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Three COM DEV Instruments Launched Onboard European Space Agency's Swarm Satellites

2013-11-22 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario – COM DEV International Ltd. (TSX:CDV), ("COM DEV" or "the Company") a leading manufacturer of space hardware and systems, announces that three state-of-the-art scientific instruments provided by COM DEV to the European Space Agency ("ESA") for its Swarm mission were launched today from the Plasetsk Cosmodrome in northern Russia.<br /> <br /> The Swarm mission utilises three satellites each having an identical suite of six instruments. The trio of satellites will ...This story is related to the following:Test and Measuring InstrumentsSatellites | Scientific Instruments | Testing & Recording, Electric Measuring Instruments | Magnetic Field Sensors |

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In Oklahoma, water, fracking - and a swarm of quakes

2013-11-19 23:34:02| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

From his office a few feet below the earth's surface - a basement at the University of Oklahoma in Norman - Holland, who tracks quakes for the Oklahoma Geological Survey, is digging into a complex riddle: Is a dramatic rise in the size and number of quakes in his state related to oil and gas production activity? And, if so, what can be done to stop ... (more)

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In Oklahoma, water, fracking & a swarm of quakes

2013-11-19 21:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Seismologist Austin Holland wants to start an earthquake. From his office a few feet below the earth's surface - a basement at the University of Oklahoma in Norman - Holland, who tracks quakes for the Oklahoma Geological Survey, is digging into a complex riddle: Is a dramatic rise in the size and number of quakes in his state related to oil and gas production activity? And, if so, what can be done to stop it? As part of his wide-ranging research, Holland is proposing to inject pressurized water...

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Oklahoma 'Earthquake Swarm' May Be Linked Wastewater Disposal from Fracking

2013-10-25 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: From 1975 to 2008, central Oklahoma experienced an average of one to three magnitude 3.0 earthquakes or larger. Since 2008, that average has increased to around 40 per year, according to data collected by the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS has termed the swell an "earthquake swarm," and on Tuesday, it ruled out the possibility this sharp increase is a naturally occurring phenomenon. "We've statistically analyzed the recent earthquake rate changes and found that they do not seem to be due to typical,...

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