CBSNews.com Yanks Quake/Warming Story, Blames AP; AP: 'It’s not an A

Jeff Poor
June 20th, 2008 10:33 AM
Could this have been an, "Oops, we messed up" moment for CBSNews.com? On June 18, CBS.com posted a story claiming that global seismic activity on Earth is now five times more energetic than it was just 20 years ago because of global warming. [see related NB story by D.S. Hube here] The story had no byline, but was attributed to the Associated Press. The story was identical to a June 17…
 

CBS, MSNBC Websites Promote Earthquakes' Tie to Global Warming

D. S. Hube
June 19th, 2008 7:37 PM
An article at CBSNews.com and MSNBC.com utilizes the claims of a scientist with some very questionable ideas and theories. In this case it's "seismic activity is five times more energetic than 20 years ago" and the reason is due to -- you guessed it -- global warming.The research proves that destructive ability of earthquakes on Earth increases alarmingly fast and that this trend is set to…