21.   Critics charge that Mogi and others who maintain that earthquakes can be predicted have led the public into a false sense of security.

22.   Data from the Global Positioning System also will be used to measure weather patterns and help predict major earthquakes in the region.

23.   FEATURE-US-QUAKE PRECURSORS, Electromagnetic signals may help predict earthquakes.

24.   FEATURE-US-QUAKE PRECURSORS, A Stanford scientist hopes electromagnetic signals may help predict earthquakes.

25.   He also suggested that Japan and Russia could cooperate in predicting earthquakes.

26.   His one-time crewmate, Viktor Afanasyev, said that the station provided a unique observation post for watching atmospheric conditions that could serve as a tool for predicting earthquakes.

27.   If such early signals exist, said Beroza, there is the theoretical possibility of predicting earthquakes.

28.   Many seismologists dispute the system and say it can not be used to predict earthquakes.

29.   The law forbids non-governmental organizations or people from spreading rumors predicting earthquakes.

30.   Governments and the media are swallowing unjustified claims that earthquakes can be predicted, scientists on Thursday told an international conference on seismology in the Scottish capital.