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A new “groundbreaking” broadcast television special/home video that educates homeowners, business owners and educators on earthquake hazards unique to the Cascadia region and how to effectively prepare for and survive them. “ Super earthquakes in Cascadia are nature’s equivalent to the World Trade Center disaster. But the potential losses are so much larger that they will affect the social fabric of the entire Northwest and dramatically alter the US and world economy.” – Robert Yeats, Author “Living with Earthquakes” PhD., Oregon State University

Flying glass and bricks, buckling roads and freeways, crippled airports, nearly 500 people injured and two billion dollars worth of damage . . . the 6.8 magnitude Nisqually earthquake literally shocked the entire Pacific Northwest region on February 28, 2001. But while damaging, this earthquake is just part of a dangerous seismic triple threat facing the region.

Nearly two decades of research reveal that the area will experience earthquakes as large as humans have ever witnessed. Dozens of lethal shallow crustal faults lie just underneath major cities like Seattle and Portland and could cause catastrophic damage.

A massive magnitude 9.0 subduction zone earthquake also could wreak havoc up and down the 700–mile Cascadia coast from Southern British Columbia to Northern California. The shaking would last two to four minutes and cause major damage to the entire coastal infrastructure.

Like a true detective story, Cascadia’s tale contains twists and turns that have sent world-class scientists scrambling around the globe to understand and piece together dramatic new evidence. From the bottom of the ocean to high tech satellites; from historic and revealing clues in Alaska and Japan; to colorful and illuminating Native American stories; Cascadia uncovers a hidden and dangerous story. Eyewitness accounts from survivors of Alaska’s great 1964 earthquake and tsunami provide a human dimension and clear warning, while breathtaking cinematography and state-of-the-art animation reveal the hidden danger.

CASCADIA: THE HIDDEN FIRE (56 minutes) is the riveting story of scientists and ordinary people caught in extraordinary seismic events and discoveries around the globe. And what these seismic detectives are learning about Cascadia will ultimately benefit the two billion people that live in super-quake prone areas along the Pacific Rim known as the Ring of Fire.