Topic: San Andreas

A new USGS study indicates that the San Andreas Fault has reached its highest pressure level in 1,000 years, increasing the likelihood of a massive earthquake in Southern California. Seismologist Dr. Lucy Jones warns that a double fault rupture through the Cajon Pass could be significantly more destructive than the 1989 Loma Prieta quake.

Seismologists warn that the southern San Andreas fault is "locked and loaded" for a major earthquake. In climate news, the U.S. has committed $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, with officials like Sean Donovan linking the Syrian civil war to climate-induced drought. Al Gore and other figures are also cited for labeling recent flooding in Houston as "climate refugee" events.