Human Thirst Makes Earth Quake
By David Biello
scientificamerican.com
What initially interested me in this article/podcast was the unusual title. Apparently, we might be able to influence and cause earth quakes?
Last May, an earth quake hit Lorca, in Spain, killing nine people. According to an analysis published by Nature Geoscience, it happened because too much groundwater was extracted from the area.
Last May, an earth quake hit Lorca, in Spain, killing nine people. According to an analysis published by Nature Geoscience, it happened because too much groundwater was extracted from the area.
It is not exactly sure whether the quake was going to happen anyway because of other factors, and the human action only made it happen sooner, or it was caused mostly by it.
In any case, it is baffling how much impact our actions have on nature.
In any case, it is baffling how much impact our actions have on nature.
What happened in Spain is something that cannot be just shrugged off. People tend to ignore global warming, for example, or extinction of certain species, because they can't see that kind of damage. That is not the case qith an earth quake - people died. Action should be taken to reduce behavior that is harmful to Earth.
This is interesting. I have actually seen some deep ecologists blaming humans for the occurances in Miomar, Japan's huge earthquake and tsunami, and Haiti's earthquake. Have you ever heard of HAARP? I had to do a paper about it for my Master's as an Earth science controversy, but have a look for yourself. It's really interesting, and supposedly they have set one up in northern Serbia. So, are they really studying our ionosphere or is it something else they want?
ReplyDeleteWe are seeing a dramatic rise in natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis and hurricanes just to name a few. Many scientists say it is because of global warming and climate change that is causing these events to occur. Although this might be quite shocking, we must brace ourselves for the future because it is likely that there are many more disasters to occur due to human activity. We must put an end to this before we suffer our own consequences.
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