Californian disaster. You dont think about alaska unless perhaps youre an earthquake specialist or some trivia master. But alaska is exactly where the great quake happened on march 27, 1964, at 9. 2 on the Richter Scale. It was the biggest earthquake ever recorded in north america and the second most powerful in world history. Does anyone know the most powerful . [inaudible] the answer is chile in 1960, and that when registered 9. 5. The white and alaska lasted more than four minutes which is an incredibly long time for an earthquake. The human tragedy and physical damage of it all are dramatically and vividly captured by henry in his book, but the impact on people, on structures and on the landscape is only part of the story that henry tales. His book also is a story about how a major Natural Disaster ended up spurring scientific inquiries. And that part of the story centers around one individual in particular, a geologist with u. S. Geological survey named george plastered. He wasnt
The tsunami in japan, of debris is still washing up on beaches thousands of kilometers away. Reporter hello there, we have the latest news from europe including. In the custody reporter the former li liben president lost his bid for freedom. And once sees sanctions are now flourishing again. Irans foreign minister and secretary of state is set to meet face to face. It will be the first time in more than 30 years that there has been a meeting at this level. In a speech earlier on this thursday. Irans president calls on all nations to eliminate Nuclear Weapons. Hassan rouhani proposed a road map to ban Nuclear Weapons. The world has waited too long for nuclear disarmament. Nuclear weapons tonight be tolerated. Nuclear weapon states have the responsibility forever nuclear disarmament. I urge them to comply with this longoverdue obligation. This must not be delayed any further or hold hostage of nonproliferation or perceived notion of strategic stability. It could not have come at a better
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