EARTHQUAKE!!

This morning at 5am we awoke to the room shaking. Just another earthquake - there’s 40 more minutes until the alarm goes off. Minor earthquakes have been pretty common around here lately. Switzerland is currently mining for heat in Basel since it’s conveniently located on a fault line. Currently, hydropower (60%) and nuclear energy (30%) get top billing, but like everyone else the Swiss are looking for alternatives and have been drilling for heat since the fall. In December we started experiencing a sequence of tremors and they discontinued the drilling to see what could be done, but the tremors have continued. In 1356 Basel had a devastating earthquake that had lots of damaging effects. Maybe this mining for heat isn't such a great idea...we wouldn't want to cause the next big one...