Humans can make rockfalls from earthquakes more dangerous
Monday, September 19, 2016 - 07:01
in Earth & Climate
Earthquakes (including the tsunamis they generate) are Earth's most fatal natural hazard, accounting for approximately 55% of the more than 1.35 million disaster deaths in the last two decades. The US Geological Survey predicts that more than 2.5 million people will die from earthquakes this century alone.