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Depletion Of Californias Groundwater Is Triggering Earthquakes, Study Finds

2014-05-15 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ThinkProgress: California`s record-breaking drought is helping spark wildfires and drying up farmland, but it appears to be having another unforeseen consequence: increasing the state`s chance of earthquakes. A study published in the journal Nature on Wednesday found that the depletion of groundwater in Californias San Joaquin Valley is putting pressure on the San Andreas Fault, which could be increasing the risk of earthquakes in the region. Colin Amos, Assistant Professor at Western Washington University...

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