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This presentation shows what will happen if a 1906-size quake struck today, from the perspective of historians, earthquake scientists, structural engineers, emergency responders and others.
This presentation shows what will happen if a 1906-size quake struck today, from the perspective of historians, earthquake scientists, structural engineers, emergency responders and others.
There will be another major quake
If another earthquake the size of the 1906 tremor hit Silicon Valley or San Francisco, what could happen? Using high tech scientists working for U.S. Geological Survey found some of the answers.
A machine that can forecast quakes
QuakeFinder CEO Tom Bleier explains the functionality of the QF-1005 Ground Instrument, a machine that can telegraph future earthquakes.
Preparation for the next major quake
U.S. Geological Survey examines expected damage to roads and problems of recovery after major Silicon Valley or San Francisco earthquake. It calls for a "culture of preparedness" now.
A look back at the 1906 S.F. quake
When the 1906 quake hit Northern California, author Jack London covered the damage for a magazine. The quake killed untold numbers, but it also gave rise to modern seismology in America. Here's the story with London's photos courtesy of the California Historical Society.
NASA works with the U.S. Geological Survey to track and understand the Earth's restless crust. This video from NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory traces the progress of seismology since the 1906 quake.
The VGA-only HP L1906 is as functionally simple as LCDs get these days, and while there's nothing wrong with simplicity, other 19-inch LCDs have more features and cost less.
Japan's Hyogo Earthquake Engineering Research Center tests real houses under earthquake conditions. This video shows the difference between two actual wooden houses, the one on the right retrofitted to limit damage.
At Apple Computer's Worldwide Developers Conference 2006 in San Francisco, Scott Forstall, the company's vice president of platform experience, demonstrates the power of Core Animation, which will be part of the updated Mac OS X. The developer tool can be used to create motion graphics with little coding.
