Breakthrough: Surges of cosmic radiation from space
directly linked to earthquakes
Story by Eric Ralls • 3h ago
Scientists have identified a striking correlation
between global seismic activity - earthquakes, to be
precise - and changes in the intensity of cosmic
radiation measured on Earth's surface. This
correlation, they say, could aid in earthquake
prediction.
The enormity of human and economic loss incurred due to
earthquakes is overwhelming. The ability to foresee
these events, both in terms of time and location, could
greatly mitigate the aftermath.
In an intriguing endeavor to substantiate this
predictive possibility, the CREDO project, launched in
2016 by the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish
Academy of Sciences (IFJ PAN) in Cracow, seeks to
decipher a potential link between cosmic radiation
fluctuations and earthquakes.
Initial cosmic radiation research generated a
surprising outcome
Statistical analysis yielded a surprising outcome: the
two phenomena are indeed correlated, but in ways no one
had anticipated.
The Cosmic Ray Extremely Distributed Observatory
(CREDO) is an international, virtual cosmic ray
observatory that is accessible to all. It aggregates
and processes data from numerous detectors, large and
small, including smartphone CMOS sensors, transformed
into cosmic ray detectors via a simple app.
State of Survival
A fundamental responsibility of CREDO is to track
worldwide alterations in the flux of secondary cosmic
radiation that reaches our planet's surface.
This radiation primarily originates in the Earth's
stratosphere, particularly within the Regener-Pfotzer
maximum.
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