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The funding loss has the city of San Jose delaying new rules requiring retrofits to certain wood-frame apartment buildings that would be vulnerable in an earthquake.
Sen. Adam Schiff is urging Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to reinstate the earthquake retrofit funds, which would’ve ...
In a move officials say will make the city more resilient in the face of mounting climate threats and overdue disasters, ...
Last week, there were reports that a series of small earthquakes were recorded in California that generated a few news headlines. The state is notorious for earthquake activity. It’s estimated that ...
"The National Seismic Hazard model shows that there is a 15% chance of a large (over magnitude 8) earthquake happening ...
A new study warns that a megathrust earthquake along the Cascadia Subduction Zone could cause coastal land to sink permanently.
In the event of a big earthquake and that can be very dangerous for residents or people working in those buildings," said San Francisco Supervisor Rafael Mandelman. The ordinance introduced by ...