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Methane Release From Earthquakes Feeds Global Warming

2013-07-29 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: Michael Harper for redOrbit.com -- Your Universe Online In 1945 an 8.1 magnitude earthquake hit the northern Arabian Sea which released 7.4 million cubic meters of methane into the ocean and atmosphere. Now a team of scientists from the MARUM Institute at the University of Bremen, the Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, and the ETH Zurich have concluded a study on this earthquake and believe similar temblors are also adding to the release of greenhouse gases....

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Youngstown Pushes for Protections From Fracking, Earthquakes and Pollution

2013-07-19 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Theyre back and more determined than ever to win on election day in November 2013. The Youngstown, OH, Community Bill of Rights Committee is coordinating a new door-to-door campaign to get the required number of registered Youngstown voter signatures to put a question on the November ballot. The group says that a "Yes" vote on that ballot question would uphold Youngstown citizens fundamental rights to protect their familys safe drinking water, clean air and land, and to local self-governance....

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Increased Frequency of Earthquakes Linked to Fracking Wastewater Injection Wells

2013-07-12 19:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The increased rates of earthquakes occurring in the central and eastern U.S over the past few years is a growing cause of concern. Two recent reports delve into the probability of man-made, induced earthquakes. According to the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), more than 300 earthquakes above a magnitude 3.0 occurred from 2010-2012, compared with a much lower national average rate of 21 earthquakes per year observed from 1967-2000. The USGS also found that the increase in seismic activity coincides...

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Humans "Inducing" Earthquakes During Energy Exploration, USGS Report Says

2013-07-12 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World News: Human activities that inject fluids into the ground, such as natural gas extractions and geothermal energy production, are the cause of many earthquakes in the United States, including a destructive 5.6-magnitude tremor in Oklahoma in 2011, according to new research published in the journal Science. While the continental United States experiences small earthquakes each day, a recent study by the U.S. Geological Survey found that the annual number of earthquakes recorded at magnitude 3.0 or greater...

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