Now, Five Earthquakes Hit Connecticut -- January 12, 2015

Updates

Later, 4:52 p.m. Central Time: now it's being reported a 3.3-magnitude earthquake hit Rhode Island's western border. I doubt there's much fracking there, either, but a lot of yachts hitting the shoreline.

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You have to love the spin. When a 3.6 earthquake hits the Dallas area, it's a "big" earthquake. And a "big" deal.

In Connecticut, five earthquakes, including one measuring 3.1: " Scientists Record 5 Small Earthquakes in Connecticut"-- AP:

Five small earthquakes were recorded within a 5 1/2-hour span in eastern Connecticut on Monday, including a 3.1-magnitude quake that was felt in parts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, according to the Weston Observatory at Boston College and the U.S. Geological Survey.

I have to laugh. There are no wells in Dallas County, much less any fracking where the cluster of earthquakes hit Irvington last week and it was a big deal, including a "big" earthquake measuring 3.6.

Now, in Connecticut, a cluster of earthquakes -- five so far -- and pretty much blown off by the media I guess.

Two were recorded in the same area last week, so now seven (7) earthquakes in past few days. But small ones. Unlike the "big" earthquakes in Texas.

Memo to self: file under "What a bunch of malarkey." Key word: malarkey.

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Not Malarkey

Macrumors is reporting:

Apple saw an increase in its U.S. PC shipments during the recent holiday quarter, according to PC shipping estimates from Gartner. Apple shipped over 2.1 million Macs in 4Q14, up from 1.9 million Macs in 4Q13, marking an 11.5 percent increase. Though the company's shipments were up, its growth rate slightly trailed the overall market, resulting in a share of 11.7 percent down from 11.9 percent in the year ago quarter.

Also, from Macrumors:

GM today at Detroit's North American International Auto Show showcased the upcoming 2016 Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, and as spotted by The Verge, the latest Volt model includes an option for Apple CarPlay as well as MirrorLink in the vehicle's entertainment system settings.

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2014: CONUS Weather Wrap-Up

Hardly alarming. 

Since 1895, when national temperature records began, the CONUS has observed an average temperature increase of 0.13°F per decade.

Or 0.01 degree/year for CONUS. At this rate, a hundred years from now, in 2115, CONUS will average one degree warmer. And, of course, it depends where one places the thermometers.