‘Imagine America Without Los Angeles’: Expert Warns Southern California Isn’t Ready For Major Quake

[peoli]

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A leading earthquake expert has issued a dire warning to Californians about the expected impact of a major disruption to the San Andreas fault line.

The title of Dr. Lucy Jones’ lecture this week to the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco was titled “Imagine America without Los Angeles.”

As KCAL9?s Dave Bryan reports, Jones, a Science Advisor for Risk Reduction at the U.S. Geological Survey, says when the “Big One” hits Southern California, the damage could be much greater, and could last much longer, than most of us ever imagined.

“Loss of shelter, loss of schools, loss of jobs and emotional hardship. We are risking the ends of our cities,” she said during the presentation.

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[jberryhill]

1. Kind of a "Good News / Bad News" headline there

(Just kidding, Angelenos... put down the guns)

[Blue_Tires]

4. I'll happily sacrifice millions in the greater Los Angeles area if it rids me of the Lakers

[peoli]

10. jokes about death are very distasteful

[zappaman]

13. As someone who live in Los Angeles...

that made me laugh!
Well played!

[cherokeeprogressive]

9. How does the old saying go? "More truth is spoken in jest..."

Mmm hmmm...

[Tikki]

2. Dr. Kate (retired but not forgotten) and Dr. Lucy…..

I remember the 1994 Northridge quake and there was Dr. Lucy first on air to help us
while her little ones played at her feet…no time to find a babysitter..

If Dr. Lucy says we need to shore up, you better believe…We need to shore up.


Tikki

[Berlum]

3. Imagine America Without Fear Mongers

[SammyWinstonJack]

5. heh.

[frylock]

6. a gramme is better than a damn

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. In this case it is not fear, but reality.

A quake like the 1984 Mexico City quake would do damage to LA that most have no concept off.

Yes, it will be worst than Mexico City under certain circumstances. Imagine the Northridge quake lasting a minute and a half and 1000 times stronger, which were the numbers for Mexico City.

No, SoCal is not ready for that. I don't care how many times they claim otherwise.

On the bright side, it might wake Americans to the need to really invest in civil defense....never mind, Katrina really did not.

[JI7]

8. so what does she want us to do ?

[taught_me_patience]

11. That's it, I'm stocking my basement with 2 years worth of canned food

guns, ammmo, and an AM radio. Hopefully, A&E will pick me up for a show called "Big One Preppers".

[Tikki]

12. Good on you…you have a basement…most So Cal homes do not have basements...

must be an older home, eh?


Tikki