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Tag Archives: Italy
The insanity of the Italian legal system
Well, it’s official. The Italian courts have found half a dozen scientists and a government official guilty of manslaughter over the failure to accurately predict the risks of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake which killed 309 people. This has been rumbling … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics, Hazard Assessment, Media & Perception, Not even wrong, Science
Tagged 2009 L'Aquila earthquake, Aquila, Earthquake, Italy, L'Aquila, Law, Natural disaster, Science, stupidity
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Poking sleeping lions
I can only assume that the mass of exam papers in the department has caused a time-dilation. It’s the only possible reason I can come up with for the fact it’s June next week. After the rush of #gradingjail starting … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics, Hazard Assessment, Science, Travel, Volcanism
Tagged Caldera, Campi Flegrei, Geology, Italy, Mount Vesuvius, Naples, Phlegraean Fields, Pozzuoli, Science
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Hazard Assessment Part 1: Earthquakes
The conference I was at over the last two weeks was notable for a very large number of sessions on hazard mitigation. Volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, storms, and even asteroid impacts all fell under the umbrellas of the various branches … Continue reading
Posted in Earthquakes, Geology, Geophysics, Hazard Assessment, Media & Perception, Science
Tagged Earth science, Earthquake, Fault (geology), Geology, Hazard, Italy, IUGG, Prediction, probability, Radon, Science
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