nickdouglas:

npr:

centerforinvestigativereporting:

In California, earthquakes always have been relatively common, but in Oklahoma, they were much more rare – at least until 2009.

Our new time lapse shows how Oklahoma now has way more earthquakes than California. And researchers say fracking-related activities could be responsible.

Great data visualization from the Center for Investigative Reporting. –Tajha

lol we literally found a way to increase earthquakes, the one natural disaster that wasn’t humanity’s fault yet