12 Jul 2013

Injecting waste water into ground can trigger big quakes

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 12 July 2013

New research suggests that getting rid of industrial waste water by injecting it into the ground can trigger earthquakes big enough to destroy buildings.

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