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Controversial 'fracking' technique to extract gas from the ground was the 'highly probable' cause of earth tremors, report finds A controversial "fracking" technique to extract gas from the ground was the "highly probable" cause of earth tremors which hit Lancashire's Fylde coast earlier this year, a report concluded today.

Earthquakes have a bigger impact on health than other natural disasters such as floods and hurricanes, US researchers say.

The US space agency Nasa is set to test a real-time network of GPS sensors that it hopes will lead to faster, more accurate earthquake analysis. Nearly 500 sensors in the Pacific-coast states of California, Oregon and Washington will be put to use.

In Italy, Asia and New Zealand, long-range earthquake predictions from self-taught forecasters have recently had people on edge. But is it possible to pinpoint when a quake will strike?

Glacial lakes in the Himalayas could pose a major hazard to population centres if they are ruptured by earthquakes, scientists say.

Hydraulic fracturing has been linked to two earthquakes in the UK earlier this year - now a report says the fracking "most likely" caused the quakes