'Is climate change increasing earthquakes?' - AlertNet

'Irrespective of climate change, we know how to reduce the number of people dying in earthquakes', writes Ilan Kelman, senior research fellow at the Center for International Climate and Environmental Research in Oslo, exploring the potential connections between earthquakes and climate change. 'It is time to look more closely at human decisions that create and perpetuate vulnerability over the long-term.'

'Overall, climate change tends to be a minor component of the disaster-related vulnerabilities that have existed for centuries. These vulnerabilities lead to the tragedies that make headlines. Our challenge is to reduce overall vulnerability, which will also contribute to dealing with climate change.'