The increase in financial cost of damages from the Northridge earthquake, as compared to the San Fernando earthquake can be attributed to:
a. inflation
b. the much higher magnitude of the Northridge earthquake
c. the location of the epicenter of the Northridge earthquake in a more vulnerable area
d. an increase in population and development in the area during the time between the two earthquakes
d
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A) Charles Lyell B) Isaac Newton C) James Hutton D) Charles Darwin
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