International

摘要

The Stockholm International Water Institute has named renowned sanitation innovator Dr Peter Morgan the 2013 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, with pioneers of drip irrigation, Netafim, winning the 2013 Stockholm Industry Water Award. Dr Morgan has developed a low-cost and practical solution to provide access to safe sanitation and clean water for millions of people worldwide. New studies suggest injecting water for geothermal power or fraccing can lead to larger earthquakes than previously thought. Pumping water underground at geothermal power plants can lead to dangerous earthquakes even in regions not prone to tremors, according to scientists. They say that quake risk should be factored into decisions about where to site geothermal plants and other drilling rigs where water is pumped underground - for example, in shale gas fracking.