Friday, January 15, 2010

Earthquake threat lurks for US, too
[ Fri, 15 Jan 2010 21:03:04 GMT ]

In this photo taken Oct. 18, 1989, crews demolish a collapsed apartment building following the Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco. Although California is the best-known earthquake zone in the U.S., the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are vulnerable, too. As disaster crews and scientists investigate the havoc wrought in Haiti, questions emerge as to whether such a vastly destructive disaster could happen at home in the United States.


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