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See below Earthquakes compared to the Berg Timer for 2008
See below the U.S. Precipitation data compared to the Berg Timer for 2007.
This body of work empirically proves that a connective, perhaps causal relationship exists between
astronomical tides, solar activity, weather and environmental change.
BT is a valuable forecasting tool since it is highly accurate and astronomical tides can be know infinitely into the future with no loss in reliability.
It all begins with the effect of astronomical tides upon the sun.
Strong astronomical tidal forces affect the Sun causing increased solar activity. The plasma and energetic particles spewed out by high solar activity then interact with Earth's atmosphere and biosphere, causing weather and environmental change.
Above is shown the total number of solar flares before and after the 158 occurrances of BT equalling "7" strength or more in the seven years 1998 through 2004. Most solar flares occur within a one week window of peaking BT, with up to 48% more flare activity when BT is high than when it is low.
Solar activity increases as tidal forces strengthen. Flares peak as BT tidal forces are at their strongest, then flares decrease as BT weakens. The Berg Timer is able to forecast solar activity. Thus BT is also able to forecast physical processes on Earth.
Click here to read scientific evidence for the effect of astronomical tides upon solar activity. If you are interested in the mechanics of how BT correlates with solar activity then please read the SolarFlare page including info on Solar Electron Fluence and Aurora strength.
Experience Holiday Hell? You needed the Berg Timer!
If you didn't have the Berg Timer this holiday season then you were probably stranded in some northern city waiting for a plane or looking for a hotel. See below how the BT would have helped you successfully schedule your traveling dates to avoid bad weather.
The Berg Timer was crazy this season, with multiple Winter storms indicated. So at all costs the BT users knew to avoid northern airline hubs. See how BT hit "0" on December 23 and again on December 25 and 26, all big Winter storm days with high airline delays. And earlier notice BT hit "0" on Dec 3 and again on Dec 16 and 17 --- all storm days with high airline delays. A very active BT period translating into a very active Winter Storm season.
For more information on how BT correlates with airline delays you can scroll down this page.
2006 Airline Lates and Cancellations
The Berg Timer continues to accurately forecast dates of high airline delays and cancellations due to weather.
Below is the latest data. Major weather systems occur right after the Berg Timer is very strong. Thus the airlines are forced into high delays and cancellations.
The strongest BT day of 2007 occurred on February 10. Immediately following that the "Valentine's Day" storm hit.
40% of United Airlines flights were delayed and 20% were cancelled due to that major storm.
The Berg Timer correctly forecasted the first major winter storm and huge delays in early December 2007.
Updated: 11:50 p.m. ET Feb 14, 2007
A huge Valentine’s Day winter storm rolled up the East Coast on Wednesday, causing hundreds of accidents, snarling air traffic nationwide and knocking out power from the Midwest to the Northeast. Sixty-mph winds, coupled with blowing snow, caused whiteout conditions for drivers from Nebraska to Pennsylvania. Hundreds of thousands of customers lost electrical service, and at least 13 deaths were blamed on the huge storm system. Thousands of schools were closed from Maine to Kentucky, and the federal government opened two hours late in Washington . . .
More than 700 flights were canceled at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, a scene that was repeated at airports from the Midwest to the Northeast. Hundreds of flights were also canceled at Albany, Boston, New York City, Washington, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Indianapolis.
Dozens of planes were stuck on the tarmac at New York’s three airports, stranding hundreds of passengers.
A major storm occurred 9 out of 10 times immediately after a BT value of "7" or higher.
The Berg Timer accurately forecasted the first major winter storm for early December 2006.
Below is the latest U.S. Precipitation data compared to the Berg Timer for Fall-Winter 2007. See how the major storms occur around the strong Berg Timer days, especially just after strong BT days.
According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, about 80% of airline delays and cancellations are due to weather. So since the Berg Timer is able to forecast weather, BT is also able to forecast airline delays months, years, decades in advance ( Causes of Airline Delays).
Below are shown the daily percent of late and cancelled United Airlines flights during May-June 2006. Again, major storms occurred just after strong BT causing delays and cancellations.
If you want to avoid delays and cancellations it's best NOT to schedule flights immediately after strong BT.
2006 Tornadoes
Below is compared BT to total tornado storm reports occurring in the U.S. in 2006. Tornado activity is most likely when BT is low.
Data source: http://www4.ncdc.noaa.gov/cgi-win/wwcgi.dll?wwevent~storms
2008 Earthquakes 
So far quakes and BT have fit together like a glove. Notice quakes making a strong surge just prior to the very strong BT day of 24 February, a perfect correlation. The blue columns are U.S. earthquakes which were highly publicized by the media which occurred in Illinois, Nevada and California. The red column is the 7.9 Chinese quake which is estimated to have killed over 60,000 people. It occurred just before the strong BT day of 16 May.
2005 Earthquakes
A 7.8 quake strikes Chile on June 13. A 7.2 quake strikes off NW California coast on June 15. A 7.3 quake hits off coast of Indonesia
on July 24. A devastating 7.6 quake hits Pakistan on Oct 8. All these major quakes triggered by strong BT. All quake-prone areas should be aware of high future BT periods. For more history and data sources see Here.
2005 Humidity in New York City
Below are compared New York City humidity and Berg Timer for the last half of 2005. When BT is high humidity is high. You can greatly reduce chances of precipitation and high humidity by scheduling your outside activities when BT is low. Great for planning grand openings, athletic events, concerts, camping, etc.
2005 Stock Market
The WEF trading system for trading index futures, options, stocks and mutual funds. Completely objective signals based on the Berg Timer. See more info Here.
Major bottom is forecasted for all world stock indices in 2006. For more info see Here.
The Whole Earth Forecaster newsletter began in 1981. This website replaced the newsletter in November 2001.
The development of the Berg Timer™ (BT) and the research on this website are the result of over 25 years and 30,000 hours of concentration, labor, sacrifice, frustration, discovery, data acquisition and analysis. A special "thank you" to all the scientists, engineers and researchers in all fields of study who make data available for research.
Hi, my name is Larry Berg. Ever since I turned over my first rock as a child I've been fascinated by Nature. My passion has been the study of natural cycles, specifically, the relationship between planetary cycles, solar cycles and the cycles of Earth's weather, biosphere, geology and human behavior.
It is everyone's necessity to know the future. Whether it's weather, sales, politics, markets, illness, everyone is dependent to some extent upon future circumstances. Knowing more about natural cycles and being able to predict the future enables one to decrease the probability of allowing things to happen by chance and thus have more control over your life and your business.
I discovered a simple indicator which can forecast many things, very reliably. Farmers and traders now know when the next drought will occur and when it's most likely to be rainy and cool. Emergency services now know when accidents are most likely to happen.
Business owners can forecast sales strength. Realtors, homeowners and investors have interest rate trends. Now we all know when to schedule outdoor activities for the best weather. Anything you want to know that's related to weather, which is just about everything, can be forecasted by the Berg Timer. BT is the effective way to forecast all these things with accuracy and reliability, any time in the future, anywhere in the world.
BT's applications are so broad that any institution, business or individual would gain by applying it to their particular activity.
Welcome. Join me as I turn over some more rocks.
The Yearly Berg Timer
Low periods in BT are indicative of drought in the United States and lows in the world economy. High periods of yearly BT indicate low seismic activity, strong world stock markets and high precipitation.
Note that as of this writing (April 2008) BT shows that the economy will bottom during the first year of our new next president (2009). Then the economy will improve for the next year (2010), then a decline for at least the next couple years of the new president (2011, 2012). So our next president may well end his/her presidency at an economic low and be blamed for the very bad economic situation.
The government really has little control over the economy. It all depends on the weather and how people behave. And one president or one congress does not have the means to control that factor. On the other hand when BT is low the likelihood of war is low, so the Iraq situation, and other problems (Iran, Russia, N. Korea), may well be off the headlines by the end of our next president's term (2012), and the next president may well gain praise for "solving" these international problems. So it goes.
See pages devoted to each subject for more detailed forecasts.
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