Oil and gas drilling blamed for sinkholes threatening to swallow parts of Texas

[Judi Lynn]

'The ground movement we’re seeing is not normal,' say scientists

Josh Gabbatiss Science Correspondent 10 hours ago



Two massive sinkholes near the town of Wink, Texas, have been linked to past fossil fuel extraction in the region Google


Oil and gas extraction in west Texas is causing the formation of massive sinkholes, according to a new study.

As the fossil fuel industry has expanded its operations in the region, an increase in seismic activity and other “alarming” geological hazards have been recorded.

Two giant sinkholes near the Texan town of Wink have previously been linked with such operations, but they may just be the tip of the iceberg.

The geophysicists who first alerted the world to the threat posed by the expansion of Wink’s sinkholes undertook further research and found unusual land movement throughout the wider west Texas region.

More:
https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/fracking-oil-gas-drilling-blamed-sinkholes-threatening-swallow-texas-earthquakes-a8281281.html

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1. Too bad, Trump says we need it

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2. !!!

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5. Yep!

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3. Texas is a republican state-I have no sympathy for them

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4. Took three whole posts. I knew that was coming.