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This is a schematic design of a proposed Tsunami Evacuation Building (TEB). Photo courtesy of Yumei Wang, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
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Tsunami evacuation buildings: another way to save lives in the Pacific Northwest

October 20, 2009 rockman Press Releases Comments Off on Tsunami evacuation buildings: another way to save lives in the Pacific Northwest

This is a schematic design of a proposed Tsunami Evacuation Building (TEB). Photo courtesy of Yumei Wang, Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries. Boulder, CO, USA – Some time soon, a powerful earthquake will trigger a massive tsunami that will flood the Pacific Northwest, destroying homes and threatening the lives of tens of thousands of people, says Yumei Wang, a geotechnical engineer at the Oregon Department of Geology and Mineral Industries in Portland. [Editor] Click through for the rest of the press release. [/Editor]

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A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck near Napa, California on August 24, 2014.
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Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake in Napa, California

August 25, 2014 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake in Napa, California

Early Sunday morning, a 6.0 Magnitude earthquake struck near Napa California lasting 10 to 20 seconds, sending 120 people to the hospital and damaging buildings, breaking water mains, disrupting power distribution, and breaking gas lines […]

Preparing for the Big One: Assessing American Building Codes
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Preparing for the Big One: Assessing American Building Codes

June 21, 2010 rockman Geologic Hazards Comments Off on Preparing for the Big One: Assessing American Building Codes

Audio files and PowerPoint presentations from an ENR-moderated panel discussion on June 8, 2010 discussing US seismic codes in the context of the observations made from the recent Haiti and Chile earthquakes. The 2010 earthquakes […]