Link between exploration well and Lusi mud volcano, strongest evidence to date shows
Sunday, February 14, 2010 - 02:28
in Earth & Climate
Nearly four years ago, a volcano of mud erupted in the middle of an Indonesian suburb, eventually inundating four villages, displacing 30,000 people and causing a gas line explosion that killed 13. The mud volcano continues to erupt today. A new report blames a drilling company that was drilling a gas exploration well, not a relatively mild and distant earthquake.
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