August 27-29, 2008 - Basic HAZUS-MH Workshop, Loma Linda
University, Loma Linda, CA,

News of Interest ...
June 29, 2008 -
"Soft-Story" buildings area risk
during an earthquake,.
A recent article in the San
Francisco Examiner,
"S.F. leaders ignore weak
buildings' quake risk", discusses the earthquake risks associated with
"soft-story building construction. As we know this is not limited
to San Francisco. High risk soft-story construction is of concern
throughout the Bay Area.,

Apr 14, 2008
- New Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast (UCERF) Study Shows
Odds High for Big California Quakes.
USGS Press Release,
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here.
Full report, }click
here.
Fact sheet,
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here.
Supplemental information,
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here.
Mar 20, 2008 -
Next major earthquake on Hayward fault will be catastrophic,

Feb 21, 2008 -
FEMA Flood Map Modernization Program; Risk MAP (Mapping, Assessment, and
Planning) Strategy,

Feb 6, 2008 -
Hayward fault may be more lethal than believed,

Jan 10, 2008
- Estimate of Economic
Losses for a 6.9M San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake. Data
from the Bureau of Labor Spastics Quarterly Census of Employment and
Wages were used to analyze potential business and economic losses
resulting from an earthquake on the Hayward Fault in northern
California. This analysis did not use HAZUS-MH.
To view this report,
click
here..
Dec 11, 2007
- Major quake on
Hayward fault more likely, scientists say - Link to South Bay's
Calaveras fault adds trouble,

May 24,
2007 - Judge rules Santa
Clara County database & basemap should be available,
click
here.
Feb 1, 2007
- CA tops the list of at
risk levees. Army Corps of Engineers list identifies 122
levees at risk from coast to coast,
click
here... |