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New Zealand’s Kaikoura Earthquake: What Have We ...
The Kaikoura Earthquake of November 14 occurred in a relatively low population region of New Zealand, situated between Christchurch and…
New Zealand Earthquake – Early Perspectives
On Monday 14 November 2016 Dr Robert Muir-Wood, RMS chief research officer who is an earthquake expert and specialist in catastrophe risk…
Searching for Clues After the Ecuador Earthquake
Reconnaissance work is built into the earthquake modeler’s job description – the backpack is always packed and ready. Large earthquakes are…
A Perennial Debate: Disaster Planning versus Dis...
In May we saw a historic first: the World Humanitarian Summit. Held in Istanbul, representatives of 177 states attended. One UN chief…
Liquefaction: A Wider-spread Problem Than Might ...
Everyone has known for decades that New Zealand is at serious risk of earthquakes. In his famous Earthquake Book, Cuthbert Heath, the…
Harnessing Your Personal Seismometer to Measure ...
It’s not difficult to turn yourself into a personal seismometer to calculate the approximate magnitude of an earthquake that you experience. I…