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Damage from 2009 L'Aquila Earthquake in Italy

YOU’VE JUST GOT TO BE KIDDING: Guilty Geoprofessionals in Italy

June 5, 2013 rockman Comments Off

In 2009, an unfortunate earthquake near L’Aquila, Italy caused the death of 309 people. The Italian authorities decided that a group of some six expert geoprofessionals were guilty of manslaughter for failing to predict the […]