the-big-rumble-of-october-1989

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1、RecallingtheBigRumbleof1989BySunnyLockwoodThecornerofBeachandDivisaderoStreetsinSanFrancisco’sMarinaDistrict.[photocourtesyofJ.K.Nakata,U.S.GeologicSurvey]October2009marks20yearssinceCalifornia’sLomaPrietaearthquakekilled63people,crumpledasectionofdouble-deckerfreewayandcollapsed

2、partoftheSanFrancisco-OaklandBayBridge.CollapsedbuildinginSanFrancisco’sMarinaDistrict.[photoscourtesyofC.E.Meyer,U.S.GeologicalSurvey]SideviewofsupportcolumnfailureandcollapseoftheupperdeckoftheCypressStreetViaduct.PancakedupperdeckoftheCypressStreetViaduct.Theguardrailatrightwa

3、sonthelowerdeck.[photocourtesyofH.G.Wilshire,U.S.GeologicSurvey]Copyright2009MerikayMcleodAllRightsReservedFirstelectronicprinting,October,2009Therearesomedaysyouneverforget.ItwasaTuesday.FansanxioustoseethethirdgameoftheWorldSeriesfilledCandlestickPark.Thetwolocalteamswerepitted

4、againsteachother–theSanFranciscoGiantsandtheOaklandAthletics.Itwasfuntowatchallthelocalboysplayingtogether.SincetheAthleticshadwonthefirsttwogames,wewhowererootingforSanFranciscohopedourteamwouldrallynowthattheywereplayingontheirhomefield.BeforeIsettleddowninfrontoftheTVtowatchth

5、egame,IphonedinanorderforChinesefood,thendrovetothemallabouttwomilesfrommycondotopickupfriedriceandmushuvegetables.Butfirst,Iranintothegrocerystoretogetsomemilkandeggsfortomorrow’sbreakfast.AsIenteredthestoreitsoundedlikeahugetruckwasroaringbythefloor-to-ceilingfrontwindowsandama

6、nstartedyellingatme,“Getawayfromthewindows!Getawayfromthewindows!”InaflashIrealizeditwasanearthquake,notatruck.Thewindowswerebillowinglikeflagsinthewind.Ilookedupattheceilingandthemetalroofwasripplingoverheadlikeanangrysea.WherecouldIhide?AllIcouldthinkofwasduckingundercoverbecau

7、seIknewtheroofwascomingdown.Butthere’snowheretohideinagrocerystore.Bottlesandcansflewofftheshelves.Apples,oranges,potatoesandonionsrolledofftablesandbouncedaroundonthefloor.Itseemedlikeeverythingwasmovingandsmashingandthenitwasover.Theroofdidnotcollapse.Itwasasifeveryoneinthestor

8、ehadbeenholdingtheirbreathsandnowweallle