Human-caused Earthquakes
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Fracking and the major role it plays in causing earthquakes in AlbertaOf the roughly 2,800 earthquakes recorded in Alberta over the past three decades, almost half of those have occurred on prairie land.EnvironmentMar 4, 2019
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Study defines link between fracking, earthquakes in northern AlbertaScientists have figured out how hydraulic fracking causes earthquakes in northern Alberta, but they have a way to go before they can use that knowledge to predict if it will cause temblors in other areas.CanadaJan 18, 2018
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Fracking, not disposal, behind human-caused earthquakes in western Canada: studyNew research suggests that hydraulic fracking of oil and gas wells is behind human-caused earthquakes in western Canada.CanadaMar 29, 2016
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