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Tragic Photographs of Disasters that Occurred Before 1920

We're used to photos and video footage of disasters almost as soon as they happen, but the relative permanence of these disaster photographs forces us to truly reflect on the destruction and tragedy that once occurred, even though it all happened decades ago.

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The Diary of a Dustbowl Debutante

Some women are lost in the fire. Some women are built from it.

Can't have something on California without showing the San Andreas Fault! It's the "biggie." I've walked ON it...it's a strange feeling too!!!

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Learn where earthquakes happen and how they're rated

Learn more about seismic tremors from National Geographic.

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Japan Highways and Earthquakes

Japan has one of the most sophisticated urban infrastructure with modern engineering design. But still its some time no match for mother ...

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What about this fault? Look at the rock layers...

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Prince William Sound, Alaska - 9.2 Earthquake, March 27, 1964. 2nd largest earthquake in the world.This great earthquake and ensuing tsunami took 128 lives (tsunami 113, earthquake 15), and caused $311 million in property loss.

Geological Strata, Crystal Palace Park. Penge (Sydenham Hill), south-east Londo

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Wonders Of The World

Geological Strata at Crystal Palace Park

$A 7.2 Earthquake in Kobe, Japan completely fractured a roadway. 1995- The Great Hanshin Earthquake Disaster.$

Earthquake Disaster

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Learn where earthquakes happen and how they're rated

Learn more about seismic tremors from National Geographic.

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1971 Sylmar Earthquake San Fernando Valley Lived through this quake on Feb. 9! Scary. We evacuated because the Van Norman Dam was cracked, and they thought it might burst down on the valley!

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Recumbent Chevron Folds

Millook Haven - Cornwell - UK. The history of deformation that has generated these spectacular folds is divided in two steps: 1) Compression 2) Tilting. Tilting could be related both to a late compression or extension.

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Anniversary of the San Francisco Earthquake

I get the Writer's Almanac emailed to me each day. Today it has a description of the 1906 earthquake that happened right here in the San Francisco Bay Area. I've read many accounts about it ... but this one had so many shocking bits to it. Read it and see if you don't learn some new things. Kinda reminded me of Katrina in New Orleans. It was on this day in 1906 that one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States occurred: the San Francisco earthquake. The shaking…