(OPINION) Historic volcanic eruptions and enormous earthquakes are happening on an almost daily basis now, but they have become so common that most of them barely even make a blip in the news cycle.

The natural disasters that do tend to make a lot of headlines are the ones that cause a lot of deaths. But even those are quickly forgotten. For example, nobody really talks about the magnitude 7.7 earthquake that hit Myanmar on March 28th and killed thousands of people anymore.

We literally have become numb to the death and destruction which is constantly going on all around us. But the truth is that what is happening to our planet right now is not normal.

Perhaps you think that I am exaggerating. Well, it is certainly not normal to have 100 earthquakes in central Idaho in a two week period. But that is precisely what has just happened…

Numerous earthquakes occurred in the Idaho Central Mountains on Friday, all in connection with the ongoing earthquake swarm in the area. Several of Friday’s quakes registered above magnitude 3, with one topping magnitude 4.

More than 100 small earthquakes have rattled Central Idaho in the past two weeks, creating an earthquake swarm near the town of Stanley.
Earthquake swarms are clusters of small quakes, typically smaller in magnitude but occurring more frequently. The U.S. Geological Survey defines it as a sequence of earthquakes occurring in a local area over a short period of time, without a single mainshock.Political commentary books

There have been hundreds of earthquakes in California and Nevada within the past seven days, and scientists continue to warn us that “the Big One” is coming. For example, the following comes from a USA Today article entitled “The Big One: Is California ‘overdue’ for a devastating major earthquake?”…

It’s the unavoidable series of questions Christine Goulet gets every time she’s asked what she does for a living.Political commentary books

“When is the next big earthquake coming? Do you know where? When should we get ready?” Goulet, director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Science Center in Los Angeles, told USA TODAY.

“It’s almost without fail once they know I study earthquakes. If I received a dollar every time I’m asked, I’d be rich.”

Goulet has answers, but she can’t predict the future.Political commentary books The ominous truth: The Big One could happen any time, and there’s more than one possible “Big One.”

Yes, it is coming. In fact, I extensively cover the gigantic earthquake that is coming to California in my new book entitled “10 Prophetic Events That Are Coming Next”. If you have ever seen the movie “San Andreas”, that will give you at least some idea of what we will be facing.

But most people living in California don’t want to hear that. They want to hear that everything is going to be okay. Meanwhile, our planet just continues to shake like a leaf.

In addition to the quake off the coast of northern California, there was also a magnitude 6.5 earthquake that really rattled the capital of Colombia on Sunday…

A strong 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Colombia on Sunday, according to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). The tremors jolted the country’s capital, Bogota, shortly after 2pm UK time.

The quake was reportedly shallow, at a depth of 10km (6.21 miles), which intensified its impact. No immediate casualties or large-scale damage have been reported, yet the natural event plunged the city into a state of panic.

The tremors from the earthquake caused one of Colombia’s gondola lift systems to be evacuated. TransMicable, located in the city of Bogota, provides a luxury transportation service and has capacity to carry some 7,000 people per hour.

However, customers were ushered away from the attraction after the earthquake. Writing on their page on X, the company said at 8:17am local time (2:17pm BST): “Evacuation of TransMiCable begins due to a strong earthquake that occurred in Bogotá.” CONTINUE