NASA Caught Early Signs of China Quake

NASA Caught Early Signs of China Quake

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June 10, 2008 -- Hundreds of miles above the Earth isn't the first place you'd expect to detect an impending earthquake, but that's where NASA and one U.K. company are looking.

The project is based on a controversial theory that may gain traction in light of new findings described in a leaked NASA memo about the May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan province.

The researchers hope to create a global network of roughly 20 satellites that would scan for telltale activity that some scientists (and old wives) say precedes large earthquakes.

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No real comment, just an interesting article.

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(visit the link for the full news article)

The project is based on a controversial theory that may gain traction in light of new findings described in a leaked NASA memo about the May 12 earthquake in China's Sichuan province.

I'm wondering what theory they are talking about.

Maybe someone knows?