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Groundwater Depletion Is Destabilizing the San Andreas Fault & Increasing Earthquake Risk

2014-05-15 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Earth Island Journal: Depletion of groundwater in the San Joaquin Valley is having wide-ranging effects not just on the agricultural industry and the environment, but also on the very earth beneath our feet. Massive changes in groundwater levels in the southern Central Valley are changing the stresses on the San Andreas Fault, according to research published today. Researchers have known for some time that human activity can be linked to localized seismic effects. In particular, much of the debate about fracking in...

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