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Odds are that another 1906-like quake will rumble the San Francisco
Bay Area in the next 20 years. And every year, temblors shake some part of
the world, sometimes with disastrous effects. What can we do to mitigate
the damage?
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BUILDING FOR THE BIG ONE
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Subterranean hockey pucks, reinforced
brick walls, and other potentially life-saving architecture.
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PREDICTIONS AND WARNING SYSTEMS
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Can we predict earthquakes? Should we try?
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RETROFITTING FOR THE FUTURE
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If you didn't build it right the first time around, you can still make it better.
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