Day 1,736: seismologist, pipe dream

Leading seismologists put the probability of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake striking the region before 2030 at over 60%.

Past experience suggests this is a pipe dream.

Earthquake fears loom large in Istanbul’s mayoral race

Artwork of the day 
Listen to my Sweet Pipings
John William Waterhouse
Date: 1911
Style: Romanticism
Genre: mythological painting
Media: oil, canvas
Dimensions: 102.2 x 57.8 cm

Word of the day 
seismologist: someone who studies the sudden, violent movements of the earth connected with earthquakes:
pipe dream: an idea or plan that is impossible or very unlikely to happen:

Quote of the day
“Earthquakes traveling through the interior of the globe are like so many messengers sent out to explore a new land. The messages are constantly coming and seismologists are fast learning to read them.”

― Reginald Aldworth Daly