Tension has been building along the San Andreas fault for centuries, and experts predict a ground splitting quake will strike when the fault line finally ruptures.
Experts have for some time been warning of the Big One – a huge earthquake measuring at least a magnitude 7.9, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).
Now, experts are hoping to predict when the Big One might hit.
Previously, it has been impossible to predict when an earthquake might hit, but scientists want to change that.
California earthquake: Experts hoping to predict the next Big One (Image: GETTY)
California is no stranger to earthquakes (Image: GETTY)
USC Dornsife students chart out unknown territory to help rescue efforts
Through a three-day “Mapathon,” students help plot out the geography of some of the world’s most remote, unmapped regions to improve humanitarian efforts following disasters.
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December 14, 2020
In a 72-hour event, students from USC and UCLA help map remote areas of the globe. This year’s focus: uncharted areas in Indonesia. (Images source: Pixabay.)
When an earthquake hit Haiti in 2010, people around the globe were horrified by the death and devastation that came in its wake. But a global response to the disaster quickly took shape among Haitians, Haitian emigres and others around the world who sought ways to transform their knowledge of the country into concrete information that could help guide rescue efforts.
Impact of Coronavirus on U.S. Economy Could Be $3-$5 Trillion Over 2 Years: USC Study December 14, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic could result in net losses from $3.2 trillion and up to $4.8 trillion in U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) over the course of two years, a new University of Southern California (USC) study finds.
The pandemic’s economic impact depends on factors such as the duration and extent of the business closures, the gradual reopening process, infection rates and fatalities, avoiding public places, and pent-up consumer demand, according to the research by the USC Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events (CREATE).
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Sucrose, ‘real’ sugar commonly found in sodas, can disrupt your appetite
Sugary drinks interfere with hormones that tell the body “I feel full,” potentially contributing to obesity and undermining weight loss efforts, a new USC study shows.
The findings, which appear today in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, strengthen the case against sugar-sweetened beverages, a significant driver of obesity. Sugary drinks are the single largest source of calories from added sugar for American adults.
“Our study found that when young adults consumed drinks containing sucrose, they produced lower levels of appetite-regulating hormones than when they consumed drinks containing glucose the main type of sugar that circulates in the bloodstream,” said Kathleen Page, an associate professor of medicine specializing in diabetes and childhood obesity at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.