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93
Hazard Roundup—March 2009
Host: Brian Campbell
Tagged: hazards  roundup  (Back to Main Page)

A roundup of the March 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.

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92
Magnitude 6.3 Earthquake in Central Italy
Host: Scott Horvath
Tagged: Italy  earthquakes  hazards  geology  seismic    (Back to Main Page)

Early this morning, April 06, 2009, a magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck near Rome, Italy.

We spoke with Stuart Sipkin, a geophysicist at the USGS National Earthquake Information Center to fill us in on the details.

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91
USGS Crews Measure Historic Flooding in Fargo, N.D.
Host: Jennifer LaVista
Tagged: hazards  floods  water  personnel  (Back to Main Page)

USGS scientists continue to monitor streamflow during the historic flooding taking place in Fargo, N.D. This information provides critical information used to estimate flood dangers and helps protect lives and property.


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Hazard Roundup—February 2009
Host: Brian Campbell
Tagged:   hazards  earthquakes  wildfires  floods  flooding  (Back to Main Page)

A roundup of the February 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.

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Hazard Roundup—Dec 2008 - Jan 2009
Host: Brian Campbell
Tagged:   hazards  roundup  (Back to Main Page)

A roundup of the December 2008 and January 2009 hazard-related events around the world, with some newsworthy tidbits.

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81
Mount Redoubt Volcano in Alaska Likely to Erupt
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged: volcanoes  liquefaction  snowpack  preparedness  Alaska  hazards  (Back to Main Page)

Mount Redoubt in Alaska is likely to erupt within days or weeks. We talk with USGS Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator John Eichelberger to find out more details.

Click Transcript/Links below to also see some video footage of Redoubt.

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79
Hazard Roundup—November 2008
Host: Brian Campbell
Tagged: November  roundup  hazards  (Back to Main Page)

In this episode: California wildfires, the Great Southern California ShakeOut earthquake preparedness drill, landslide potential, and a magnitude 7.5 off the coast of Indonesia that prompts fears of a tsunami.

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Secretary Kempthorne and Mark Myers Share Thoughts on ShakeOut
Host: Brian Campbell
Tagged:   hazards  earthquakes  shakeout  (Back to Main Page)

Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne and USGS Director Mark Myers reflect on the successes of The Great Southern California ShakeOut—the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history.

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How Science Helps Communities Survive Earthquakes
Host: CoreCast Team
Tagged:   California  earthquakes  hazards  shakeout  video  (Back to Main Page)

Earthquakes can be far more than just geological phenomena—they can greatly alter the way we live.

In this video, "The Great Southern California ShakeOut: An Earthquake Scenario Based On Science," USGS scientists and their partners talk about the ways science is used to help build safer communities in Southern California.


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What Would a Large Earthquake Do to Downtown L.A.?
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged:   California  shakeout  seismic  earthquakes  hazards  video  (Back to Main Page)

USGS scientist Ken Hudnut fills us in on how science created the theoretical magnitude 7.8 earthquake behind the Great Southern California ShakeOut—the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history, coming Nov. 13—and what such an earthquake would do to downtown Los Angeles.

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