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Planet Earth's rotation is slowing down and it could have disastrous consequences
"In these periods, there were between 25 to 30 intense earthquakes a year. The rest of the time the average figure was around 15 major earthquakes a year. The rotation of the Earth does change slightly – by a millisecond a day sometimes – and that can be measured very accurately by atomic clocks.
"It is straightforward. The Earth is offering us a five-year heads-up on future earthquakes."
"The inference is clear. Next year we should see a significant increase in numbers of severe earthquakes. We have had it easy this year. So far we have only had about six severe earthquakes.
"We could easily have 20 a year starting in 2018."