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Geothermal quake risks must be faced

Nature volume 462, pages 848–849 (2009)Cite this article

Discussion needs to be open about how exploitation of Earth's internal heat can produce earthquakes, says Domenico Giardini, so that the alternative-energy technology can be properly utilized.

Deep geothermal energy is increasingly being explored as an attractive alternative energy source. Conventional hydrothermal resources, such as hot springs in geothermal areas, have been effectively exploited in the past century, but their distribution and potential for supplying electricity is somewhat limited. Tapping deep geothermal energy offers new prospects.

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Giardini, D. Geothermal quake risks must be faced. Nature 462, 848–849 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/462848a

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