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Cascadia's Fault: The Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America Hardcover – Bargain Price, May 1, 2011

by Jerry Thompson (Author), Simon Winchester (Foreword)

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There’s a crack in the earth’s crust that runs roughly 31 miles offshore, approximately 683 miles from northern California up through Vancouver Island off the coast of British Columbia. The Cascadia Subduction Zone has generated massive earthquakes over and over again throughout geologic time—at least 36 major events in the last 10,000 years. This fault generates a monster earthquake about every 500 years. And the monster is due to return at any time. It could happen 200 years from now, or it could be tonight.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone is virtually identical to the offshore fault that wrecked Sumatra in 2004. It will generate the same earthquake we saw in Sumatra, at magnitude 9 or higher, sending crippling shockwaves across a far wider area than any California quake. Slamming into Sacramento, Portland, Seattle, Victoria, and Vancouver, it will send tidal waves to the shores of Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, damaging the economies of the Pacific Rim countries and their trading partners for years to come.

In light of recent massive quakes in Haiti, Chile, and Mexico, Cascadia’s Fault not only tells the story of this potentially devastating earthquake and the tsunamis it will spawn, it also warns us about the impending crisis almost unprecedented in modern history.

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352 pages
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Counterpoint
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May 1, 2011
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1.25 x 6.25 x 9.25 inches
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"In Cascadia’s Fault, [Thompson is] primarily telling a detective story of sorts, about how scientists uncovered the subduction zone. If you’ve been listening to the subduction zone warnings and want to know more about the basis for them, Thompson’s book delivers that knowledge . . . [the] narrative is essentially a fairly calm . . . painstaking tale of scientific knowledge that’s much like the patient work of the seismologists and geologists who discovered the subduction zone." —The Seattle Sunbreak

"Part detective story, part memoir and part popular science, the narrative is crafted as a thriller . . . Thompson excels when he explains the science." —The Vancouver Sun

"Reporter Jerry Thompson puts the history of subduction earthquakes and the resultant tsunamis into clear perspective. In Cascadia’s Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America, Thompson has written a very readable tale of how plate tectonics and earthquake science works, and what we need to know if we insist on being Left Coasters." —Sacramento News & Review

"A level-headed look at a potentially devastating natural disaster . . . fascinating." —Booklist

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0096EOZES
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Counterpoint (May 1, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.4 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 1.25 x 6.25 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,649,207 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #423 in Seismology
- #682 in Earthquakes & Volcanoes (Books)
- #1,952 in Natural Disasters (Books)

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Judith A. Whelan

Cascadia

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2013

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This book on Cascadia is a very fascinating book about the Cascadia fault off the coast of Washington State and Oregon. This is a very dangerous fault that is very much active--just not in European man's historical time. The book is well researched and very informative. A must read for geology majors and others that are interested in geology. This fault will eventually destroy much of the west coast of the US and Canada. It is part of one subduction zone that lines the Pacific Ocean. This fault has the potential to be as devastating as the 1964 Alaskan earthquake. But that happened only 49 years ago. So we forget what happened then. I would highly recommend this book to read to get an understanding of what will happen in the near future. It is well written and easy to understand if you are not a geologist also.

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BirderBob

Everyone who lives on the Cascadia Coast (Pacific NW) needs to read this book

Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2013

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Everyone who lives on the Cascadia Coast (Pacific NW) needs to read this book. I've read lots of articles and several other books about the fault, but this one lays it out in easy-to-comprehend language once you get past the drama of the first chapter. I suppose the hyperbole is supposed to engage readers, but it just made me impatient.

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2021

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Why did you send me a book from a library in California?

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2016

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Best book I have ever read. Book in great shape

Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2017

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Great read if you live in Pacific Northwest

Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2014

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Enlightening. Everyone on the West Coast of North America should read this.

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2012

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I ordered the book and the Kindle Book. I loan out the book and read the Kindle book. Living in the Pacific Northwest, anyone that lives or visits the coast needs to read this book. It should be read by all coastal Emergency Managers also. Wow...

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rex knight

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015

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An excellent review of the reality that faces those living in the Pacific Northwest.

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GJP

Excellent book

Reviewed in Canada on November 17, 2013

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An incredibly well researched wake-up call for anyone living within or near the "Ring of Fire".
1. Preparedness is hugely important for individuals and communities.
2. Do not expect that some experts or officials will be able to come to the rescue.
3. Pay attention to nature's historical record and current warning signs.

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