Documentary Description
Last century, earthquakes killed over one million, and it is
predicted that this century might see ten times as many deaths. Yet
when an earthquake strikes, it always takes people by surprise.
So why hasn't science worked out how to predict when and where the
next big quake is going to happen? This is the story of the men and
women who chase earthquakes and try to understand this mysterious force
of nature.
Journeying to China's Sichuan Province, which still lies devastated
by the earthquake that struck in May 2008, as well as the notorious San
Andreas Fault in California, Horizon asks why science has so far fallen
short of answering this fundamental question.
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