What happens when 'The Big One' hits the west coast? | The Big Story

For decades we've known that one day a masssive earthquake would hit the fault off of Canada's west coast—and after new research last year was published this summer, we now know so much more. What we can now determine is what that quake will look like. How much shaking, and for how long? How high will the tsunami be? How far inland will it go? Where will the quake strike first and how much force will it contain? All of this information will help us prepare both our infrastructure and our citizens for when the day comes—but we still don't know when that day will be... GUEST: John Cassidy, Senior Research Scientist with Natural Resources Canada; Professor at the University of Victoria Episode link: https://play.headliner.app/episode/23061255?utm_source=youtube