Overnight six Italian scientists and a government official were found guilty of manslaughter for underestimating the risks of a killer […]
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Alpine Fault research shakes up NZ news
A study of sediment layers in the Southern Alps has offered new insights into the likelihood of the Alpine Fault […]
Continue readingIndonesian quake in the New Zealand Herald
The New Zealand Herald‘s Paul Harper rounds up the scientific response to last night’s quake and tsunami warning in Indonesia. […]
Continue readingExperts respond: Indonesian quakes and tsunami risk
Following last night’s earthquake off the coast of Indonesia, the global network of Science Media Centres collected the following expert […]
Continue readingFurther Q&A from earthquake engineers
Following from last month’s SMC Q&A with earthquake engineers, we have several more earthquake related questions answered by a panel […]
Continue readingJapan’s quake, tsunami one year on – Experts respond
On March 11 last year a magnitude 9.0 earthquake hit off the coast of Japan triggering a powerful tsunami. Resulting […]
Continue readingWellington council focuses on quake resilience
An announcement from the Wellington City Council that it will be examining the city’s earthquake resilience has received wide media […]
Continue readingAnatomy of a disaster: preliminary report on the February 22, 2011 Christchurch quake
Scientists have confirmed in a new research paper on last year’s disastrous February 22 Christchurch aftershock that computer modelling showed […]
Continue readingExperts: South Island seismic risk needs re-evaluation
Scientists behind the first big compilation of research into the Christchurch earthquakes say the seismic risk to the whole of […]
Continue readingItaly quake trial gains NZ attention
The trial of six seismologists and an official in Italy in the wake of the 2009 L’Aquila earthquake has become […]
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