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 New York Consortium for Earthquake LossMitigation - Recognizing the poor condition of the area's infrastructure and
the lack of prior planning, a group of concerned organizations has
banded together to form the New York Consortium for Earthquake Loss
Mitigation. The group is developing a detailed
seismic vulnerability study of the New York City region, which
(surprisingly to some) has been assessed by the U.S. Geological Survey
as moderately susceptible to seismic hazards. Sponsored principally by
the Federal Emergency Management Agency and coordinated by the
Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER),
the consortium's primary aim is to provide a basis for businesses,
government, and other organizations to take actions to reduce possible
damage and loss due to earthquakes and other natural hazards. The
initial objective for 1999 was to determine risk in Manhattan below
59th Street. In the future, the project will examine the seismic
hazard in other parts of the city and northern New Jersey. The NYCEM
web site provides background information on the project, a description
of current research and education/outreach efforts, and several on-
line technical documents, including an extensive bibliography on the
economic effects of disasters on the New York City area.
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Northern California Earthquake Data Center - The Northern California Earthquake Data Center (NCEDC), is a joint project of
the University of California at Berkeley (UCB) Seismographic Station and the
United States Geological Survey (USGS) at Menlo Park. The NCEDC is a
long-term archive and distribution center for seismological and geodetic data for
Northern and Central California.
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Santa Barbara Earthquake History - This web site contains eyewitness accounts and historical photographs from earthquakes that
have occurred in Santa Barbara County, California from 1812 through 1978.
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Seismological Society of America (SSA) - The Seismological Society of America (SSA) is a scientific society devoted to the advancement of earthquake science. Founded in 1906
in San Francisco, the Society now has members throughout the world representing a veriety of technical interests: seismologists and other
geophysicists, geologists, engineers, insurers, and policy-makers in preparedness and safety.
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Southern California Earthquake Center INSTANeT News - The Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) recently
announced the launch of "SCEC INSTANeT News," an e-mail/Web-based
service that provides weekly coverage of earthquake research and news.
SCEC INSTANeT articles are announced via e-mail as short news "bytes,"
with a link to a longer article, commentary, interview, announcement,
event description, etc.
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The Earthquake Engineering Research Institute - The objectives of the Institute are the advancement of the science and practice of
earthquake engineering and the solution of national earthquake engineering
problems in order to protect people and property from the effects of earthquakes.
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The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Statistics and Restoration Progress, November 1, 1999 - The City of Kobe, Japan, has published a report on its web site
titled "The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake: Statistics and Restoration
Progress, November 1, 1999." Besides providing various statistics, the
report, in Japanese and English, discusses such restoration issues as
evacuation shelters, temporary housing, land readjustment projects,
socioeconomic rehabilitation, welfare projects, economic
revitalization, transportation networks, and more. A link from the
report leads to archives of Kobe quake-related texts and images dating
from 1995 to 1999.
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The Soil Liquefaction web site - The Soil Liquefaction Web site was developed to provide general
information for interested lay persons and more detailed information
for engineers on this seismic phenomenon. Visitors who are not
familiar with soil liquefaction can find answers to such typical
questions as: What is soil liquefaction? When has soil liquefaction
occurred in the past? Where and why does soil liquefaction commonly
occur? How can soil liquefaction hazards be reduced? For each
question, more detailed information is provided separately for
earthquake and engineering professionals. The site is well illustrated
with photographs and animated graphics and includes links to much
additional information on liquefaction and earthquakes in general.
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