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Earthquake storms : the fascinating history and volatile future of the San Andreas Fault / John Dvorak.
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Dvorak, John (John J.)
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Language
English
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First Pegasus books cloth edition.
Published/Created
New York, NY : Pegasus Books, 2014.
©2014
Description
xviii, 254 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Lewis Library - Stacks
QE535.2.U6 D96 2014
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Earthquakes
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California
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Earthquakes
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California
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History
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Faults (Geology)
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California
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San Andreas Fault (Calif.)
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Summary note
The San Andreas Fault is everywhere, and primed for a colossal quake. For decades, scientists have warned that such a sudden shifting of the Earth's crust is inevitable. In fact, it is a geologic necessity. The San Andreas fault runs almost the entire length of California, from the redwood forest to the east edge of the Salton Sea. Along the way, it passes through two of the largest urban areas of the country-- San Francisco and Los Angeles. Dozens of major highways and interstates cross it. Scores of housing developments have been planted over it. The words "San Andreas" are so familiar today that they have become synonymous with earthquake. Yet, few people understand the San Andreas or the network of subsidiary faults it has spawned. Some run through Hollywood, others through Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. The Hayward fault slices the football stadium at the University of California in half. Even among scientists, few appreciate that the San Andreas fault is a transient, evolving system that, as seen today, is younger than the Grand Canyon and key to our understanding of earthquakes worldwide.
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Includes index.
Contents
Prologue: The swimmer
A noble earthquake
No occasion for alarm
A tumult of motions and noises
Bridging "the Golden Gate"
Blue cut and the Mormon Rocks
The troubled world of Charles Richter
Of petrol and pinnacles
A transformative idea
To quake or not to quake
Ancient tremors
Disassembling California
Earthquake storms
Epilogue: Bodega Bay.
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ISBN
9781605984957
1605984957
LCCN
2014395154
OCLC
829988962
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