Opinion: '1 million dead in 30 seconds'

In an increasingly urbanized world, earthquakes threaten unprepared cities with mass destruction, reports Claire Berlinski for an Opinion piece in the Chicago Tribune.

'We know which cities are most at risk: Bogota, Cairo, Caracas, Dhaka, Islamabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Karachi, Katmandu, Lima, Manila, Mexico City, New Delhi, Quito and Tehran. Los Angeles and Tokyo are prime candidates for a major quake, but they will probably survive because they are well-built — though LA could do better. New York is at greater risk than people realize.'