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F390. Educational literature

86:7150 Brownlee, Shannon, 1986. Waiting for the big one. As

California braces for a major earthquake, sci- entists are trying to determine precisely when and where it will strike. Discover, 7(7):52-70.

With most of the state overlying the San Andreas fault, California is a prime location for seismologists interested in earthquake generation processes and earthquake prediction. This article overviews the geography of California's fault systems and discusses current research, theories, and predictions. (msg)

86:7151 Spencer, Duncan, 1986. Lost at sea. Oceans, 19(3):8-

13, 57.

'I have this recurring nightmare...a knot slips, a wire breaks, and I am in the warm water....I am

comfortable, I am unhurt, and I am as good as dead.' The author, a frequent ocean sailor, tries to allay his anxiety by investigating search and rescue techniques. He isn't terribly comforted. Says Com- mander Jeff Hamilton, a Coast Guard pilot, 'Some- one face down in the water is the most difficult thing of all to see...our probability of detecting [such a person] is only 7 or 8 percent under ideal conditions.' Includes sidebar on the search for the space shuttle Challenger. (fcs)

F420. Miscellaneous

86:7152 American Meteorological Society, 1986. Is the

United States headed for hurricane disaster? A statement of concern adopted by the Council on January 12, 1986. Bull. Am. met. Soc., 67(5):537- 538.