From PBS Terra.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone represents a profound disaster in the making. Running hundreds of miles along the Pacific Northwest coast, it’s overdue for a catastrophic magnitude 9 earthquake. In fact, scientists estimate there’s a 37% chance it will strike in the near future.

In this special compilation video, we bring together everything you need to know about the Cascadia megaquake: the science behind it, the incredible historical detective work that pinpointed the last one to a specific hour 321 years ago, and the survival strategies that could save your life when this looming calamity strikes.

0:00 – Intro
0:25 – The Big One Is Coming: The Science of the Looming Cascadia Megaquake
10:42 – How a Ghost Forest Solved a 300-Year-Old Megaquake Mystery
23:55 – What You Need to Know to Survive the Cascadia Megaquake

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