Monthly Archives: May 2008
ROVER Software Design and Implementation
One of the stated goals of the USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project is to develop new research products and interactive tools that result in effective use of probability, vulnerability, and risk maps and assessments. Toward that goal USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project is supporting and participating in this week’s pilot test of
Earthquake Scenario Released Today
The USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project completed its first major project with the release of the ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario. It took a little more than a year to complete and brought together over 300 scientists, academics, and industry professionals to put flesh and bone on a collective nightmare – a hypothetical
ShakeOut: Earthquake Scenario Coming Soon
The USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project (MHDP) has nearly completed final edit on an earthquake scenario for southern California. The target date for publishing is May 22nd. The scenario will detail the geology, physical damages, and social consequences of an earthquake similar in size to the one that devastated China’s Sichuan
