In this case, Mother Nature could BE the fracker. :-(
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 4/8/2016 3:42 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
No, but I have a mildly educated idea as to why this is happening, based
partially on the earthquakes in Oklahoma, which are suspected to be caused by
fracking. The geology in the vicinity of Lake Mead has fault lines everywhere,
the result of millions of years of geological uplifting and collapsing. The
area is a tremendous matrix of uplifted ridges and narrow canyons.
Lake Mead has been filled for almost a century now, and it sits in the
middle of all this with fault lines in every direction beneath it and to every
side. It is very likely that water from the lake has been passing into these
faults, especially at the deeper levels where the water pressure will be quite
high. This water may have entered into areas within the faults where it
provides some level of lubrication to the surfaces.
It's not nice to screw with Mother Nature.
Have you been invaded by a swarm of frackers?
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
On 4/8/2016 3:19 PM, Chris Trask wrote:
Looking at the current NAM charts shows that there is a significant
Arctic low over the northeastern US and eastern Canada.
Out here in the mild, mild west we're having our first rain in
over 60 days here in Phoenix, and the rain will continue on and off for
about a couple of weeks. We're also having a swarm of earthquakes
north of Kingman, fairly close to Lake Mead and Hoover Dam.
Chris
When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
- Hunter S. Thompson
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