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Series of Texas quakes likely triggered by oil and gas industry activity
2016-09-22 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Science: During the past decade or so the oil and gas industry has injected wastewater into deep rocks in eastern Texas, causing Earths surface to bulge ever so slightlyand likely triggering a series of tremors there in 2012, a new study suggests. Scientists say the work offers hope that similar analyses of the landscape in other oil- and gas-producing regions could help identify areas at risk of human-caused earthquakes. The 2012 quakes shook the small town of Timpson, Texas, which lies northeast of...
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Toyota seen losing $277m as quakes halt Japan output
2016-04-18 15:46:02| Electronics - Topix.net
Toyota Motor Corp may see its operating profit reduced by about 30 billion yen for the current quarter after a series of earthquakes struck southern Japan and disrupted parts supplies to the world's largest automaker. Production shifts stopped late last week at Toyota's Kyushu factories and will extend to other Japan assembly lines in stages throughout this week, Toyota said in a statement.
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Disruptions from twin quakes in southern Japan hit economy
2016-04-18 06:59:05| Automakers - Topix.net
The twin earthquakes that have paralyzed parts of southern Japan are having a ripple effect far beyond the disaster zone, with Toyota Motor Corp. suspending output in other areas due to disruptions in its parts supplies.
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Japan firms halt production after quakes
2016-04-18 05:14:21| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Major Japanese manufacturers including Sony, Honda and Toyota suspend production in earthquake-hit Kumamoto.
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Manufacturers jolted into production line suspensions by Kyushu quakes
2016-04-17 16:20:38| Automakers - Topix.net
Toyota Motor Corp. said Sunday it will shut down vehicle assembly in Japan over the course of this week because of parts shortages stemming from the two strong earthquakes in Kyushu. Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc. has already suspended output at three vehicle assembly plants in Fukuoka Prefecture since Thursday, after a magnitude-6.5 quake rocked Kumamoto Prefecture.
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