SAFRR Tsunami Scenario is Released
This new disaster planning scenario from the USGS and partners depicts the potential effects in California of a tsunami generated […]
San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors Unanimously Approve the Mandatory Soft Story Retrofit Ordinance
The ordinance grew out of the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety, which SPA’s Charlie Scawthorn helped to lead, and
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Invited Lectures at Lloyds of London
JUNE 21-22, 2012 On June 21-22, 2012 SPA’s Charles Scawthorn gave two Invited Lectures at Lloyds of London. The June
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Helping to Shape the Department of the Interior’s Strategic Sciences Group
MARCH 2012 In March 2012, SPA’s Keith Porter participated in a workshop with a small group of scholars and scientists
ROVER is Now Platform-Independent.
ROVER (Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk), the FEMA-sponsored software for performing pre- and post-earthquake rapid safety assessments on
Water Supply in Regards to Fire Following Earthquakes
NOVEMBER 10, 2011 On 10 November 2011, Charles Scawthorn presented the final report on Water Supply In Regards to Fire Following
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Soft-Story Buildings at Risk
OCTOBER 13, 2011 SPA’s Keith Porter spoke about the Community Action Plan for Seismic Safety’s Soft-Story Program at the Structural
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National Insurance Conference of Canada
SEPTEMBER 25-27, 2011 SPA’s Keith Porter spoke in a plenary session of the 5th annual NICC in Vancouver, 25-27 September
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National Academy of Sciences Summit for Managing Extreme Events
SEPTEMBER 7-9, 2011 SPA’s Charles Scawthorn and Keith Porter attended this Washington, DC event on 7-9 September 2011, which brought
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SPA Risk Publishes a Report on the Tohoku Earthquake
MARCH 11, 2011 SPA’s Charles Scawthorn and Keith Porter have prepared a report on the effects of the 11 March 2011 Tohoku