Why Have There Been So Many Geological Catastrophes Lately?

There haven’t been.

BY JOSHUA KEATING | APRIL 19, 2010

These days, you don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist or religious fanatic to wonder whether there’s something strange going on with the Earth. Major earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, and China have killed thousands, and a cloud of volcanic ash has grounded flights across Europe. This past weekend also saw deadly quakes in Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, and the Dominican Republic. So is the Earth going through a period of especially high geological activity?

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