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Italian holiday hotspot hit by 150 mini-earthquakes in one day
Daily Express· 1 day agoThe holiday hotspot of the Campi Flegrei area, near Naples, Italy, experienced a seismic swarm with...
Did you feel it? Earthquake rattles parts of San Diego County
Channel 8 San Diego· 2 days agoPeople across San Diego County reported feeling an earthquake Monday morning. The USGS reported that...
AUSD Notes: Ground being readied for work at Alameda’s old Lum school
Contra Costa Times· 2 hours agoAs a reminder, the AUSD closed Lum Elementary School in 2017 due to the risk of building collapse in...
Iconic Northern California filming location turned to rubble
San Francisco Chronicle· 3 hours agoA 131-year-old warehouse that provided the backdrop for one of the most misunderstood films in...
Buildings that include weak points on purpose withstand more damage
New Scientist· 7 days agoIf a building is hit with an earthquake or explosives, the entire thing can collapse – but a design...
How ‘Kitty Cats’ Are Wrecking the Home Insurance Industry
Gizmodo via Yahoo Finance· 6 days agoBut the increasing trend of “attritional” losses from repeated...impact up close. A tornado raged...
On I-5 in Everett, traffic nightmare is reminder we’re ‘very vulnerable’ | HeraldNet.com
Everett Herald· 5 days agoWhen a deadly police shooting shut down I-5 near Everett on Thursday, chaos ensued for hours on...
The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta tunnel project's new price tag is $20 billion
The Stockton Record via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“Water conservation and efficiency improvements are far cheaper than the Delta project.” One major benefit to a tunnel, Sunding said, is earthquake preparedness for the state ...
San Bernardino finance director claims she was fired after raising concerns about costly project
KABC 7 Los Angeles· 4 days agoThe former finance director of the city of San Bernardino is alleging she was threatened and fired...
Ask the Builder: Tips for building a small retaining wall
Hartford Courant· 4 days agoLast week I wrote about my recent trip to Southern California. This gorgeous wood-framed house is...