Name: James Berkland Predicts Earthquakes
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Description: Like predicting the Apocalypse, predicting earthquakes is a tough business to be in. James Berkland is a very controversial figure in this field. In 1999, he was suspended from his […]

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Like predicting the Apocalypse, predicting earthquakes is a tough

business to be in. James Berkland is a very controversial figure in

this field. In 1999, he was suspended from his job as county geologist

for Santa Clara, CA until he stopped making predictions that caused

mass panic. Berkland says the moon triggers earthquakes.

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