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Earthquake Storms
- The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault
- Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
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The lives of millions will be changed after it breaks, and yet so few people understand it, or even realize it runs through their backyard. Dvorak reveals the San Andreas Fault's fascinating history - and its volatile future.
It is a prominent geological feature that is almost impossible to see unless you know where to look. Hundreds of thousands of people drive across it every day. 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 geologicn ecessity.
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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- Peter
- 20-11-23
Where's the maps
Very confusing if you don't know the detailed geography of California. Could have done with a couple of maps. Otherwise very good bothe the science and the narrator.
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- james
- 30-01-23
Interesting
Has some good bits but there other books that are more interesting for geology I think
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-02-23
Very detailed
I had some knowledge already but could anticipate other readers becoming bogged down in the detailed descriptions . However the overall description of the knowledge around earthquakes is excellent.
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- Reluctant Sceptic
- 20-02-22
A very interesting listen.
A much better listen than I expected. Perhaps somewhat detached in places for those if us who din’t recognise all the Californian areas specifically, but non the less, very informative. Well read by MH.
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- Alan D.
- 13-06-22
Wonderful book if you are interested in EARTHQUAKE
Loved it now looking for more like it. Being as I'm into Seismology and Volcanology.
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