THE ENGLISH EARTHQUAKE
EFFECT ON GULF STREAM. SCIENTISTS FEAR DIVERSION. : RECORD FOR 1000 YEARS. | 1 United Press Assn. —Elec. Tel. Copyright. Received June 9, 10.30 a.m.) LONDON, Juno 8. . Scientists fear that the earthquake may cause a diversion of the Gulf Stream, adversely affecting England’s climate. The Times in a leader states that In the last 1000 years 1190 earthquakes have been recorded in Britain, 882 of which were felt in Scotland. Throughout the period only two lives have been lost. An apprentice was killed by falling masonry in 1580 and a baby was killed in Clochestcr in 1884.
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Waikato Times, Volume 109, Issue 18350, 9 June 1931, Page 8
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