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Monday, February 8, 2016
Central Appalachia flatter as result of mountaintop mining
Central Appalachia flatter as result of mountaintop mining
Raleigh, N.C. (UPI) Feb 08, 2016 -
The region of Appalachia is defined by the Appalachian Mountains, but
new research suggests Central Appalachia is a bit flatter than it once
was thanks to mountaintop mining.
After analyzing pre- and post-mining topographic data in southern West
Virginia, researchers at Duke University determined that some parts of
Central Appalachia are 60 percent flatter than they were prior to excava
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morehttp://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Central_Appalachia_flatter_as_result_of_mountaintop_mining_999.html
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