At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, 108 years ago today, a major earthquake shook San Francisco, leading to devastating fires that lasted for several days. In the end, about 3,000 people died and more than 80 percent of San Francisco was destroyed. It is remembered as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of the United States. How has our response to the unexpected disasters changed in the past century? Where do we go from here? On Thursday, April 24 Dr. Gavin Hayes, Research Geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Earthquake Information Center, will give insight into mitigating the effects of earthquakes. A trained earthquake responder, he’ll discuss different ways of response and how best to reduce the disastrous effects of earthquakes. Can you afford not to be here? Tickets and more info here! -> townhallseattle.org/gavin-hayesmitigating-disastersearthquake-response-in-the-21st-century/
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 22:55:28 +0000
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