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ADAPTATION: Vanuatu most vulnerable, Qatar least in new disaster risk ranking -- Friday... - 0 views

www.eenews.net/...1060042084 ClimateWire United Nations University University of Stuttgart Alliance Development Works risk report climate adaptation disaster ranking environmental news
shared by Del Birmingham on 26 Aug 16 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 26 Aug 16
     
    The report ranks 171 nations in terms of their risk. It has two components: the exposure they face from extreme events like typhoons, drought and earthquakes, and their ability to deal with those catastrophes, or their vulnerability. Sea-level rise is a key driver of the assessment. Many of the top 10 nations facing high risks are located along coastlines.
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Alberta Forest Town Shakes as Shale Frackers Drill for Light Oil - 0 views

bnanews.bna.com/...e-frackers-drill-for-light-oil Bloomberg Environment Alberta fracking tremors energy Emissions carbon
shared by Del Birmingham on 08 Feb 18 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 08 Feb 18
     
    Drilling has been so intense near Fox Creek that its been linked to a series of earthquakes. One tremor measured 4.6 in magnitude, one of the two biggest human-induced seismic event in Canada's history.
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Geothermal energy: Hot rocks | The Economist - 0 views

www.economist.com/...thermal-new-fracking-hot-rocks geothermal energy economist tracking steam drilling earthquakes water contamination
shared by Del Birmingham on 15 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • Del Birmingham on 15 Aug 14
     
    New "enhanced geothermal systems" (EGS), however, look set to make geothermal a bigger energy generation contributor-and potentially as controversial as shale. The industry may dislike the comparison, but EGS is geothermal fracking.
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