RIVERSIDE, Calif. (January 21, 2020) – People once incarcerated can now gain new skills and find a job, thanks to a new homebuilding training program recognized Sunday, January 19 by the Riverside Clergy Association at the 16th Annual Martin Luther King Day “Making a Difference” program at Park Ave Baptist […]
The Northridge earthquake showed the vulnerability in the welded and bolted connections of what are called moment frames. Until then, they had been considered seismic-proof. And this wasn’t just at the Getty.
For more info, please read the original article by Curbed.com :
https://la.curbed.com/2020/1/17/21068895/los-angeles-earthquake-steel-buildings-getty
Research geophysicist Brad Aagard from the United States Geological Survey Center says there’s no such thing. It’s just a common myth that earthquakes occur in certain weather.
For more info, please read the original article by KALW:
https://www.kalw.org/post/there-such-thing-earthquake-weather#stream/0
10 years ago a devastating 7.9 earthquake hit Haiti leaving their capital city, Portau-Prince destroyed in seconds. “A lot of money was spent after the earthquake, but the results are meager,” Haitian President Jovenel Moise told CNN in an interview Sunday.
For more info, please read the original article […]
Don’t throw the past away
You might need it some rainy day
Dreams can come true again
When everything old is new again
These popular lyrics, from the 1974 movie “All That Jazz,” hints at our tendency to grasp fleetingly at the latest trend —always believing that something newer and better will come around […]
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, there have been more than 950 earthquakes and aftershocks recorded on Puerto Rico since Dec. 31, though many were weak and could not be felt.
For more info, please read the original article by USA Today:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/01/10/puerto-rico-earthquake-swarm-tectonic-plates/4420857002/
January 2020 Newsletter.
California last year experienced two of the largest earthquakes to strike the state in 20 years and saw its deadliest and most destructive wildfire in history. These were jarring reminders of how vulnerable we are and how […]
California recently rolled out its early warning system throughout the state, including in San Diego.
The so-called ShakeAlert warnings are being pushed through two delivery systems: a cell phone app called MyShake and the same wireless notification system that issues Amber Alerts.
This is great news. The early warning system operates on […]
Five years after the City of Los Angeles enacted what was at the time the nation’s most sweeping earthquake retrofit law, progress toward resilience has taken a resounding leap forward.
A “safety revolution” is spreading along our streets and back alleys, with steel frames and strong walls fortifying buildings that were […]
Many of us grew up in homes containing lead and asbestos, and as a result, we may sometimes downplay the health hazards these substances pose to humans and the environment alike.
We might feel tempted to bypass the rules by removing these contaminants undercover — hoping that no one finds out.
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