Sentences with phrase «risk of a major earthquake»

All those indicted took part in a meeting held in L'Aquila on March 30, 2009, during which they were asked to assess the risk of a major earthquake in view of the many shocks that had hit the city in the previous months.

The experts, they ruled, could not be faulted for saying there was no reason to think that the risk of a major earthquake had increased following the earlier tremors.

According to Earthquake Model for Canada1, a report produced by AIR Worldwide for the Insurance Bureau of Canada, the risk of a major earthquake is highest in Vancouver, Victoria, Montréal, Ottawa and Québec City.

Although the risk of a major earthquake destroying your Tennessee home or business is slim, it is very real.

Not exact matches

While the concern over a major earthquake is a day - to - day affair for Californians, residents of West Hollywood might be a little more nervous than usual after the city has cited more than 800 buildings that could be at risk of damage or collapse and may need to be retrofitted.

According to reporting in Scientific American's sister publication Nature, minutes of the meeting show that the researchers were in fact much more circumspect, saying things such as «a major earthquake in the area is unlikely but can not be ruled out» and «because L'Aquila is in a high - risk zone it is impossible to say with certainty that there will be no large earthquake.»

«Today, not only are more people in harm's way than there were 50 years ago, but building in flood plains, earthquake zones and other high - risk areas has increased the likelihood that a routine natural hazard will become a major catastrophe,» warns a 2015 report from the Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED), which maintains an international disaster database.

The organization has recently been in the spotlight as a result of an ongoing trial in L'Aquila, in which seven scientists and engineers who served on Italy's «Great Risks Commission» — including longtime INGV President Enzo Boschi — face charges of manslaughter for allegedly downplaying the chances of a major earthquake before the lethal tremor that struck the city in April 2009.

It takes 24 seconds to stop a BART train, and the transit authority has already installed an automatic braking system triggered by ShakeAlert to stop its trains when a major earthquake is on the way, thereby significantly reducing the risk of derailment and deaths.

Such digging is costly and may even carry the risk of triggering an earthquake, a possibility that scuttled a major project in Switzerland this past December.

Where else in the world are huge populations still at risk because they are living in cities where the primary building construction is unreinforced concrete and there is a likelihood of a major earthquake like this?

There hasn't been much significant earthquake activity of late, but wildfires are certainly a major risk to be aware of.

If I can spread around the idiosyncratic risk of vacancies, major repairs, mold problems, hurricanes, earthquakes, lawsuits, etc. over a larger number of properties and over a wider geographic area, I'm all for it!

There hasn't been much significant earthquake activity of late, but wildfires are certainly a major risk to be aware of.

Drivers who move to Louisiana are often shocked by the high insurance rates, for example, while those who move to, say, Iowa, can benefit from cheaper insurance (the lack of major weather, like snow and ice on the roads, also plays a factor, in addition to the risk of natural disasters, like earthquakes or hurricanes).

Residents of this state are at risk of major losses due to quakes and should therefore strongly consider protecting their property with earthquake insurance coverage.

Major factors that may affect your expected premium quotes include the risk for earthquake in your area and the total amount of personal belongings and property value you want to cover.

Some of the major considerations of owning property in California other than price is earthquake risk, drought and wildfire.