In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

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Glide over the sun-soaked coastline of Santa Barbara, California, where Spanish colonial architecture meets golden beaches and the Santa Ynez Mountains rise in the distance. From the red-tile rooftops ...

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In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake resonate even 100 years later, experts say.

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