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James Jackson on the Fatal Attraction Between Cities and Earthquakes

30 min • 28 juli 2020

In this episode, James Jackson explains what happens, geologically-speaking, during an earthquake, why they strike where they do, and why earthquake-prone places are such attractive places to live.

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