A strong earthquake hit the region on Friday, shocking residents in the northeast and prompting ridicule from one parliamentary candidate who blamed it on climate change.
The earthquake registered a magnitude of approximately 4.8 and shook parts of New Jersey and New York City. Many people rushed to social media to express their bewilderment and post videos of the quake.
Earthquakes are rare in this region, but can occur due to large faults. named The Ramapo Fault extends from the Appalachian Mountains. Several fault lines run beneath New York City.
Christina Amira Khalil is candidate She was elected to the U.S. Senate as a member of the Green Party and demonstrated a keen understanding of science by saying on social media that earthquakes are caused by climate change.
“This is my first earthquake in New Jersey. Earthquakes don’t happen here,” Khalil said on Platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
“The climate crisis is real. It’s the strangest experience ever,” she added.
This bizarre claim received over 600,000 views in just a few hours.
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Many on social media jumped at the opportunity to ridicule politicians who make such ridiculous claims.
“Please explain the possible causal relationship that exists between the climate crisis and earthquakes.” read One reply.
“Can you show me where on the doll the climate crisis has affected you?” answered Newsmax’s Addison Smith.
“I think this is the stupidest tweet I’ve ever seen. Congratulations.” answered Meteorologist Chris Mertz. “Earthquakes have nothing to do with human-induced climate change. The gases that make up 0.04% of Earth’s atmosphere have no effect on the movement of faults. Go back to third-grade science.”
“If you’re looking for the stupidest person on the planet, this is probably the best place to start.” answered Comedian Brian Hayner.
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When someone informed Ms. Khalil that there had been another earthquake in New Jersey just this year, she claimed she did not know.
“I had never felt or known about them. I felt this, and so do many other New Jerseyans,” she said. I answered.
She then mocked those who cruelly mocked her on social media.
“Wow, I confused a lot of bots,” she posted.
Online prediction platform makes predictions for Khalil chance The Senate seat win rate is 13%.
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