Money from the San Andreas Fault
Professor Iain Stewart looks at the positive side of the California San Andreas Fault, a cause of major earthquakes. The fault has made the US state rich in minerals and oil and the mountains it has formed are good for agriculture and tourism. Of course, the same fault is also responsible for loss of life and destruction of property.
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