"This is the most complete reference available on Texas
earthquakes.... Its general information on earthquakes, presented
in a humorous and understandable manner, will even make the text
attractive to non-Texans who want to know more about earthquakes."
-- Diane I. Doser, Professor of Geology, University of Texas at El
Paso
When nature goes haywire in Texas, it isn't usually an
earthshaking event. Though droughts, floods, tornadoes, and hail
all keep Texans talking about the unpredictable weather, when it
comes to earthquakes, most of us think we're on terra firma in this
state. But we're wrong! Nearly every year, earthquakes large enough
to be felt by the public occur somewhere in Texas.
This entertaining, yet authoritative book covers "all you
really need to know" about earthquakes in general and in Texas
specifically. The authors explain how earthquakes are caused by
natural forces or human activities, how they're measured, how they
can be predicted, and how citizens and governments should prepare
for them. They also thoroughly discuss earthquakes in Texas,
looking at the occurrences and assessing the risks region by region
and comparing the amount of seismic activity in Texas to other
parts of the country and the world. The book concludes with a
compendium of over one hundred recorded earthquakes in Texas from
1811 to 2000 that briefly describes the location, timing, and
effects of each event.
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