Monthly Archives: August 2022

24 August, 2022

L.A. is No. 1 for earthquake risk: Are we doing enough?

By |2023-01-11T00:29:55+00:00August 24th, 2022|earthquake preparedness, Earthquake Protection, Earthquake Resilience|

What’s the riskiest place in the U.S. for a natural disaster? It’s right here in Los Angeles County, according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

FEMA’s National Risk Index puts L.A. County atop the list for earthquake hazard, and in the top 90th percentile for wildfire risk.[i] The index, […]