The big one is coming to California, seismologist Lucy Jones says cheerfully
"I'm an inherent optimist," says earthquake expert Lucy Jones. Sitting in her bright, tidy office at Caltech, the world-renowned seismologist does not betray a shred of irony at this admission, despite how surprising it may seem coming from a woman who asserts in no uncertain terms that Southern California is headed for a devastating magnitude 7.5 to 8.2 earthquake - it's only a matter of time, she says.
Her new book "The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do About Them)" shares Jones' unlikely combination of realism and optimism. "Natural hazards
