Earlier predictions of Southern California’s earthquake risk were dire enough as many as 1,800 deaths, 50,000 injuries, and $200 billion in damage with long-lasting social and economic impacts.
New figures from the U.S. Geological Survey are significantly worse: more than 1,000 dead in Los Angeles alone; major transportation corridors destroyed; water […]
The City of Carpinteria is considering doing a seismic retrofit ordinance for their soft-story buildings built before 1991. They city believes 14 buildings would be affected by this ordinance.
For more info, please read the original article by Coastal View:
http://www.coastalview.com/news/city-considers-mandatory-seismic-retrofitting/article_3fa3a738-4390-11ea-bca9-af474176cd89.html
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,” reflect the continual push by society to tap into something unique, even when it seems that everything has been done before.”
It’s […]
Optimum Seismic, Inc.’s Chief Operating Officer, Ali Sahabi, a leading expert in disaster resilience and sustainability, has joined the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
“We are excited Ali Sahabi is joining the Board of Directors, his passion for the region will complement the Chamber’s bold new strategic […]
Many hospitals fit the criteria and are not ready for the “Big One”. The Seismic Safety Act originally gave hospitals until 2008 to make their buildings safe in a major quake. Many hospitals applied for an extension until January 1st, 2020 and have now applied and been granted new extensions, […]
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 […]
