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San Francisco: The City that Waits to Die

  • 1971 ----- color ----- 42 min ----- 16mm
  • Scientists say San Francisco is a doomed city unless earthquake research and prediction progresses rapidly enough to avert a major disaster. Historic footage of the earthquake of 1906 and also of Alaskan and Nagata quakes. Laboratory experiments and animations show earthquake processes. (NOTE: Short version of the film: The City That Waits to Die)
  • Topics: (Geology, United States, Urban Planning/Restoration)