The 6.9 magnitude Loma Prieta earthquake near San Francisco in 1989 caused about $6.8 billion in damage and 63 deaths. J.K. Nakata/U.S. Geological Survey Earthquakes and the damage they cause are ...
Zig-zagging around the glass-and-steel perimeter of the UC Berkeley Grimes Engineering Center, 36 thin metal rods could be what it takes to prevent the building’s total destruction. The rods are the ...
Arielle Tozier de la Poterie, a parent of a student at César Chávez School in North Portland, spends her day job working in international disaster risk reduction. So she’s familiar with the risk of ...
The Nigerian Institution of Structural Engineers has raised concerns over Nigeria’s susceptibility to earthquake-related damage, identifying major cities ...