Scientists Link Deep Wells To Deadly Spanish Quake 118
Meshach writes "Research has suggested that human activity triggered an earthquake in Spain that killed nine and injured over three hundred. Drilling deeper and deeper wells to water crops over the past 50 years were identified as the culprit by scientist who examined satellite images of the area. It was noted that even without the strain caused by water extraction, a quake would likely have occurred at some point in the area but the extra stress of pumping vast amounts of water from a nearby aquifer may have been enough to trigger a quake at that particular time and place."
Re:Span? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Span? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Span? (Score:5, Funny)
It's where the ran falls manly on the plan.
Re:Span? (Score:5, Funny)
Where the hell is Span?
Google says it's between a rock (Gibraltar) and a hard place to publish Web search results (France [slashdot.org]).
Re:Span? (Score:4, Funny)
It's located somewhere in Div
Anthropogenic Earthquake Theory (Score:3, Funny)
The Anthropogenic Earthquake Theory is a myth! There is no evidence that mankind's efforts have any effect whatsoever on earthquakes! Face the facts, people, Earth is big, man is small! There is no way that these--
Wait, did you say water wells?
Oh. Nevermind.
Re:Span? (Score:5, Funny)
Where the hell is Span?
Relevant citation:
The dwarves delved too greedily and too deep. You know what they awoke in the darkness of Khazad-dûm