Such tremors leave journalists reaching for the odd volcanic or earthquake metaphor.

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The story of every coming tornado, earthquake or volcanic eruption resides in decades of history and recent minutes of anticipatory gusts, tremblings, rumblings and other leading-edge indicators.

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