HUMAN ACTIVITIES AS A WAY TO DESTABILIZE PLANETARY BALANCES

Greetings and welcome dear readers of this prestigious platform, especially to all those who make daily life in the community of @Projecthope, this delivery is associated with the activities of man that generate destabilization in the balance systems of our planet, which brings as consequences alarming effects on the system and life on earth.

In this sense, it is no secret that the overexploitation of natural resources, the pursuit of development and the processes associated with modernization have unleashed serious damage to our planet, damage that is taking its toll and consequently reducing human survival time on earth.

Therefore, in this article we will be dealing with the use of fracking as a strategy to obtain the greatest amount of fossil hydrocarbons from our planet, in a more efficient way, according to some experts.

In this sense, it is appropriate to ask ourselves what is fracking and what does this practice consist of? And to answer these questions we must know that fracking, also known as hydraulic fracturing, is a technique that allows the stimulation of oil and gas wells in order to obtain maximum performance.

It is based on vertical drilling, cementing and casing of the different layers of soil to a depth exceeding 2500 meters, which allows to generate different permeable channels through the injection of water at high pressures, which allows to break the rocky resistance and consequently generate controlled fractures that will give access and exit to the gas or hydrocarbon present in the subsoil.

It is necessary to point out that the water used throughout the process is previously mixed with different chemical substances that allow to generate an enlargement in the previously generated fracture.

Based on the above, a new question arises: What are the environmental risks produced by fracking? According to the observations made by environmentalists, the technique is capable of generating contamination of nearby aquifers, elevated water supply, atmospheric contamination, soil contamination and seismic effects associated with it.

At this point, we will focus our attention on the consequences on the soil and the seismic processes generated by fracking, since a direct relationship between the use of fracking and some seismic movements of variable behavior detected in areas surrounding the implementation of the extraction technique has recently been scientifically correlated.

Consequently, and according to data provided by a group of researchers from the Geological Survey of Canada and the German University, the earthquakes detected are slower but with a longer duration, which represents the degree of destabilization of the tectonic layers produced by this irrational practice

Although the generation of the earthquakes has not been proven with certainty, it is assumed that they are associated with a significant increase in the tension of the rock, which generates secondary fractures to those used for extraction, fractures that end up compromising the subway rocky areas and consequently triggering earthquakes.

In this sense, according to the researchers, we are in the presence of a new type of seismic movement, which they have called hybrid frequency wave earthquakes because of its variable behavior.

Although the real effects of this type of telluric movement are not yet visible, it allows us to generate a precedent to set aside the unsustainable practices associated with fracking, so I would like to know your opinion about the use of these practices that generate effects on the balance of our planet.

[1] Fernando Recreo Jímenez. Seismicity induced by hydraulic fracturing. Article: Online Access

[2] Víctor Manuel Castillo Caballero. Fracking: environmental effects and legal suitability for implementation in Mexico. Article: Online Access

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