An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific
destruction and death, whether it's the catastrophic 2010 quake
that took a devastating toll on the island nation of Haiti or a
future great earthquake on the San Andreas Fault in California,
which scientists know is inevitable. Yet despite rapid advances in
earthquake science, seismologists still can't predict when the Big
One will hit. Predicting the Unpredictable explains why, exploring
the fact and fiction behind the science--and pseudoscience--of
earthquake prediction. Susan Hough traces the continuing quest by
seismologists to forecast the time, location, and magnitude of
future quakes. She brings readers into the laboratory and out into
the field--describing attempts that have raised hopes only to
collapse under scrutiny, as well as approaches that seem to hold
future promise. She also ventures to the fringes of pseudoscience
to consider ideas outside the scientific mainstream. An
entertaining and accessible foray into the world of earthquake
prediction, Predicting the Unpredictable illuminates the unique
challenges of predicting earthquakes.
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