University of Texas: Disaster Database Cements Itself as Go-to Hub for Natural Hazard Information
November 12, 2020
November 12, 2020
AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 12 (TNSRes) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release:
In Seattle, "the big one" -- a massive earthquake that could devastate the region -- represents an ominous threat. So widespread are the concerns that city leaders there created standards to fortify new skyscrapers using data from studies forecasting the impact of a big earthquake in the region.
The Seattle mega-quake scenario is one of hundreds of data sets published . . .
In Seattle, "the big one" -- a massive earthquake that could devastate the region -- represents an ominous threat. So widespread are the concerns that city leaders there created standards to fortify new skyscrapers using data from studies forecasting the impact of a big earthquake in the region.
The Seattle mega-quake scenario is one of hundreds of data sets published . . .