Earthquake warning issued for Oklahoma, possible link to fracking

The geological agencies took action after the rate of earthquakes in Oklahoma outpaced that of even California for the first few months of 2014. (California regained the lead in April.)

"The rate of earthquakes increased dramatically in March and April," Williams said. "That alerted us to examine this further and put out this advisory statement."

While Oklahoma's buildings can withstand light earthquakes, the damage from a magnitude-5 temblor could be widespread. Oklahoma's last major earthquake was in November 2011, when a magnitude-5.6 earthquake centered near Prague, Oklahoma, destroyed 14 homes and injured at least two people.

"Building owners and government officials should have a special concern for older, unreinforced brick structures, which are vulnerable to serious damage during sufficient shaking," Bill Leith, a USGS senior science adviser for earthquakes and geologic hazards, said in the joint statement.

While scientists haven't ruled out natural causes for the increase, many researchers suspect the deep injection wells used for the disposal of fracking wastewater could be causing the earthquake activity. Fracking, short for hydraulic fracturing, is a method of extracting oil and gas by cracking open underground rock.

Ongoing studies have found a link between Oklahoma's high-volume wastewater injection wells and regions with an uptick in earthquakes.

Sassy wrote:What do you blame for being a thick twat?

smelly_bandit wrote:Here we go

Lefties left loose to run amok with utter bullshit

Cancer linked to frakking

Obesity linked to frakking

Global warming linked to frakking

9/11 wasn't Muslims it was frakking

Put down the crack pipe for one fucking second would you??

smelly_bandit wrote:A lot of evidence

Was al gore behind this evidence by any chance asking for taxes to stop the earthquakes??

Get a grip you weirdo

You may not know this but the earth is not flat and Earthquakes were around long before frakking

Explain that one genius

Shady wrote:Good evening Folks.

I know that I'm going to get my head ripped off by the non racists such as Smelly & BigAndy but I've got to say that fracking just doesn't seem right to me.

It reminds me of the way I used to feel about the poll tax when it was introduced....It was wrong.

Likewise the bedroom tax...It sounds wrong.Don't get me wrong,I'm all for hammering the real benefit scroungers.

Fracking seems wrong.Yes I've read the arguments in relation to those for & against but it just seems wrong.

Ben_Reilly wrote:

Shady wrote:Good evening Folks.

I know that I'm going to get my head ripped off by the non racists such as Smelly & BigAndy but I've got to say that fracking just doesn't seem right to me.

It reminds me of the way I used to feel about the poll tax when it was introduced....It was wrong.

Likewise the bedroom tax...It sounds wrong.Don't get me wrong,I'm all for hammering the real benefit scroungers.

Fracking seems wrong.Yes I've read the arguments in relation to those for & against but it just seems wrong.

Congratulations on thinking for yourself. Now enjoy some pretty water-faucet fire:

Ben_Reilly wrote:Actually I'm not sure if that's only in America!

Ben_Reilly wrote:Actually I'm not sure if that's only in America!

smelly_bandit wrote:I stubbed my toe yesterday

I blame frakking

Ben_Reilly wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:I stubbed my toe yesterday

I blame frakking

Actually, I'll see that as progress -- at least you're not blaming some poor jamoke you've never met who happened to be raised as a Muslim

Ben_Reilly wrote:

smelly_bandit wrote:I stubbed my toe yesterday

I blame frakking

Actually, I'll see that as progress -- at least you're not blaming some poor jamoke you've never met who happened to be raised as a Muslim

Shady wrote:Did you know that a Muslim scientist first invented the concept of fracking?.....Kind of makes you think doesn't it,considering it's destructive nature.

Shady wrote:Did you know that a Muslim scientist first invented the concept of fracking?.....Kind of makes you think doesn't it,considering it's destructive nature.