Saturday, April 25, 2015

Could fracking wake up Yellowstone Supervolcano?

Two huge magma chambers spied beneath Yellowstone National Park | Science/AAAS | News


Scientists Discover Massive New Magma Chamber Under Yellowstone : The Two-Way : NPR

Yellowstone Location Map @ NPS
Map showing location of the park in Wyoming in relation to the western U.S.

Oil and gas operations could trigger large earthquakes | Science/AAAS | News
Earthquake hazard in central Oklahoma (left) due to oil and gas operations is now comparable to the natural hazard in southeastern Missouri (right).

Fracking And Earthquakes In Middle America | On Point with Tom Ashbrook
"The earthquakes of Oklahoma. There’s a sharp increase. Big oil, lots of water, pressure, fracking.
Until 2008, the state of Oklahoma averaged one or two earthquakes magnitude 3.0 or greater a year. Then the lid blew off those numbers. Rising year by year. To 20. Then 42. Then hundreds. Last year, Oklahoma had 585 earthquakes that size. This year, it’s on track for more than 700. Walls shake. Bricks fall."

In this file photo, Chad Devereaux works to clear up bricks that fell from three sides of his in-laws' home in Sparks, Okla., Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, after two earthquakes hit the area in less than 24 hours.  (AP)

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