Drilling blamed for Java mud leak

Submitted by neilzusman on Thu, 11/18/2010 - 11:51

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BBC News,

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BBC News | Asia-Pacific (2007)

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6293757.stm

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BBC. January 24, 2007. A mud flow that has displaced thousands of Indonesians was most probably caused by gas drilling, scientists say.

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See: Davies, R. J, R. E Swarbrick, R. J Evans, and M. Huuse. 2007. "Birth of a mud volcano: East Java, 29 May 2006." GSA Today 17, no. 2: 4–9.

See below: Hardiyan Digwiyono. (2006). "Children in the Hot Mud Volcanoes". YouTube.

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