Tim Clarey, Ph.D., and Frank Sherwin, M.A.

March went out with a jolt in central Idaho. March 31 saw a magnitude 6.5 earthquake strike about 45 miles west of the town of Challis at about 6:52 pm local time.¹ The recent quake was about 100 miles northeast of the city of Boise and about 325 miles north of the recent 5.7 magnitude near Salt Lake City, Utah.

On March 18, 2020, a 5.7 magnitude earthquake shook the Salt Lake City area. Specifically, it hit underneath the town of Magna, Utah. Since that time, over 650 aftershocks have continued to rumble through the rocks beneath the town. Three aftershocks reached about 4 in magnitude, 20 about 3 in magnitude, and 122 around 2 in magnitude.¹

A recent study in March 2020 suggested that sulfur dioxide (SO₂) injected into Earth’s stratosphere could fight global warming, with a minimum of adverse effects.^1,2

On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck just east of Russia’s Kuril Islands, sparking fears of impending tsunamis.¹