Which statement below is true?
1. Injecting water to relieve stress along a fault line has been proven to decrease earthquake risk.
2. It is unclear if injecting water to relieve stress along a fault line will increase or decrease the risk of an earthquake.
3. Injecting water to relieve stress along a fault line definitely increases the risk of a large quake.
2007-09-23 06:32:55 · 3 answers · asked by Nicole 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
3) there was a geothermal project shut down in Switzerland because earthquake activity went up dramatically after injecting steam into a fault line.
2007-09-23 06:45:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Answer: #3 ? Injecting water to relieve stress along a fault line increases the risk of a large quake.
2007-09-23 14:05:16 · answer #2 · answered by Meme 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Venturing a guess, I would say number 2.
2007-09-23 13:44:53 · answer #3 · answered by Captain S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋