Man-made quakes need to be included in seismic hazard planning say experts SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – Oil and gas development activities, including underground disposal of wastewater and hydraulic fracturing, may induce earthquakes by changing the state of stress on existing… Read More ›
United States Geological Survey
Rise of robot reporters: when software writes the news
17:00 21 March 2014 by Aviva Rutkin Just three minutes after an earthquake hit California on Monday, the Los Angeles Times broke the story on its website. The short article seemed fairly ordinary. It covered all the major details –… Read More ›
Wastewater injection spurred biggest earthquake yet, says study / 5.7 earthquake
Contact: Kevin Krajick kkrajick@ei.columbia.edu 212-854-9729 The Earth Institute at Columbia University 2011 Oklahoma temblor came amid increased manmade seismicity A new study in the journal Geology is the latest to tie a string of unusual earthquakes, in this case, in… Read More ›
North Korea carries out third atomic test
AP Tuesday, 12 February 2013 North Korea said today it had tested a “miniaturised” nuclear device, defying the United Nations’ orders to stop building atomic weapons. The underground explosion could take North Korea a big step closer to its… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 