The L’Aquila Earthquake

Early on in 2009, researcher Giampaolo Giuliani went on tv to announce that an earthquake would hit the city on Sunday, March 29th. He was silenced, ridiculed and charged with being an alarmist. Initially it seemed like the authorities were correct, as that date came and went, and nothing happened.

On April 6th, the deadliest earthquake to hit Italy since 1980 struck. Rated 6.3 on the scale, 308 residents died, with relentless destruction. Still, the scientific community discredits Giuliani. He maintains that emissions of Radon 222 gas indicate that an earthquake is imminent, but for now, no one will take him seriously.

At least until the next one.