Quake Chasers

Lori Polydoros has been writing for children for over twenty years and educating for almost thirty. She currently teaches high school and community college English while writing for children. She is the author of books, articles, and short stories for newspapers, magazines, small presses, and educational publishers such as Capstone Press, Houghton-Mifflin, Reading A-Z, Highlights, and the Los Angeles Times Kids’ Reading Room. She lives in Orange, California.

Introduction
 
Part I: SOS: Seismic Earthquake Warning Systems and Hazard Maps
1. Peggy Hellweg, Planting Seismometers
2. Susan Hough, Predicting Earthquakes
3. Clara Yoon, Earthquake Software
4. Debbie Weiser, Earthquake Damage
5. Wendy Bohon, Earthquake Geology
 
Part II: In the Field: On Land, Sea, and Volcanoes
6. Anne Baltay, Earthquakes
7. Valerie Sahakian, Fault Lines
8. Marianne Karplus, Fault Lines
9. Lori Dengler, Tsunamis
10. Carolina Edith Rojas, Volcanoes
 
Part III: Getting Out the Word: Seismic Communication and Education
11. Donyelle Davis, Learning About Volcanoes
12. Kate Long, Earthquake Preparation
13. Jenny Nakai, Geophysicist
14. Beth Bartel, Safety Education
15. Sara K. McBride, Tsunamis Preparation
 
Acknowledgments
Notes