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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Unnatural Disasters Which parts of the U.S. have put themselves in nature's way?	Erica Gies, Katharine Wroth	18 Nov 2005	Main Dish
By Erica Gies and Katharine Wroth 18 Nov 2005 Map: NationalAtlas.gov 1. Uneven Ground The bad news: Much of Seattle's downtown has been built on landfill and other unsteady ground, which can turn to liquid during earthquakes. The last quake here, in 2001, was deep, but a shallower one could cause this liquefaction, threatening residents and landmarks like the train station, football stadium, and (gasp!) Starbucks HQ ...
Topics: land degradation, Seattle, United States (all these topics)

Unnatural Disasters Which parts of the U.S. have put themselves in nature's way?	Erica Gies, Katharine Wroth	18 Nov 2005	Main Dish
By Erica Gies and Katharine Wroth 18 Nov 2005 It's easy to see in hindsight. Yes, Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster, but it was aided by some very unnatural factors -- developed wetlands and neglected levees, to name two. Figuring there must be other parts of the U.S. in human-made peril, we talked with experts to learn where we've made ourselves most vulnerable, and what -- in lieu of scrapping the whole cou ...
Topics: land degradation, Seattle, United States (all these topics)