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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Droughts and Earthquakes

    Could the drought be causing earthquakes? New research shows that pumping water out of the aquifer in the central valley has increased seismic activity.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 16, 2014 • 1 min read

    Could the drought be causing earthquakes? New research shows that pumping water out of the aquifer in the central valley has increased seismic activity.

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    Net Neutrality, Jill Abramson & the Fight Over GMOs
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    2. 11:04NY Times Fires Its Executive Editor
    3. 19:23Droughts and EarthquakesYou’re reading this
    4. 26:36Bees
    5. 40:32The Fight Over GMOs
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Geoff Blewitt

      University of Nevada, Reno

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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Net Neutrality, Jill Abramson & the Fight Over GMOs
    1. 0:00Net Neutrality
    2. 11:04NY Times Fires Its Executive Editor
    3. 19:23Droughts and EarthquakesYou’re reading this
    4. 26:36Bees
    5. 40:32The Fight Over GMOs
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