This is Harder than I Thought

Well I am half way finished with my rough draft and I am stuck. The first 3-4 pages were easy. I basically discussed different scenarios for earthquakes as well as statical predictions from government agencies, but the rest of my paper will center around past EQ's and what they have taught San Jose. I am realizing that this portion of my paper will be very difficult because it requires a deep understanding of the technical and geographical information. It is hard to read an article from an academic journal on EQ's despite having taken a geology class; they use "big" words. However, I have noticed that many journal use pictures, charts, and graphics to illustrate their point; I can do that too. I will insert pictures and explain them to the best of my non-expert ability. After all, I do not want to put my reader in the same frustrated state that I find myself in when I read journals.