CARRIZO PLAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. - Sitting in the bottom of a 3-foot-deep trench wearing a hard hat shaped like a cowboy hat, earthquake geologist Lisa Grant Ludwig scanned the bank of tan earth in front of her. Rainstorms had left layer upon layer of sand, silt, and pea-sized gravel, going back hundreds of years.By: Jia-Rui Chong|Date: Jun 28, 2009

KIPNUK, Alaska -- The 800 Yup'ik Eskimos in this wet and lonely village knew the situation was serious when government scientists began swooping in on bush planes.By: Jia-Rui Chong|Date: Oct 29, 2006

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