PHIVOLCS says earthquake occurrence not due to climate change
Kalibo, Aklan -- The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) dispelled fears of possible threats of earthquakes in the country brought about by climate change.
In an interview here, PHIVOLCS Director Renato Solidum said there are no reported significant earthquake incidents that can be attributed to the global warming based on statistics and figures of earthquakes around the world.
"It is a cycle. The planet earth has already experienced global warming before. It resulted in the melting of the ice during ice age. It was experienced by dinosaurs before. Scientists predicted that sooner or later, we will be going back again to the ice age period. The only thing that worries the scientists is the different global warming nowadays as it has been agitated by mostly human activities such as burning of fossil fuels and illegal logging," Solidum said.
"What we are afraid for now is when there are heavy rains coinciding with the occurrence of an earthquake. Then there would be landslides and possible tsunami. This is the reason why the Phivolcs is currently active in its tsunami campaign among the communities in the country," Solidum, who traces his roots in the province said.
The tsunami campaign of PHIVOLCS is being undertaken in cooperation with the Department of Science and Technology (DOST).
Solidum was in Aklan recently as speaker on tsunami before hundreds of students attending the youth camp organized by the Philippine Society of Youth Science Clubs (PSYSC). (PNA)