Magpieblog · @sarahc
1022 followers · 4291 posts · Server mas.to

' There is no way to prevent an earthquake from occurring, but what can be prevented – or at least curtailed – is the scale of the calamity caused by these inevitable tremors.

[Any] suggestion that a country cannot “be prepared” for an earthquake of the magnitude that hit Turkey and northern Syria is a political statement – that is, it reflects the political choices that were made rather than the science. '

theconversation.com/earthquake

#earthquake #buildingcodes #seismicrisk #Turkey #turkiye

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Maria De Agosto · @Maria1958
37 followers · 288 posts · Server masto.pt

A vicious murderer dictator the EU proud human values defenders have been courting for too long has the blood of thousands in his hands claiming (of course) it was his god's doing... #seismicpreparedness bbc.com/news/world-europe-6459

#earthquake #seismicrisk #seismicprevention

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Dr. Tiegan Hobbs · @thobbsgeo
2 followers · 4 posts · Server ohai.social

Hi! I’m a research scientist at the Geological Survey of Canada and adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia and the University of Victoria. I study and focus mostly on and . I’m interested in and .

I’m also chair of the Hazards Equity Working Group, a Fast Reports editor at @weareseismica and a Building Equity & Capacity committee member for .

#earthquakes #seismicrisk #activetectonics #paleoseismology #neotectonics #seismology #geodesy #seismichazard #agu #sz4d

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