September 2019 Newsletter.
What’s Los Angeles County doing to plan for resilience? And how can businesses and local government ensure that the fabric of our society remains intact following a major earthquake? Find out by attending one in a series […]
August 2019 Newsletter.
I was privileged last month to participate in a seismic resilience symposium featuring prominent engineers, architects and resilience experts from all over world. The event, hosted by the American Institute […]
July 2019 Newsletter.
This month’s earthquakes near Ridgecrest have prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for the small, desert community. These temblors, the largest to hit the state in […]
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 […]
