{"product_id":"cascadias-fault-the-coming-earthquake-and-tsunami-that-could-devastate-north-america-9781582438245","title":"Cascadia's Fault: The Coming Earthquake and Tsunami That Could Devastate North America","description":"\u003cb\u003eA thrillingly rendered and level-headed look at the Cascadia Subduction Zone--the cause of over 30 monster earthquakes\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand the devastating natural disasters it promises.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There is 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 nine 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In light of recent massive quakes in Haiti, Chile, and Mexico, \u003ci\u003eCascadia's Fault\u003c\/i\u003e not only tells the story of this potentially devastating earthquake and the tsunamis it will spawn, it also warns us about an impending crisis almost unprecedented in modern history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJerry Thompson\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning documentary filmmaker living outside of Vancouver. For twenty years, he worked as a as a network news correspondent and a documentary film producer for Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He has written articles for \u003ci\u003eEquinox\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVancouver\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and has produced and narrated a half-dozen highly regarded television documentary specials on Cascadia's fault that received wide critical praise.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855549993234,"sku":"9781582438245","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a89f10f2-dca1-41c9-845a-a2ed00909632.jpg?v=1737484418","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cascadias-fault-the-coming-earthquake-and-tsunami-that-could-devastate-north-america-9781582438245","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}