Earthquake felt near San Jose Thursday morning
A preliminary 2.6-magnitude earthquake was felt near San Jose Thursday at 8:38 a.m. The quake’s epicenter was in the ...
Taiwan simulates response to large scale disasters, Chinese threats
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw on Thursday the first civil defence drills under his newly created social resilience ...
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Surgeon Joseph Sakran MC/MPA 2015 advocates for gun reform
The organization was launched after Jim Brady, Ronald Reagan’s press secretary, was shot and paralyzed in an assassination attempt on the former president. It has long understood the importance of ...
Not just the Internet: Foresight uses fiber optics to detect structural damage after earthquakes
A new method based on optical interferometry, to monitor structural damage to buildings hit by earthquakes in real time, is the outcome of the Foresight research project, led by the Politecnico di ...