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Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-303-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-303-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 4, issue 2
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11 Jun 2021
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Fracking bad language – hydraulic fracturing and earthquake risks

Jennifer J. Roberts, Clare E. Bond, and Zoe K. Shipton

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The potential for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to induce seismicity is a topic of widespread interest. We find that terms used to describe induced seismicity are poorly defined and ambiguous and do not translate into everyday language. Such bad language has led to challenges in understanding, perceiving, and communicating risks around seismicity and fracking. Our findings and recommendations are relevant to other geoenergy topics that are potentially associated with induced seismicity.
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