Fracking bad language – hydraulic fracturing and earthquake risks
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Abstract. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a borehole stimulation technique used to enhance permeability in geological resource management, including the extraction of shale gas. The process hydraulic fracturing can induce seismicity. potential seismicity topic widespread interest and public concern, particularly UK where induced by has halted gas operations triggered moratoria. Prior 2018, there seemed be disconnect between conclusions expert groups about risk adverse impacts from hydraulic-fracturing-induced reported level concern Furthermore, range terminology was describe (including tremors, earthquakes, seismic events, micro-earthquakes) which could indicate perceived risk. Using as case study, we examine expert-led public-facing reports on (likelihood impact) for published 2012 2018 these reports. We compare results studies conducted same time period that explored views surveyed participants at professional events held throughout 2014 asking question series surveys 2012–2016, i.e. “do you associate with earthquakes?”. asked our provide reasoning answer they gave. By examining rationale provided their answers, find an apparent polarisation amongst experts actually result different interpretations language Responses are confounded ambiguity around earthquake risk, magnitude, scale. terms survey responses often attempt express (magnitude, shaking, presented earthquake, but poorly defined ambiguous do not translate into everyday usage. Such “bad language” fracking led challenges understanding, perceiving, communicating risks call multi-method approaches understand geoenergy resources suggest developing adopting shared framework earthquakes would alleviate miscommunication misperceptions. Our findings relevant any applications present – More broadly, work topics ambiguities muddle communication.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Geoscience communication
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2569-7110']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-4-303-2021