LIFE ALONG THE SAN ANDREAS FAULT

by John J. Fried ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 26, 1973

A cautionary, Naderesque report on that uncertain science, seismology (the instruments are inadequate -- their users are still ""far from agreement"") which makes life still more uncertain if you live along the San Andreas Fault -- it could be wider than you think. Say 1000 miles. But then people have been ready to settle for present convenience rather than future shock. . . take a community like Daly City which has grown from 9000 to 70,000 in 25 years. Then there are all those unpotentiated shoulds: land should be retired; construction should be restricted; better dams should be built; land use should be controlled; the building codes should be revised and enforced. In the last (weakest) section there's a scenario of how people react to catastrophe and a little about the Cassandras (from psychics to more qualified scientists) who predict it. Mr. Fried has studied the geophysical literature. . . tremors, anyone?

Pub Date: June 26, 1973

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Saturday Review Press

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1973

Categories: NONFICTION