An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it s the cataclysmic 2008 Sichuan quake in China that killed tens of thousands 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 is the first book to explain 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 a quest fraught with controversies, spectacular failures, and occasional apparent successes. She brings readers into the laboratory and out into the field with the pioneers who have sought to develop reliable methods based on observable phenomena such as small earthquake patterns and electromagnetic signals. Hough describes attempts
an earthquake a little stronger than this in 1960 near chile which did create an enormous tsunami and killed people in hawaii and japan, as well. when you look back at history, you have to put out a warning just like that. thank you. also coming up at 7:30, we ll talk to professor roger bilham of the geological sciences at the university of colorado in boulder. why it did not cause nearly as much damage. it s, of course, we know the building construction, but also it sometimes has to do with the luck of the draw in terms of how shallow and deep the earthquake is as well as other factors. absolutely right. would you spend $1,000 on a toothbrush? you already did. how about 50 cents of every dollar we spend on health care is wasted. we have that coming up. you ll be shocked at what a tylenol costs in a hospital setting. elizabeth cohen has been
after the 2004 indonesian tsunami that killed hundreds of to warn was just not an option. what does it mean to have two destructive earthquakes strike in such a short period of time? we ll ask roger bilham. president obama talking about health care reform in his weekend web address saying let s get this done. but it doesn t look like thursday s summit did anything to bring congress closer to a compromise. now democrats on the verge of taking a dramatic step. our jim acosta is here to explain the process and the potential consequences from washington this morning. hey, jim. good morning, kiran. just because the democrats are talking about reconciliation doesn t mean both parties will join hands and king cue biyeah on capitol hill. democrats are about to try a