Monthly Archives: July 2007

Dr. Lucy Jones has will give the closing speech at the Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop in Boulder, Colorado on July 11. The four day workshop is hosted by the Natural Hazards Center in Boulder, Colorado. The invitational Hazards Research and Applications Workshop brings together nearly 400 emergency officials,

In times of disaster, accurate and up-to-date geospatial information is critical to the emergency management community. According to the recent National Academy of Science publication titled, Successful Response Starts with a Map “necessary data are scattered among numerous agencies, there are many impediments to rapid access, the skilled personnel needed

On August 9, the California Seismic Safety Commission will meet in Palm Springs to discuss the seismic risk of the Coachella Valley. Dr. Lucy Jones, Chief Scientist of the of the USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) will present to the local government officials details about the on-going earthquake scenario. The