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North Korean nuclear test sets off years of earthquakes

225 points · 181 comments · rbanffy

  1. ortusdux · · focus · HN ↗
    How long until someone attempts to diffuse a pent up fault line via nuclear geoengineering?
    1. slater · · focus · HN ↗
      Project Plowshare says hello:

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Project_Plowshare" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Project_Plowshare

      1. fragmede · · focus · HN ↗
        Such ambition! Hey, there&#x27;s a mountain in the way. Let&#x27;s blow it up! The audacity to reshape the world in such a way that it suits ourselves has been lost. Why shouldn&#x27;t we green the Sahara? Why can&#x27;t we make a new continent?
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