## 2 Results and Discussion
### Correlation of triggering of earthquakes with CME:
\begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{|p{56.9 pt}|p{56.9 pt}|p{56.9 pt}|p{56.9 pt}|} \hline
**Location** & **Snowfall/Cold wave** & **Anomalous** & **Remarks** \\ \hline Liverpool (UK) & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Birmingham (UK) & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Manchester (UK) & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Cardiff (UK) & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Aberdeen (UK) & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Belfast & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Crosby & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Woodford & Snowfall & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)]([http://www.metoffice.gov.uk](http://www.metoffice.gov.uk)) \\ Houghton, & Anomalous & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux 4-5 inches of fresh snow \\ Michigan & Snowfall & [[http://www.americanoakresort.com/trailold2004.htm](http://www.americanoakresort.com/trailold2004.htm)]([http://www.americanoakresort.com/trailold2004.htm](http://www.americanoakresort.com/trailold2004.htm)) \\ USA & & & & \\ Louisiana, & Very high & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux \\ Texas USA & Snowfall & & & [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004)]([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004))\_Christmas\_Eve\_Snowstorm \\ Galveston, & Very high & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux \\ Texas, USA & Snowfall & & & [[http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/december25-2004.html](http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/december25-2004.html)]([http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/december25-2004.html](http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/december25-2004.html)) Portions of South Texas have their first White Christmas ever as snow amounts measured from 1.5” in Brownsville to over one foot in Victoria \\ New York, & Very high & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux \\ USA & Snowfall & & & [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004)]([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004))\_Christmas\_Eve\_Snowstorm \\ Queensland, & Cyclone with & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004)]([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004)) \\ Australia & cold wave & & & \\ Jammu & Snowfall with & Yes & Low Kp and Low E-flux \\ Kashmir, & cold wave & & & [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December)]([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/December))\_2004\#December\_25.2C\_2004 \\ Shimla, India & & & & \\ \hline \end{tabular} Source: Meteorological Office United Kingdom, BBC weather News UK and NOAA  
USA.  
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Table 1: Sudden snowfall and rainfall after the rise in temperature in higher altitude and latitude on 25 th December 2004 before the tsunami and earthquake in Indonesia. This observation has been recorded across the world including Europe, Asia and USA. [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk)]([http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk))\_news/4124715.stm#