pickA terrific look at earthquakes and earthquake risk in the US, including the risks present in unexpected places like Salt Lake City and St Louis. I found this completely riveting and zipped right through it. I think this is a good opportunity for everyone to raise awareness.
pickAfter listening to this #audiobook, I have an appreciation for the difficulty scientists have in studying a phenomenon that lasts for about 30 seconds, is sometimes devastating (but mostly mild) and can be caused by natural faults—known and unknown—or by human activity (like petrochemical extraction, building dams or high rises, or injecting waste water into deep wells). I learned a lot about earthquakes. Will I ever rest easy again?
When you take all of those factors into account, the earthquake risk in NYC is much greater than that in Alaska or Hawaii or even a lot of the area around the San Andreas fault.
pickThis book is heavy on science and light on politics. I like science, but I prefer the opposite ratio. Even so, Quakeland is filled with interesting facts, and I recommend reading it.
Scientists found that a scan for keywords like "earthquake" on Twitter can often alert geologists to trembling before any official confirmation has been issued. This has its limitations, of course. One day the geologists thought there might be a giant swarm of earthquakes around the country, until they realized that Dairy Queen had just announced a buy-one-get-one-free deal on their Oreo Brownie Earthquake Blizzard.
Describing the earthquake that struck off the coast of Japan in 2011.
Studies show that upward of 95 percent of people rescued in collapsed buildings are saved by fellow victims rather than emergency responders.
I'm going to try to summon up this level of enthusiasm during my daily commute. However, I think it will be quelled by the guy listening to his music without headphones, the woman clipping her fingernails, the children swinging on the poles, and the smelly homeless person sitting at the other end of the subway car.
We also considered the prospect that the Soviet Union might try to test its nuclear weapons "behind the sun," but eventually concluded there might be a few logistical problems there.
Every four years, the American Society of Civil Engineers produces a report card evaluating America's infrastructure. For two decades now, the United States has maintained a solidly D average. In 2013, inland waterways and levees got a D-minus. Dams and aviation and roads and wastewater systems all squeaked by with a D. Our highest grade? A B-minus for solid waste. Definitely not Ivy League material.
No matter where you're reading this book, there's a good chance you could throw a rock and hit a fault. What's even more disturbing is the recent revelation that we don't even really need active faults to produce earthquakes: As ir turns out, we're pretty good at doing it ourselves. Oil extraction, dams and reservoirs, wastewater injection--even the construction of an apartment highrise in Taiwan--have all produced quakes in recent years.
And this isn't counting the two big earthquakes that just rocked Mexico.
Last day of my four day weekend. First three I was out of town visiting friends. Today I'm relaxing before heading back to work. #currentlyreading #nonfiction
Sounds like a chilling read.Earthquakes just the thought sends me who reside in California into a cold sweat& now there is proof they can happen anywhere,
Quakeland: On the Road to America's Next Devastating Earthquake | 
