Rodney Rawlings (Grafton 57)

“My definitive, 300-plus-page guide, EARTHQUAKE! Preparing for the Big One, Pacific Northwest & British Columbia, is available at last on Amazon. There have been 22 of these Cascadian megathrust quakes (the largest kind on Earth) in the past 5,000 years. The longest interval between them has been 330 years. The most recent was 323 years ago. The next is due. It promises to be the biggest natural disaster in North American recorded history. While the US and Canadian governments (national, state and provincial) quietly prepare for this looming catastrophe, the public has its head firmly in the sand. Denial rules!”