The above photo is of the Emporeum and James Flood Building after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake (the virtual museum of the City of San Francisco).
Is the Earth Really at 'Fault'?
San Andreas fault zone, Carrizo Plains, central California. Photo by R.E. Wallace, USGS
We often think of the earth as a stable, unchanging object that is moving through space. When we step out our door we expect the ground to be solid. When we build our homes, we don't expect them to move. Is it any wonder that we are amazed when the ground shakes beneath our feet and the structures around us crumble?
The first problem we have is our belief that the earth is static, unchanging and unmoving. Some of us will live our lives never experiencing the violent shaking of the earth. Yet, no matter where on this globe we live, the earth is moving and changing beneath our feet. The earth is changing, moving, reshaping itself constantly; sometimes even dramatically.
To believe that we, human beings, are the only living species that is changing the earth and it's environment, doesn't allow us to understand the amazing, ever changing planet we live upon.
We are about to embark upon a journey of discovering the ever changing shape of our world and how it's changes impact our culture, society and structures. How we are effected and respond to the changes beneath our feet is up to us; it's not the earth's 'fault'.
Now, let's take a look at what causes earthquakes by clicking here.
The first problem we have is our belief that the earth is static, unchanging and unmoving. Some of us will live our lives never experiencing the violent shaking of the earth. Yet, no matter where on this globe we live, the earth is moving and changing beneath our feet. The earth is changing, moving, reshaping itself constantly; sometimes even dramatically.
To believe that we, human beings, are the only living species that is changing the earth and it's environment, doesn't allow us to understand the amazing, ever changing planet we live upon.
We are about to embark upon a journey of discovering the ever changing shape of our world and how it's changes impact our culture, society and structures. How we are effected and respond to the changes beneath our feet is up to us; it's not the earth's 'fault'.
Now, let's take a look at what causes earthquakes by clicking here.