Earthquake

There is an Earthquake preparedness drill happening this week, and the state of Illinois is encouraging its residents to participate, but what are the chances of a major earthquake affecting the Land of Lincoln?

I will admit that I'm not exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer. (The fact that I posted pictures of dogs in Star Wars costumers on Facebook earlier today should prove that point) But, I can't understand why our area is not a part of the "Great ShakeOut" earthquake drill today. Last time I checked, we still live on top of one of the most potentially violent earthquake faults in the wo

We're used to seeing images of earthquakes in Italy, Indonesia and other places in the world that aren't where we live.  Unfortunately, we live in an area that is way overdue for a big shaking.  Under our feet is the New Madrid Fault Zone and there is a good possibility that it will do absolutely nothing during your lifetime and mine.  Or, someday, we could all get a terrible surprise that unfortu