Two decades ago, a rare but deadly fungal infection began killing animals and people in the U.S. and Canada. To this day, no one has figured out how it arrived there in the first place. Now a pair of scientists have put forth their own theory: Tsunamis, sparked by a […]
Alejandro Aravena, co-founder of the Santiago design firm Elemental, is an award winning architect known as a socially conscious problem-solver. He initially attracted international renown for his “half-a-house” approach to designing social housing, which is exactly what it sounds like Read the complete article reviewing his many innovative design solutions […]
Multiple teams of earthquake researchers are looking in lakes to figure out how strongly the Pacific Northwest shook during great quakes in the past. It turns out lakes preserve a nifty earthquake record that can shed light on the next “Really Big One.” According to Oregon State University marine geologist, […]
California law does not require HOAs to carry earthquake insurance, but boards should check their CC&Rs. Click open the article here for some great questions and answers covering possible options for having earthquake protection as a condominium owner in a home owners association.
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Owners of more than 300 properties across San Francisco have missed the final deadline to start an earthquake-retrofit project required under the city’s Soft Story Mandatory Retrofit program. The buildings not in compliance represent just 7 percent of the structures citywide that the program identified as requiring retrofits. But, given […]
According to a new research a lot of earthquakes we feel come soon after smaller ones. The new research offered insight into what happens before a small and large earthquake.
For more info, please read the original article by LA Times:
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-08-19/earthquakes-foreshocks-seismology-new-study
The LA Times and the USGS worked together to select 14 significant earthquake scenarios on faults across California. The map shows what may be the worst-case scenarios and it will show you how it would feel from the location.
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Last months earthquakes damaged the Naval Air Weapons Station in China Lake, the cost for repairs could top $2 billion, as reported by the Navy Times. The $2 billion is only for infrastructure only.
For more info, please read the original article by Fox 5 San Diego:
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Thousands of owners who are required to seismic retrofit their properties haven’t completed their retrofits. Retrofits of soft-story buildings must be completed by 2023. About 10% of total apartments have completed their retrofits.
For more info, please read the original article by KFI AM 640:
https://kfiam640.iheart.com/content/2019-08-06-report-thousands-of-la-apartments-havent-been-earthquake-proofed/
A 6.0 magnitude earthquake hit the Taiwan’s northwest coast on Thursday. The quake had building shakings and cut power to around 2,000 buildings. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties
For more info, please read the original article by ABS CBN News:
https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/08/08/19/strong-quake-rattles-taiwan-no-immediate-reports-of-damage
