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Do earthquake hazard maps really predict future building damage?
Digital Journal· 18 hours agoThe best way to reduce deaths in future earthquakes in vulnerable areas is generally presented as constructing buildings that can withstand them. Such maps are based on assumptions about where ...
A Comprehensive Guide to the 2024 Giro d’Italia
Bicycling via Yahoo Sports· 2 days agoWhile not as prestigious as the Tour de France, the Tour of Italy is considered by many to be the hardest grand tour of the season, a race known for its...
Do earthquake hazard maps predict higher shaking than actually occurred? Research finds discrepancy
Phys.org· 2 days agoA new study by Northwestern University researchers and coworkers explains a puzzling problem with...
Kenya dam bursts
Black Hills Pioneer· 8 hours agoMap of Kenya locating the town of Mai Mahiu, near where a makeshift dam burst its banks as torrential rains and floods battered the country, killing...
Does Europe Have Travel Restrictions? Here’s Everything You Need to Know Before Visiting
Travel Pulse· 6 days agoAs we stand in the starting blocks of another summer high season in Europe, now is a great time to...
New on Netflix in May 2024: every TV show and movie
What To Watch via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMay 20 The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties season 4 (France): In a globe-trotting season spanning four continents, the international success of the...
Greek summer wildfire threat nears, outpacing plans to contain it
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 day agoWhen firefighters arrived at a blaze in a pine forest on the Greek island of Rhodes last July,...
The London Design Gallery That Is ‘Nonstop Exploring, Experimenting’
New York Times· 6 hours agoIt was love at first sight, said Loïc Le Gaillard, a founder of the Carpenters Workshop Gallery...
China launches Chang’e-6 mission to collect first samples from the moon’s far side
SpaceNews· 5 hours agoChina launched its complex and ambitious Chang’e-6 mission Friday to collect the first ever samples...
Europe Takes Radical Steps to Boost Production; ‘There Is No Other Option’
The Wall Street Journal· 1 day agoEU official Thierry Breton wants state spending to support domestic manufacturing to compete with...