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The politics of earthquakes

Source(s): Los Angeles Times
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Too many countries are playing Russian roulette when it comes to seismic risk, writes Claire Berlinski, a City Journal contributing editor living in Istanbul in an op-ed for the LA Times. She challenges us to 'truthfully' ask why cities are at risk in the first place.

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