Energy & Environment
Big Quake Hits Bárðarbunga, Further Subsidence of Caldera By Eygló Svala Arnarsdóttir A subsidence of approximately 15 cm (5 in) occurred in the caldera of Bárðarbunga volcano in Vatnajökull glacier following a magnitude 5.4 earthquake hitting the northern caldera at 11:15 am yesterday, as indicated by the Icelandic Met Office’s GPS monitor in the caldera. …
Fracking Earthquakes Confirmed (Again) in Ohio by Kevin Samson Activist Post There has been an ongoing battle between researchers and the natural gas and oil industries over whether or not hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is definitively leading to an increase in earthquake activity. Ohio is already on the map as one of the In an article …
Japan Times: ‘Records shattered’ at Fukushima By ENENews Japan Times: ‘Records shattered’ at Fukushima — Radiation levels surge after typhoon — Tepco “doesn’t know why” this is happening — Warning “crisis could get worse” as 180 km/hr storm heading to area. Original Japan Times headline: Tritium surges tenfold in groundwater at Fukushima nuclear plant; typhoon …
