A Green Party senator running for the New Jersey Senate sparked an outpouring of criticism on social media after he blamed the “climate crisis” for recent earthquakes in the Northeast.
of new york post report Cristina Amira Khalil wrote this post on Saturday, not long after the region felt an earthquake, followed by several aftershocks on Friday.
“I experienced my first earthquake in New Jersey. We never have earthquakes. The climate crisis is real. It’s the strangest experience ever,” she said. post read:
Senate candidate Cristina Amira Khalil just said today’s New Jersey earthquake was caused by the “climate crisis.”
Earthquakes are not caused by climate, but by the movement of plates.
This woman is an idiot. pic.twitter.com/tuUnHgCzdV
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) April 5, 2024
Social media users were quick to share their opinions KhalilMessage from 1 person write“She skipped science class.”
“She probably thinks Guam will flip too,” said someone else. commentedwhile another person Said“Let’s tell more lies to scare everyone.”
There is no connection between so-called “climate change” and earthquakes. This is because earthquakes occur when tectonic plates collide with each other beneath the earth’s surface. post The article continued, quoting NASA.
“We know that most earthquakes occur far below the Earth’s surface, far beyond the influence of surface temperatures and conditions,” Alan Buis of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory said in 2019.
“We now know that the statistical distribution of earthquakes is approximately equal across all types of weather conditions. Myth busted.”
Meanwhile, officials said the magnitude 4.8 quake had about 18 aftershocks and was felt from Washington, D.C., to New York City to Maine, Breitbart News reported.
“According to Breitbart News, when the earthquake struck, authorities began working to determine whether there was any damage. However, authorities reported very minor to no damage, and the New York City Police Department reported that no one was injured. It was announced that no such incident had been reported.”
Clips recorded within people’s homes or other areas show Their reactions when an earthquake occurs. According to NBC New York, a woman appears to be in the kitchen with her dog.
“It was an earthquake. Oh my god! What the hell was that? It was an earthquake, Lucy!” she said to the dog, who also seemed a little confused by the earthquake. Ta.
A man is outdoors photographing a road in New Jersey that has a large crack in it. “This crack wasn’t here,” he said, pointing to another crack nearby.
