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Earthquake weather: Weather conditions that supposedly cause earthquakes. The belief, now discredited, was that hot, calm weather caused earthquakes, as did cloudy, calm weather. The concept of earthquake weather originated with Aristotle in the 4th Century B.C.
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Tom Skilling is chief meteorologist at WGN-TV. His forecasts can be seen Monday through Friday on WGN-TV News at noon and 9 p.m.
WGN-TV meteorologists Steve Kahn, Richard Koeneman and Paul Dailey plus weather producer Bill Snyder contribute to this page.
