Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Underwater Gas May Hold Clues on Turkey Quake Risk



Some 12 miles off the coast of Istanbul in Turkeys Marmara Sea lies natural gas coming through the North Anatolia fault. These researchers are there to study the link between these gases and the earthquake risk for their largest city Istanbul. Monitering these gases could result in earlier warning for the 15 million residents and save many lives.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091215/sc_afp/sciencequaketurkeyfrance

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