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Quake
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The talk has naturally focused attention
on the man who made the prediction.
Dr. Browning’s academic background is in
mathematics, physics, and microbiology, and
his doctorate, in biology, is from the University
of Texas. He is also a self-taught climatologist
and serves as a consultant on the subject to
many businesses and executives.
“No Public Pronouncements”
“I make no public pronouncements,” the 72-
year-old scientist said in a telephone interview
from his home in Sandia Park, NM. “What I
say is for my clients.” He said predictions that
have surfaced publicly have been recounted by
members of private audiences.
It was at a convention of the Equipment
Manufacturers Institute in San Francisco that
he said his calculations indicated an earth
quake there about Oct. 16, the day before it
occurred, and one on Dec. 3 in the New Madrid
The Wall Street Journal
, September 18, 1990
Will the Earth Move on Dec. 3?
Midwest Is Rattled By a Scientist’s Prediction of a Major Earthquake
by Michael J. McCarthy
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