Earthquake Modeling in the Spotlight

We may not be able to predict earthquakes, but we can
certainly find better ways to prepare for them! Modeling
earthquakes by researchers at Northwestern University like Jamie
Neely informs many levels of preparedness by policymakers for
large, potentially dangerous earthquakes – listen on to hear what
earth science is capable of to improve our world!


If you want to learn more about the topics discussed in this
episode, check out: 



The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America
Changed Our Understanding of the Planet by Henry
Fountain


A Crack in the Edge of the World: America and the Great
California Earthquake of 1906 by Simon Winchester



 


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