shook the scientific
community by accurately predicting the San Francisco earthquake, 4 days
before it happened in a article published by the Gilroy dispatch.
Berkland's predictions hit solid ground in 1991 as part of the Farmer's
Almanac and is featured annually in the Dot Tide Tables. As Berkland puts
it, " I am fortunate to have found that my purpose is to de-mystify
earthquakes for the public so that meaningful preparations take the place
of fatalistic attitudes, that often prove fatal."
Berkland has stated that Dr. Fergus Wood (retired
geophysicist/oceanographer from NOAA), has pointed out that at the winter
solstice, the Sun is at the low point in the northern hemisphere, whereas
the Moon is at its highest point in the sky. This generates higher than
normal solstitial tides. At the Golden Gate the tidal range of 8.9 feet on
December 22nd has not been matched since January 1995, just before the
catastrophic 7.2M Kobe Quake and the unrelated, but surprising 5.0M jolt in
Seattle (the strongest there in 30 years.)
Because of these influences Berkland makes the following predictions, with
85% confidence, that between December 22-29, 1999 there will be:
85% chance for 3.5-6.0Magnitude within 140 miles of San Jose.
85% chance for 3.5-6.0Magnitude within 140 miles of L.A.
85% chance for 3.0-5.0Magnitude in Washington state or Oregon.
85% chance for Major (7+Magnitude) somewhere in the world, probably in the
Pacific Rim.
Most in the scientific world attempt to debunk Berkland's earthquake
predictions. Experts state that earthquake prediction is currently a
scientific impossibility. Impossible or not, one cannot overlook Berkland's
better than 75% batting average when it comes to the next quake prediction.
The odds of this millenium prediction are better than 300% of chance. Time
to grab your water bottles and head for the hills... or are you a big gambler?
Published in the December 15, 1999 issue of Ether Zone. Copyright © 1999
Ether Zone Online (http://etherzone.com). Reposting permitted with this
message intact.
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