NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. scientists have recognized that one of the biggest hazards on the planet lurks just off the coast of the Pacific Northwest, as can be told from the previous huge losses incurred by the nature, sometimes becoming furious and uncontrollable, reported The Washington Post on Monday.
The scale of risk to the Pacific Northwest is hard to grasp: ground-shaking that lasts five minutes, more than 600,000 buildings toppled or damaged, 13,800 deaths and more than 100,000 injuries, according to a 2022 plan from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The economic losses from the earthquake alone have been estimated to reach 134 billion U.S. dollars.
