2010 top ten scientific rumor: Japanese transformation of crayfish topped the Beijing News
2010 gene end of the year, thanks to the gift of Jin Yong, the mass media on the Almost all the media are discussing
Awakening from the Beijing News Weekly
founded, we have been rumors in the various forms of the same to the recent
First, it is a class most likely to be No matter how widespread rumors, many listeners will be a public event record Jin Yong himself instantly defeated; Secondly, it is very short propagation time, from the rise to be extinguished, but a few hours, complete a It does not have any social life, a meaningful impact on the Jin Yong said it did not even have much impact on my life.
not all Science and technology, these rumors of Looking through the magazine over the past year, new knowledge is not difficult to find, some rumors directly had an impact on the industry, driven by speculators, causing the market volatility; some rumor hit some areas of agricultural production for farmers, seed companies caused incalculable loss; also some rumors of some real events coerced more than prestige, for an industry, some companies give a hit ... ...
In this time, the rumor is often weak. Cap ferret in the First, information is often not as good as the rumor rumors information Because of the rumors may be different from common sense, so it is more important. The rumor is often outdated information, seems to be rather trivialization, it seems,
in a famous American to be rumor after rumor, there is a survey, 54 percent of those who actually believe the rumor rumor contact information, just the rumor that they will soon be forgotten; again, there are barriers to information received . Memory psychology shows that the specific concept than the abstract concept easier to remember, when a person heard a rumor of information may be wrong in the future as People tend to choose according to their position on a particular point of view of attitude.
So many people do not care about rumors that their logic is careful, the fact is reliable, but because it is their own expectations, imagine the same situation, they used for their own use of the. If this happens, rumors are often caught in some kind of Beijing News Weekly in new knowledge to participate in some scientific rumor rumor, we also once faced with
reason is to charm the premise is dispelled the rumors of the tool. Not long on-line interactive web site popular science class is so shell network also established a scientific rumor of a special theme Station We do this with shell network
1 transformation of the Japanese invasion of China crayfish gene
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foreigners do not eat crawfish. This crayfish has a strong body of toxic water adaptability, eating carrion, lead, mercury and manganese and chromium and arsenic and other toxins accumulate in the body to normal a few times, it will not affect its survival. Is a typical poison. Japanese aggression in China, because a great deal of biochemical forces the body ... ... the Japanese thought Japan was everywhere grams clarkii (crayfish's predecessor), after a series of genetically modified, Procambarus shrimp bulk shipped to the Japanese station, on the role of clean water work.
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crayfish than by invading Japanese troops to China to the biochemical. Crayfish, Procambarus species of shrimp, (Procambarus clarkii) native to North America, the main habitat is the Gulf Coast, especially in the area near the mouth of the Mississippi River, which is now Louisiana. In fact, in New Orleans and Baton Rouge has a crayfish specialist market, addicted to those very public. Outside of all the continents except Antarctica have crayfish presence. According to FAO statistics, annual world trade in crayfish up 30 million tons.
East Asia, Japan is a springboard into the crayfish. Taisho nine (1920), was in Kamakura City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan established the consumption of frog farms, breeding bullfrogs. 1927 (1927), was brought from Hawaii, 20 crayfish, bullfrogs want them to grow into the bait. And from rampant, crayfish occupied Japan, to the 1960s, including Japan, including Hokkaido, in addition to some of the islands outside of crayfish were found in the figure, or even grams clarkii Japanese relatives --- Japanese crayfish black wipe it up pretty soon. Japan is now a live crayfish in the black market to sell pets to 3000 yen, while the price of crayfish only one-thirtieth of it. However,
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due to lack of detailed documentary record, we only know that crayfish first landed near Nanjing, China is the place, time, about 1929, is likely to be introduced as pets or food. Currently, from Hainan Island to Heilongjiang, Xinjiang from Chongming Island to, you can find crayfish. But it is still the most important habitat in east China.
Second, the crayfish are not genetically modified products. Genetic material until the double helix structure of DNA was discovered in 1953. The genetic engineering technology is in the 1970s, molecular biology and molecular genetics was based on the integrated development of the birth. Until 1980, the first genetically modified mouse was born. Three to four years in the last century, the Japanese are not likely to have such technology to transform the crayfish gene.
Finally, in scientific research, is very sensitive to contamination, or very resistant organisms, whether the environment is often used as a biological indicator of contamination. But even the very tolerance of biological pollutants, if it has a well-attenuated mechanism to discharge, the body of contaminants may be very low.
early as 1995, researchers in Shanghai on the part of living in the Shanghai area had heavy metals in crayfish survey. Mercury, copper, lead, zinc, cadmium and other heavy metals were detected in the crayfish body, but all below the national health standard, and most of the heavy metal concentration in shrimp gills and viscera, the muscles of the content is very low. The result, after ten years in the follow-up study conducted in succession has been further proof. Since 2003, Suzhou University, Jiangxi, Anhui Agricultural University and the University of researchers through the investigation have been similar conclusions.
Overall, despite the crayfish have a certain heavy metal accumulation ability, but mostly concentrated in that we do not eat shrimp gills, viscera, and shrimp, for eating shrimp for us, it makes Heavy metal poisoning may be very small.
(lean camel, not science writer Tian Ye, Doctor of Agriculture)
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Food safety is one of the issues of public concern. But in 2010, has appeared in several over-publicity of the Confusing Crayfish is one of the events leading to muscle dissolved. After the incident, some of the re-emergence of the rumors spread for a long time, the relevant industry, and causing a more serious
We firmly believe: the idea and then right, then an important point, because it will involve rumors shame.
2 Helvdoutang health treatment
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medication every day is to eat poison
. Disease is to eat out, you can also eat back. Boiled green beans can cure myopia, diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Wash the green beans, cold water pot, covered with Gail boil on the fire, half-way not open lid; boil 56 minutes, green beans did not seem to open to open, this is Tom Green, when most of this nourishing soup is a goal , and immediately pour out of this soup every day during the day with a drink, how much to drink how much to cook. Black bean soup boil the non Liver, is used to satisfy their craving for. Sishi the spleen in the principal, if did not have breakfast, then the time will air of the spleen, long-term effect, the spleen will be injured. At this point the liver need to add nutrients,
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in the It is really as
Here, we introduce the modern understanding of food science for green beans.
dry bean cellulose content of up to 16% for fiber intake is generally inadequate, especially the modern sense. Its fat content is low, there are more protein. In food science, nutrition score was used to a comprehensive assessment of a food
However, mung bean is far from a It contains a lot of carbohydrates, providing energy from carbohydrates accounted for in more than 70%. Requirements for balanced nutrition, the high proportion of some. Although its relatively high protein content, amino acid composition but not consistent with human needs, so the ability to individually meet the needs of the body backward a little. It is in the
course, it is not the pursuit of green beans because Similar to the In a small number of mung bean extract, protein hydrolysates of the study,
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in some evaluation system, green beans and even the Taking into account human health is often associated with inflammatory response, so the food composition of the inflammation has become a modern food and nutrition research in important areas. Any kind of food by a variety of ingredients, some ingredients can cause inflammation, and some anti-inflammatory ingredients will help. When inflammation of the ingredients will help the upper hand, it may not be conducive to health; when the anti-inflammatory ingredients to help the upper hand on health benefits. It was thus designed a When the IF is negative, indicating that this food will help inflammation, the smaller the number the less conducive to health; the other hand, the result is positive for health. Our daily food, IF there are both positive and negative values, a reasonable diet should eat a day and a variety of foods produced by total IF value is greater than 50. According to this index, 100 grams of green beans the IF value is -78, just as The same weight of sunflower seeds is 38, a variety of cabbage vegetables generally have dozens of positive, carrot is as high as 131.
evaluation system similar to the food, there are many, the focus of assessment for each system vary. IF only attempts to describe the relationship between food and inflammation, thus providing a reference for the design recipes, which itself does not mean that a food is . However, the IF score of concepts and green beans and other food comparison illustrates the bean is just a normal food Bale.
(Clouds, food engineering, Dr.)
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health needs is the birth of Although many disease itself is the result of modern science and technology --- greatly extend the human life, the Meanwhile, with the means of understanding the development of the human world, life is also more and more in-depth understanding of the nature, the understanding of the disease is reaching unprecedented levels. The incidence of many diseases appears to increase, but in fact a considerable part is to use better technology However, many people still seem willing to use more traditional, simpler, more Culture, although the United States, can not be used to heal the sick; cheap is good, but can be fired to the same price.
3 winter may be a
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this summer, a rare attack in the northern hemisphere temperatures from the eastern United States, Europe and Asia, have experienced 130 years of meteorological records the hottest summer, but winter temperatures begin to dip after the northern hemisphere temperature may be lower than in previous years . Weather experts have warned that Europe may be facing a This unusual warm climate and ocean activities interfere with the
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Polish scientists pointed out that the reasons for this extreme weather patterns, because in the This unit currents is an important player in maintaining balance of one of Earth's climate, but the downsizing in recent years to only half of the past, can not play them and the effectiveness of polar cold air, and the complete cessation of activity once the Gulf Stream, Europe will enter a new ice age.
dizziness brain in the media while hot reproduced, reported later. After a professional in order,
Repent [ turn ] The Chinese University of teachers convicted Yang Ji Yu, only to find the The message is the initiator of a Polish tabloid, Polish scientists Kowalewski unfortunately been used as a signature.
what was going on, the Polish scientists Kowalewski said in an interview analysis of the Gulf Stream on the climate in Europe, trying to dispel the public's concerns about the arctic weather that may arise. As Kowalewski pointed out, weakening the Gulf Stream caused by very low temperatures is only a hypothesis, now completely ruled out the likelihood of this situation. But the tabloid in Poland
Since then, through the Polish tabloid reproduced. In this one, reporters are just there to copy the content from others, sometimes embellished, and not to the source of research or ask Kowalewski himself. In fact, the network search, only took less than 10 minutes to find this news of suspicious circumstances. If everyone is not to verify the source of the information, the story will be like a child messenger game, the more mass the more outrageous.
commendable that some media people in China played a good role model. Beijing News Weekly in new knowledge on October 17 published articles, questioned the The article points out, Columbia University International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) seasonal climate forecasts, the industry's reputation is quite good. The winter temperatures are forecast for this winter in most parts of the northern hemisphere (including Europe and China) not only will not the so-called However, this
In fact, with According to the current level of climate forecasting, scientists can only talk about climate change trends and changes in range. They can forecast a few months or years later, the average would be about what it was like, but after a few months there will be what kind of specific weather conditions such as extreme cold, super storms, or do nothing at this stage of the climate models. Therefore, even if the to the following facts: scientists of the past millennium is the lowest temperature in the end how many are not very clear.
Incidentally, the problem for the cold weather in Europe, now does have a more scientific explanation, based on a peer-reviewed papers by the. Through Google Scholar, you can see the author of this paper (V. Petoukhov) published a paper record of the past is very fly. However, these articles do not mention the so-called
(poguy Qiuqiu, shell net rumor mill)
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Although the This situation actually reflects an important feature of the spread of rumors. Rumor is a kind of information, so the rumor has some characteristics with the dissemination of information. Many people do not care exactly how a rumor described, how the internal logic in the end, they all understand the rumors only piece of This largely explains the question: why the effect of the formation repeated the baseless assertion?
4 NASA
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news that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) website announced the decision at the time the United States November 15, 2010 announced a shocking news enough to make all of humanity. More detailed news, an official said, according to NASA, since 2004, continued with the sun near the alien fleet appeared, after years of observation, one of the super-massive galaxies outside the spacecraft is docked at a place between Venus and Mercury, from the target toward the Earth. NASA astrophysicist global emergency notification, philosophers, church and social researchers, the secret discussions in 2008, this object on the earth of human society. At the same time secret contact with the visitors also star in a series of observations and confirmed that there are hostile, through multiple and lengthy discussions, NASA decided to open to the public on November 15 this major event.
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events detonated from a micro-Bo: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will hold a press conference the next day to announce a Wen also made with the NASA site with screenshots, it was shocked the agency's press conference announcements. A time to guess everywhere, although many insiders speculate that, NASA will announce the news with the Chandra X-ray telescope, which may be an X-ray source, but still there are many users that know the truth, the evening NASA will announce the
NASA will release new findings on the misreading of the first source may be an Italian television news program Studio Aperto at the November 14 broadcast a report. The report is entitled However, this news is that NASA will be published on the Chandler found in unusual objects near the Earth.
11 15, this news video transmission by domestic users, respectively, on the domestic video sites, titled Subsequently, a number of strange phenomena, aliens and UFO's forum began to discuss the NASA press conference post. In one post, that someone gives the conference the
from Earth,
cheap dr dre headphones online, NASA astrophysicist global emergency notification, philosophers, church and social researchers, the secret discussions in 2008, this object the impact of human society on Earth, while the secret to get in touch with the visitor also star in a series of After observation and confirmed that there are hostile, and lengthy discussions by the multi-NASA decided to open to the public on November 15 this important event.
related news as early as at 11:30 on the 15th after starting in Sina Bo appear. At that time, many fans and very little attention to the number of users continuously reproduced the text of a NASA press conference, and not any translation and interpretation. But the day of 13:32, a translation of mystery, aliens, UFO theme works subtitles group, through its official microblogging news release: tomorrow, November 15 (Beijing time on November 16) NASA (NASA) will be 12:30 local time, announce a shocking news can make all of humanity.
This message was forwarded more than 5,000 times (as of press time), but then that is up to more storms. Hours after 16:38, a microblogging Newsweek's official news release: enough to announce a shocking news of all mankind. It is noteworthy that, after rumors of the title group, This is rumor to be forwarded more than 50,000 times, review more than 10,000 (as of press time).
local time at 12:30 on November 15 points (Beijing time at 1:30 on the 16th), telling the truth. NASA (NASA) on the calm at the press conference to tell people know the truth: We did not find the aliens, we find that the object is first looked at by a man born, and Farce came to an end.
(Qiuqiu, shell net rumor mill)
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alien breeding is always a hotbed of rumors. However, with the development of science and the means to progress, this type of very few true rumors spread widely, causing a huge impact. Obviously,
Daily Videos - NBA stuffs, once with a huge media organizations involved in promoting the credibility of these rumors, they become overwhelming them. In turn, these rumors burst, damage the credibility of the media institutions, the same beating.
5 GM maize lead to animal abnormalities
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2010 年 9 21, Reported: Shanxi, Jilin some areas, together clues left these animals eaten --- a
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According to China's agricultural sector announcement, the first pioneer company Yu 335 U.S. hybrid corn breeding, his mother being the PH6WC, male to PH4CV, are self-sterile Pioneer. The only two types of GM technology.
However, in the DuPont said in a statement, in China, the imports of genetically modified corn, testing and destruction of agricultural genetically modified organisms is the need to go through National Security Council experts rigorous review and approval of the Ministry of Agriculture to carry out, without the approval of the Ministry of Agriculture, and never will the release of any genetically modified material into the field.
9 30, the Chinese Ministry of Agriculture official said, Corn seeds were tested, were not detected genetically modified organisms. The official also said that GM technology is the modern biotechnology core, the use of transgenic technology to cultivate high-yield, high-quality, multi-resistant, highly efficient new varieties to reduce pesticide, fertilizer inputs, to alleviate resource constraints, protecting the environment, improve product quality, expand the functions of agriculture has an important role.
9 27, science writer Fang also refuted the blog post 'International Herald Tribune He said that the article provided lack of evidence.
More importantly, the newspaper reporter Although they query the U.S. patent specifications, intentionally or unintentionally distort the contents of the patent. Patent description is clear, PH4CV is inbred lines of corn, plant corn by multiple generations of continuous cultivation of self-made GM content mentioned patent, is described in the inside of the right, which means but that can be used in the cultivation of corn inbred line of genetically modified corn material. Fang said the United States, 80% of corn planted is genetically modified, and if this corn will cause death of mice, the mice that the U.S. does not die off?
Although the November 2, according to the Farmers First panic, some farmers planted Xianyu335 not eat their corn ground into the surface species; grain traders began to buy down the first 335 jade, and they also found that farmers reject Xianyu335.
because Xianyu335 large acreage, so crops. With the Ministry of Agriculture and DuPont issued a statement, farmers, grain dealers and distributors of mind began to stabilize,
As for the safety of GM foods, we may be able to use some of the documents from international organizations to illustrate the content. World Health Organization 'on GM foods, 20 issues countries, the general public's consumption of these foods did not show the impact on human health. the use of genetically modified crops by the processing of food caused by toxic or detrimental to nutritional status. hundreds of millions of human consumption of GM crops by the processed foods --- mainly corn, soybean and rapeseed --- but did not find any adverse effects.
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The impact of some extremist groups and the public do not understand their fear of things are intertwined, creating a series of transgenic rumors, never fly Puzi Tai experiments, Ermakova experiment, the Biological Weapons GM safety issues does not say a word or two to understand, reliable scientific facts in the context of the discussion, there is no reason. But we should always bear in mind, then the right idea, and then the right will be reasonable because of the rumors become vulnerable.
6 eucalyptus to create
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eucalyptus trees evaporation of water is five times the ordinary! Eucalyptus Taiwan and Taiwan as a pump, sucking the local groundwater,
dr.dre headphones! Eucalyptus on soil fertilizer and nutrients to a great demand, where the planted eucalyptus, as well as depletion of soil fertility decline, the original vegetation because of lack of sufficient fertilizers and nutrients and severely damaged, causing land degradation, soil deterioration, poor soil , to be introduced when other plants can not survive! Eucalyptus is a very poisonous tree! Eucalyptus species where, where the dry! And is incurable! Will eventually destroy the area!
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accused of eucalyptus is the Because in addition to some aquatic species, the majority of higher plants are rooted in the dry on top. To survive, they must use the root to absorb moisture, then water In this sense, all land plants are the pumps, but the
In general, woody plants' pumping power Therefore, in drier areas, water conditions is insufficient to support the massive growth of woody plants, the formation of these places can only grassland and desert, and can not form a forest. However, the five provinces in the southwest of downtown drought conditions water is not bad, has always been its original forest vegetation, so the planting of eucalyptus in this region, in theory, not as in the steppe and desert areas caused by excessive water species like poplar resource depletion.
Moreover, and compared to other crops or economic trees, eucalyptus, For example in 1989, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, researchers have measured the per hectare annual gross Eucalyptus transpiration of 4,800 tons, not to the local native trees fir (transpiration per hectare was 13,000 tons) of the half. More importantly, the eucalyptus on water use efficiency is very high. In 1992, the Chinese Academy of Forestry researcher Song Yongfang determined to produce 1 kg of dry matter, the average water 785 l Eucalyptus, Dalbergia (important mahogany trees) to be 1323 liters of water, and cedar, pine and other conifers will have to be water more than 1500 liters. In Yunnan, conifer planting area (accounting for more than 70% plantations) than Eucalyptus (only 5%), really should be investigated for
Moreover, terrestrial plants are not only pumping this kind of ability, they also have the ability of water conservation. This is because the surface and plant roots can be transformed into easy reach of underground water environment, although transpiration will consume a certain amount of groundwater, but the transformation of land by plants more water was able to Han Xu. This is what we often say that forests are Eucalypt forest is forest, water conservation can play the same role. Many eucalyptus trees are planted on slopes, and if had not planted, but still the old one to slopes, then the drought this year, only heavier.
of course, create unreasonable eucalyptus trees would indeed have the problem of excessive water consumption, but this is not Common unfair practice are the following: First, eucalyptus planting too close, not only consume a lot of water, but also lead to occurrence of trees and tree competition, the results suffer; Second, the low species diversity within the forest, the lack of other trees, shrubs and herbs, this structure of a single pure eucalyptus trees and older trees with water-based staggered distribution. What must be emphasized that, if irrational means to create other similar plantations, they would be too much water, and the problem will get worse.
it comes to However, from the ecological point of view, eucalyptus such a As long as we eucalyptus crops, like rice and wheat as attentive care treatment, rather than the laissez-faire attitude towards the same natural, it will never become victims of eucalyptus trees, but rare Baoshu.
(Liu Su, science writer)
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It was first revealed a number of NGO in the paper manufacturers in some areas in Yunnan, But with the drought in the Southwest in early 2010, once again cropped up in his head only. Carefully distinguish between the growth characteristics of eucalyptus is not difficult to find, in pumping, pumping manure properties, eucalyptus trees are not stronger than the other local economy. Forest management methods may be discussed, but will fall into the dirty water poured in eucalyptus body, in fact, more or less reflects the number of
7 radiation to kill the mouse will become super-rat
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Hanford nuclear plant, where the United States appeared radiation rats? That rats in the night covered in fluorescent flicker? May mutate into man-eating giant rats! I also heard that when Chernobyl happened such a thing: the 1990s, a group of scientific investigation into the 9 encountered a group of Chernobyl giant rat attacks, only one survived. Finally, the assembled large numbers of troops, heavy and light weapons, it will be able to find the giant rat of all groups to eliminate. The rumor even entered a local TV news programs.
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Recently, the U.S. suffered a severe closed nuclear contamination of Hanford nuclear radiation does have a hunt for animal facts, but
11 5 February, action to start. Because after the closure of Hanford nuclear restricted since attracted a lot of wildlife --- rabbits, mice, badgers and even hyenas. If these animals ingested the radioactive salts, a so-called In fact, the so-called internal radiation animals is not uncommon in the Hanford area in 2009, the radiation found in animal waste or radiation reached 33, the early years and even more common. In 1996, a mouse crawled into the employee's radiation in food containers. In 1998, the gnats and flies of radioactive substances into the food debris workers --- banana peel, apple cores.
the high-profile capture of rabbit droppings because these areas appear too close to public areas, so the Department of Health worried about feeding dogs people will catch them, or their excrement will appear in the public area, bring public security risks. However, the Department of Health Search and nil, not found in public areas of radioactive waste. In the Hanford internal capture of rabbits, only an internal radioactive cesium.
11 18, But the mice to be much more difficult to catch, so far only caught two normal mice. Currently still at large radiation mice, but the Department of Health is concerned with its own radioactive waste and damage to the close contact with people, rather than radiation itself, mutate into a rat giant rat and violence from any injury.
with everyone's imagination is different from most of the radiation does not have any animals to suffer dramatic changes. They may be incomplete or deformed, the tumor may grow, but more likely no abnormal appearance.
Between magnitude greater, the fewer the number.
This is a statistical regularity. But because scientists are still unclear mechanism of the earthquake and principles, so the next earthquake which place and which will always occur, can not be accurately predicted. So scientists also believe that earthquakes are random.
Some people think: the earthquake changed frequently. In fact, earthquakes or earthquakes, it is a regular and random place, but it has never come no matter where are densely populated or sparsely populated. But, because in recent years occurred in densely populated areas of the earthquake gives us more than ever concerned about the earthquake.
Statistically, the more unusual, but who heard of these earthquake? At that time who may have worried that the exception? As for domestic earthquake, who remember November 14, 2001 in the Kunlun Mountains in Qinghai's 8.1 earthquake? The quake is the largest of nearly half a century China earthquake. But precisely because it occurred in the sparsely populated western region, property, casualty staff is small, so the public has not been mentioned.
from psychological factors point of view, it is not difficult to understand. Wenchuan earthquake disaster gave rise to a huge psychological shadow of one of the .
2010 earthquake is indeed the beginning of a major earthquake, also had a big disaster. But may not have a catastrophic earthquake, a small earthquake disaster may not only lead to small, the key is where the earthquake occurred. Overall, the current location of the earthquake is normal, the frequency of the statistical significance is also normal.
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