The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 209, Issues 4-6National Geographic Society., 2006 - Geography |
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And yet scientists still can't say when an earthquake will happen . They can't even come close . Some of the simplest questions about earthquakes remain hard to answer . Why do they start ? What makes them stop ?
And yet scientists still can't say when an earthquake will happen . They can't even come close . Some of the simplest questions about earthquakes remain hard to answer . Why do they start ? What makes them stop ?
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But some scientists want to sneak a look . Their idea : Drill the San Andreas . Find the biggest oil drilling rig in California and ram huge steel pipes into the depths of the fault and send a bunch of gadgets down there to sample the ...
But some scientists want to sneak a look . Their idea : Drill the San Andreas . Find the biggest oil drilling rig in California and ram huge steel pipes into the depths of the fault and send a bunch of gadgets down there to sample the ...
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Essick had documented the damage such quakes can cause , and what's being done to minimize their destruction . " Scientists are learning a lot about big quakes , " he says . " I hope one day they'll get a better handle on predicting ...
Essick had documented the damage such quakes can cause , and what's being done to minimize their destruction . " Scientists are learning a lot about big quakes , " he says . " I hope one day they'll get a better handle on predicting ...
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