June 2019 Newsletter.
A recent magnitude 8 earthquake in Peru caused little damage, while another several years ago killed hundreds and damaged tens of thousands of structures. Why is it that quakes of the same magnitude can […]
May 2019 Newsletter.
To many of us, the 1990s don’t seem all that long ago, but 30 years can make a lot of difference when it comes to the seismic safety of our buildings.
Case in point: The […]
April 2019 Newsletter.
“Did someone forget to pay the earthquake bill?” That was the question posed in the title of a study by UCLA geophysicist David Jackson, who warned that an uncommon absence of major earthquakes in […]
March 2019 Newsletter.
San Diego’s iconic California Tower in Balboa Park recently closed its doors to the public to undergo an extensive seismic retrofit project. Clearly, this 100-year-old tower is cherished within the […]
February 2019 Newsletter.
February is Earthquake Awareness Month, a fitting time (albeit coincidentally) for the city of Portland to start flagging schools and other buildings that could put people at risk in an earthquake. […]
January 2019 Newsletter.
The New Year is a time for self-reflection: What is it that we failed to accomplish in the previous year, and what can we do in the next 12 months to be better, fitter, […]
December 2018 Newsletter.
Drop, cover and hold on. If you remember anything about earthquakes, make it this. I found reports of last week’s 7.0-magnitude earthquake in Anchorage alarming due to the countless descriptions I […]
November 2018 Newsletter.
More than 60 million people participated last month in the 10th annual Great ShakeOut, a global drill that originated here in earthquake-prone California. It’s a great opportunity for people to check […]
October 2018 Newsletter.
Gov. Brown this month struck down new legislation that would have helped cities identify seismically vulnerable buildings in their communities. The veto came despite Assembly Bill 2681‘s broad bipartisan support from […]
September 2018 Newsletter.
California cities are feeling encouraged by the news that the city of Berkeley received federal and state funding to help pay the costs to retrofit privately-owned buildings determined to be vulnerable […]
