Ensuring that buildings are earthquake resistant, raising awareness, and capacity building for rescue operations after a potential earthquake were the major issues discussed at a meeting of the ...

"When asked about the number of earthquake-resistant buildings on Penang Island, the answer from the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) is quite concerning, as there is no specific data regarding ...

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A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region spanning Greece and Turkey, sending shockwaves through cities and towns. Buildings swayed violently, shelves toppled, and terrified residents ...

Geologist Dr Kate Pedley took these photos of the huge land-change in ... Land at Waiau displaced by the powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake.KATE PEDLEY / UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY A team of ...

People living in those countries will take extra precautions, like building earthquake-resistant buildings that sway with the shock wave, or by providing earthquake shelters. They even practise ...

It’s hard to believe, but Burrow’s work isn’t fiction—it’s science. To capture these otherworldly images he uses a technique called ultraviolet-induced visible fluorescence photography ...

An inventive mathematician has a new idea for protecting buildings from earthquake damage: hide them. William Parnell, of the University of Manchester in England, suggests wrapping a building ...

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There was little thought to fire-resistant building throughout much of the 20th century, as neighborhoods crept further into wildfire threat zones and vice versa. “A lot of communities were ...

The Loop 303 northbound lanes in Peoria were shut down Friday afternoon due to a serious-injury wrong-way crash. As the Valley braces for high temperatures exceeding 110 degrees, first responders ...