NOVA follows a team of U.S. geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the 2010 epic earthquake, hunting for crucial evidence that will help them determine what the risks are of a new killer quake. Could this work one day lead to a breakthrough in predicting quakes before they happen? NOVA investigates intriguing new leads in its gripping investigation of a deadly scientific conundrum.
NOVA follows a team of U.S. geologists as they first enter Haiti in the immediate aftermath of the 2010 epic earthquake, hunting for crucial evidence that will help them determine what the risks are of a new killer quake. Could this work one day lead to a breakthrough in predicting quakes before they happen? NOVA investigates intriguing new leads in its gripping investigation of a deadly scientific conundrum.
General Note
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on December 08, 2013.
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Content Note
Earthquake Hits Haiti (2:28) -- Cutting Edge of Earthquake Research (1:46) -- Plate Tectonics (1:55) -- Ground Movement Data (3:26) -- San Andreas Fault System (2:39) -- Worst Case Scenario Drill (1:29) -- Anza-Borrego State Park, Southern California (2:54) -- Earthquake in South America (1:48) -- Subduction and Megathrust (2:26) -- Aftermath in Dichato, Chile (2:53) -- Forecasting the Next Cascadia Earthquake (4:28) -- Tsunami Threat (1:48) -- Earthquake Forecasting: Olympic Peninsula, Washington (2:34) -- Slow Slip Research (1:49) -- Domino Effect (2:29) -- Earthquake Warning Signals (2:37) -- Earthquake Warning System (4:01) -- Revolutionary Building Design (2:09) -- Tsunami Vertical Evacuation Refuge (2:34) -- Future of Earthquake Survival (1:48) -- Credits: Deadliest Earthquakes (1:39).