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Natural Gas Extraction Triggering More Earthquakes in Netherlands

2013-03-27 18:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Yale Environment 360: Extraction of natural gas from the deep soil in a region of the Netherlands has triggered an increase in minor earthquakes, similar to seismic effects that have raised concerns about drilling operations, including hydraulic fracturing, in other countries. While the extraction of gas has occurred for decades in the northern Netherlands, including in the province of Groningen, quakes have become more frequent in the last few years, the New York Times reports. The region experienced as few as 20 quakes...

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