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 ... morehttp://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Central_Appalachia_flatter_as_result_of_mountaintop_mining_999.html

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