California
- Created by: Julie Simpkin
- Created on: 07-05-13 18:56
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- California
- Disaster hotspot
- Highly/densely populated
- Population 40 million (2008)
- GDP - £40,000
- HDI - 0.95
- Earthquakes
- Main risks
- Shallow earthquakes
- Conservative plate boundary
- San Andreas Fault
- Landslides - secondary hazard
- High risk - building around steep slopes + on coastal land
- El Nino floods
- La Nina droughts
- Landslides - frequent secondary hazard
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