Without significant action, by 2050, there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean by weight.[Earth]
The shape of a pagoda is known for resisting damage from earthquakes.[Earthquakes]
The San Andreas Fault is moving about 2 inches a year, about the same rate fingernails grow. At this rate, San Francisco and Los Angeles will be next to each other in 15 million years.[Earthquakes]
The first recorded earthquake in California was in 1769 by Gaspar de Portola, an explorer and Spanish military officer.[Earthquakes]
An earthquake in A.D. 1201 in the eastern Mediterranean is labeled the worst earthquake in history and claimed an estimated one million lives.[Earthquakes]
In Hindu mythology, Earth is held in place by eight gigantic elephants, all balanced on the back of turtle, which itself stands on the coils of a snake. If any of these animals shift or move, an earthquake occurs.[Earthquakes]
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