“Severe Destruction Is Inevitable” Interview With Dr.C. Barry Raleigh, Director, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, N. Y.

<正> Q Dr. Raleigh, what are the chances of a big earthquake striking the United States over the next few years? A A great earthquake, with severe destruction of property and high loss of life, is inevitable in California. The likelihood of such an earthquake—with a magnitude of 8 or more on the seismological scale—is only a few percentage points per year. That doesn't sound very high, but the point is that

“Severe Destruction Is Inevitable” Interview With Dr.C. Barry Raleigh, Director, Lamont-Doherty Geological Observatory, Palisades, N. Y.