{"product_id":"earthquake-storms-the-fascinating-history-and-volatile-future-of-the-san-andreas-fault-9781605986852","title":"Earthquake Storms: The Fascinating History and Volatile Future of the San Andreas Fault","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lives of millions will be changed after it breaks  and yet so few people understand it  or even realize it runs through their backyard. Dvorak reveals the San Andreas Faults fascinating historyand its volatile future. It is a prominent geological feature that is almost impossible to see unless you know where to look. Hundreds of thousands of people drive across it every day. The San Andreas Fault is everywhere  and primed for a colossal quake. For decades  scientists have warned that such a sudden shifting of the Earths crust is inevitable. In fact  it is a geologic necessity.  The San Andreas fault runs almost the entire length of California  from the redwood forest to the east edge of the Salton Sea. Along the way  it passes through two of the largest urban areas of the countrySan Francisco and Los Angeles. Dozens of major highways and interstates cross it. Scores of housing developments have been planted over it. The words San Andreas are so familiar today that they have become synonymous with earthquake.  Yet  few people understand the San Andreas or the network of subsidiary faults it has spawned. Some run through Hollywood  others through Beverly Hills and Santa Monica. The Hayward fault slices the football stadium at the University of California in half. Even among scientists  few appreciate that the San Andreas fault is a transient  evolving system that  as seen today  is younger than the Grand Canyon and key to our understanding of earthquakes worldwide. 8 page B\u0026amp;W insert\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118206312501,"sku":"ByrdShop_1605986852","price":70.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781605986852.jpg?v=1781711318","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/earthquake-storms-the-fascinating-history-and-volatile-future-of-the-san-andreas-fault-9781605986852","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}