Earthquake Destruction | National Geographic

when we least expected when release

when we least expected when release prepared disaster can strike and few

prepared disaster can strike and few

prepared disaster can strike and few disasters are as unsettling as an

disasters are as unsettling as an

disasters are as unsettling as an earthquake

my guess is that earthquakes are really

my guess is that earthquakes are really so scary because you don’t have any

so scary because you don’t have any

so scary because you don’t have any warning it’s the only thing besides a

warning it’s the only thing besides a

warning it’s the only thing besides a nuclear war that can really one second

nuclear war that can really one second

nuclear war that can really one second you’re living in a big beautiful city in

you’re living in a big beautiful city in

you’re living in a big beautiful city in ten seconds later it’s flat every day

ten seconds later it’s flat every day

ten seconds later it’s flat every day the earth is shaken by hundreds of small

the earth is shaken by hundreds of small

the earth is shaken by hundreds of small earthquakes most go unnoticed they

earthquakes most go unnoticed they

earthquakes most go unnoticed they usually occur along the boundaries of

usually occur along the boundaries of

usually occur along the boundaries of the thin plates that cover the earth

the thin plates that cover the earth

the thin plates that cover the earth like an eggshell driven by the heat deep

like an eggshell driven by the heat deep

like an eggshell driven by the heat deep within the Earth’s core the plates grind

within the Earth’s core the plates grind

within the Earth’s core the plates grind against each other on long lines called

against each other on long lines called

against each other on long lines called faults when the plates find their motion

faults when the plates find their motion

faults when the plates find their motion blocked stress builds up finally the

blocked stress builds up finally the

blocked stress builds up finally the fault gives way

fault gives way

fault gives way the released energy races through the

the released energy races through the

the released energy races through the earth in the form of seismic waves for

earth in the form of seismic waves for

earth in the form of seismic waves for much of the world the movement of plates

much of the world the movement of plates

much of the world the movement of plates like these is also an indispensable

like these is also an indispensable

like these is also an indispensable creative force we didn’t have

creative force we didn’t have

creative force we didn’t have earthquakes if we didn’t have this great

earthquakes if we didn’t have this great

earthquakes if we didn’t have this great flow of heat from the interior of the

flow of heat from the interior of the

flow of heat from the interior of the earth the earth would be a cold dead

earth the earth would be a cold dead

earth the earth would be a cold dead place if it wasn’t for this great flow

place if it wasn’t for this great flow

place if it wasn’t for this great flow of heat

of heat

of heat there’d be no continents no oceans no

there’d be no continents no oceans no

there’d be no continents no oceans no atmospheres the earth would be as dead

atmospheres the earth would be as dead

atmospheres the earth would be as dead and dry and cold as the moon it’s really

and dry and cold as the moon it’s really

and dry and cold as the moon it’s really the earthquakes that create the

the earthquakes that create the

the earthquakes that create the topography the valleys the mountains

topography the valleys the mountains

topography the valleys the mountains earthquakes have been shaping landscapes

earthquakes have been shaping landscapes

earthquakes have been shaping landscapes for eons it’s only in the last few

for eons it’s only in the last few

for eons it’s only in the last few hundred years that civilization has

hundred years that civilization has

hundred years that civilization has gotten in the way and when it does

this is just an excerpt from nature’s

this is just an excerpt from nature’s fury

fury

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