International Earthlight Alliance

Programs: The international earthlight alliance continues to collect magnetic, weather, ionizing radiation, electric field,photographic and other data 24/7 at its geophysical observatory in sedona az. This year, low cost electric field sensors were added. A daily log of solar-terrestrial and global saltellite weather data supplementing observatory data continues. An earlier power point presentation regarding research results was updated and sent to a group of seismologists including the retired head of global seismology at the usgs. The study of night time chromatic shifts in sky color prior to large magnitude earthquakes continues. Over one million photographs have been taken. Based on observatory data, a successful forecast was documented for the chilean m8,1 earthquake. The forecast caught the attention of seismologists. A senior nasa scientist became interested in international earthlight alliance's work. He invited research director marsha adams to present her findings at the international geohazards research society meeting held at nasa aames research center in silicon valley california. The presentation was well received. Adams attended additional meetings regarding forming a new international earthquake research alliance at heartmath, in boulder creek california. Frequent instrument malfunctions due to electrical "noise" in the observation building wiring continues. Requests for remediation have not been met. In addition to building wiring, thr incoming main power has its own widespread problems and malfunctions. An underground power cable directly in from of the observatory failed. Power had to be re-routed from a distant transformer through a long over-ground cable that was guarded 24/7 for three days. Repair workers said the cable in front of the observatory had melted. Equipment malfunctions are not limited to the observatory building. Another malfunciton manifested in november when several explosions occurred in the furnace of the building next door. The explosions were strong enough to be registered on the observatory's seismometer. Electromagnetic 60 hz spikes were recorded on the observatory emf meters simultaneous with the explosions. The gas explosions could have resulted in a serious fire. The fire department cordoned off the entire block. Above normal microwave emmissions, strong enough to be recorded from the observatory, had previously been measured coming from a smart meter attached to the next door building. A possible connection between the furnace explosion, smart meter emissions, and electromagnetic spikes will be investigated further. Videos of human animal communications continue to be documented. A new endeavor was begun in the health catagory. There is much controversy about the health effects of non-ionizing electromatic radiation. Sedona unwittingly became a "research laboratory" when the power company, arizona public utilities (aps) installed smart meters in the entire city in less than one month. Research director marsha adams (ma) testified before the sedona city council and worked with a city counselor educating sedona residents about possible smart meter health hazards. Ma and the councilor took many "control" electromagetic measurements around populated city places before the smart meter installation began. Additional measurements were taken after installations. Measurements were also taken in some neighborhoods. Inspired by this endeavor, enhanced measurement equipment was added to the compliment of instruments. A gigahertz solutions nfa1000low frequency meter, and a hf 59b microwave frequency meter were purchased. This equipment will also greatly refine measurements taken at earthlight areas and sacred sites as well as add a new dimension to routine observatory measurements. Ma acted as science advisor to sedona smart meter awareness, a group concerned with the health effects of smart meters. The group met with the arizona corporation commission (acc) three times. One of the meetings included aps executives who were tasked to answer a list of 70 technical questions submitted by sedona smart meter awareness. The education of the commissioners helped to lay the ground work, along with others, for the acc to decide to rescind their previous decision to allow the power utility, aps, to charge for smart meter opt-oputs and monthly fees. Opting out is now free to all aps customers throughout the state. Several papers and flyers about electromagnetic health hazards were produced. One paper shows photographs and measurements of the effects of a cell tower on cactus plants. Another paper shows increases in neurological deaths in the population 55-65 after smart meter installation began, from the california death statistics data base. Another addressed the adequacy of the us microwave exposure standards. Health data is being collected from sedona residents for further evaluation. Health hazards of electromagetic radiation information was disseminated to the council (board of directors) of the society for scientific exploration (sse) at the annual meeting in san francisco. It was also disseminated to another major bay area research society as well. Next year electromagnetic concerns will become a main topic for presentations at the annual sse meeting in boulder colorado. Additional outreach was done by publishing astronomical photographs on spaceweather. Comthe new website is slowly being augmented. Outreach and fund raising was done at the annual sedona gem and mineral show. While attending the show ma took the opportunity to measure intensities of wifi and other "electrosmog" signals inside the sedona high school where the gem show was held. As a result, there will be future meetings with the school distric superintendent to discuss these data and possible health and behavior consequences of emf exposure on students and teachers.