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The Cascadia Fault Line: Is America's "Big One" Overdue?

The Cascadia Fault Line: Is America’s “Big One” Overdue?

Andrew Alpin

You feel the ground beneath your feet every day, never questioning its stability. Yet beneath the Pacific Northwest, one of Earth’s most powerful geological forces waits silently. Scientists have discovered something that keeps seismic experts awake at night. The last time this sleeping giant awakened, it was 1700, and the tremors were felt as far ...