is it possible that the enormous amount of fossil fuel [coal and oil] being extracted from deep beneath the surface to supply the human needs that are especially demanding now with the addition of china and india in the recent years and burned off into the atmosphere has caused the movement of the tectonic plates worldwide to move faster than usual because of the huge weight loss thereby causing the increase in volcanic and earthquake activity the world has seen in recent years--it may also be possible that the rubbing together of the plates on the sea floor in certain areas is increasing the ocean temperatures that cause more severe la nina and el nino effects---