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Man-Made Earthquakes Exist, And They Are Literally Changing Our World
2014-08-09 08:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Atlantic: This isn't just the stuff of comic-book villains: Real humans in the real world--actually, in Oklahoma, of all places--can cause earthquakes. Scientists have known about man-made earthquakes for decades. They've blame some reservoirs for seismic activity because reservoir water that trickles underground ends up lubricating faults that then slip--or, quake--as a result. These days, there appears to be a more common and growing culprit: fracking. (Scientists believe it's the deep disposal of...
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