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At least 4 dead, thousands displaced after Cyclone Gabrielle slams New Zealand
AccuWeather via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe death and damage toll is mounting in the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle, which...
Opinion: If you think the earthquake damage you see in Turkey can't happen here, think again
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn L.A. as in Turkey, builders are supposed to meet a "life safety" standard — structures that won't...
Projected losses from a major California earthquake soar. What's behind seismic inflation?
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe totals underscore just how much the value of older buildings has soared, yet they remain...
L.A. hits $1-billion earthquake milestone: 8,000 buildings retrofitted
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe milestone comes seven years after the City Council passed the nation's most sweeping earthquake...
L.A. County moves to require quake retrofits as Turkey-Syria death toll exceeds 50,000
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoL.A. County's proposed earthquake rules would require certain older concrete buildings in...
How prepared are Washington's buildings for a big earthquake?
The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 14—In the span of nine hours on Feb. 6, 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes hit southeastern Turkey and northern Syria, killing tens of thousands and flattening some newer buildings that ...
Legislature should create authority to oversee Lahaina's future, UHERO says
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSep. 1—In its first forecast following the deadly Aug. 8 Lahaina fire, the University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization on Thursday proposed the creation of a new entity to oversee what ...