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Scientists Warn - GOP laughs when they see that.
For the GOP, science is a godless faith that must be ignored.
For the GOP, science is a godless faith that must be ignored.
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Scientists Warn - GOP laughs when they see that.
For the GOP, science is a godless faith that must be ignored.
Scientists Warn - GOP laughs when they see that.
For the GOP, science is a godless faith that must be ignored.
Lots of little quakes prevent big ones from occurring.
Damn. And you fucking claim to be a Phd geologist. Unbelievable!
For every step up on the Richter scale, there is 32 times more energy released. That means to release the same amount of energy as a Magnitude 7 quake, you would have to have 1,048,576 Magnitude 3 quakes. Or 33,554,432 Magnitude 2 quakes. Or 32, 768 Magnitude 4 quakes.
How do scientists measure earthquakes?
EXACTLY! Can't you read?
retardStronger Frackquakes Are On The Way, Scientists Warn
Stronger 'Frackquakes' Are On The Way, Scientists Warn | ThinkProgress
The man-made earthquakes that have been shaking up the southern United States only stand to get stronger and more dangerous as the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, increases, scientists warned at a Thursday conference.
According to multiple reports, scientists attending the Seismological Society of America annual meeting agreed that fracking can change the state of stress on existing faults to the point of failure, causing earthquakes. That stress is generally not caused by fuel extraction itself, but by a process called wastewater injection, where companies take the leftover water used to frack wells and inject it deep into the ground.
Though it was previously believed that the man-made earthquakes could not exceed a 5.0 magnitude, many now say that larger quakes could become the norm as more and more water is stored underground.
I think ultimately, as fluids propagate and cover a larger space, the likelihood that it could find a larger fault and generate larger seismic events goes up, Western University earth sciences professor Gail Atkinson reportedly said at the meeting.
Because of this and other warnings, the U.S. government also announced on Thursday that it would begin to track the risks that these so-called frackquakes pose, and start including them on official maps that help influence building codes.
retardStronger Frackquakes Are On The Way, Scientists Warn
Stronger 'Frackquakes' Are On The Way, Scientists Warn | ThinkProgress
The man-made earthquakes that have been shaking up the southern United States only stand to get stronger and more dangerous as the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, increases, scientists warned at a Thursday conference.
According to multiple reports, scientists attending the Seismological Society of America annual meeting agreed that fracking can change the state of stress on existing faults to the point of failure, causing earthquakes. That stress is generally not caused by fuel extraction itself, but by a process called wastewater injection, where companies take the leftover water used to frack wells and inject it deep into the ground.
Though it was previously believed that the man-made earthquakes could not exceed a 5.0 magnitude, many now say that larger quakes could become the norm as more and more water is stored underground.
I think ultimately, as fluids propagate and cover a larger space, the likelihood that it could find a larger fault and generate larger seismic events goes up, Western University earth sciences professor Gail Atkinson reportedly said at the meeting.
Because of this and other warnings, the U.S. government also announced on Thursday that it would begin to track the risks that these so-called frackquakes pose, and start including them on official maps that help influence building codes.
Damn. And you fucking claim to be a Phd geologist. Unbelievable!
For every step up on the Richter scale, there is 32 times more energy released. That means to release the same amount of energy as a Magnitude 7 quake, you would have to have 1,048,576 Magnitude 3 quakes. Or 33,554,432 Magnitude 2 quakes. Or 32, 768 Magnitude 4 quakes.
How do scientists measure earthquakes?
EXACTLY! Can't you read?
So, you think that having over a million 3 mag quakes will happen? Even in the worst areas, they are counting that magnitude of quakes in hundreds per year, hardly make a dent in the energy of a large quake.
Really, lubricating a fault that is ready for a much larger quake than those presently being seen is a very strong possibility.
retardStronger Frackquakes Are On The Way, Scientists Warn
Stronger 'Frackquakes' Are On The Way, Scientists Warn | ThinkProgress
OK, dumb fuck, what makes you say that? Or are you just too fucking dumb to even begin to back your position?
Really? A few thousand 4.5s. Insane. Completely insane. That would cause major damage in the immediate area of the quakes.
Whack something with small hammer once or twice, little to no damage, whack it a few thousand times, and you have real damage.
Whack something with small hammer once or twice, little to no damage, whack it a few thousand times, and you have real damage.
Oh please. Most people would barely notice a 4.5. the building would have to be poorly built on quaternary alluvium for any damage to occur.