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If you walk the rocky road to school with a child in Nepal's west, you'll know that it takes awhile. Something else you should know about...
- Dec 30, 2016
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Remember When You Were This Age?
Remember when you were this age, with lots of questions and busy little fingers? A child in the Himalaya plays with a paper model of the...
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- Nov 17, 2016
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Because of You: 2016 Year of Impact
I am excited to share with you some good news from communities where GeoHazards International is working. People are becoming safer from...
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- Oct 17, 2016
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How Do They Do It?
I often marvel at the people who make up GHI’s team around the world. One thing they have in common is that they all live amid high...
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- Sep 12, 2016
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GHI Interns Zero In on Hill City Schools in India
Our UC-Berkeley interns just finished fieldwork, miles of stair climbing included, in a dense city on steep ridges. Their task was to...
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- Jul 20, 2016
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Show and Tell in Delhi
School principal B.K. Sharma used to agonize over the safety of his 1,500 students in earthquake-prone New Delhi. Today, with a winning...
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- Jun 16, 2016
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Earthquake Desks in Action - the Video
Picture a child writing intently at her school desk. Suddenly the room starts shaking. She crouches under her desk. Unlike a common...
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- Apr 26, 2016
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Seeking Clues from China's Great Earthquakes
Last week when earthquakes in Ecuador, Japan, and Myanmar lit up the news, I was in China learning more about the world’s deadliest...
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- Mar 16, 2016
- 2 min
Five Years After Tohoku
This week marks the five-year anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami. For most people, that event calls up memories of...
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- Dec 9, 2015
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GeoHazards International's 2015 Highlights
Imagine the sound of Nepali children busy and thriving in their safe school. That was GeoHazards International's impact in Nepal this...
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- Sep 24, 2015
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What's Wrong in this Picture?
Bad choices can make buildings turn lethal during earthquakes.These photos were taken the day after a Magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck...
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- May 6, 2015
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Post-Earthquake Reconstruction in Nepal
While the emergency response effort accelerates in the wake of the April 25, 2015 earthquake near Kathmandu, Nepal, nonprofits and...
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- May 4, 2015
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Reacting to Nepal's Earthquake with a View to the Future
In the aftermath of the Nepal earthquake, many people contacted GeoHazards International for insights. I am writing today to describe...
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- Apr 22, 2015
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A Bhutan Home, Engineered with Heart
Where earthquake risk is ever-present, there is a window of opportunity to prevent disaster. We often meet local champions who take this...
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- Feb 15, 2015
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What Should You Do in a Shaking Building?
In the unnerving seconds when earthquake shaking begins, a person’s action may spell the difference between safety and suffering. But...
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- Jan 16, 2015
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When the Hospital Becomes the Patient
After a major disaster, the injured will flock to a hospital for trauma care. Others will need a hospital too: women delivering babies,...
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- Dec 17, 2014
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New Earthquake Engineering Program in Pakistan Graduates First Masters Students
Pakistan’s premier technical university will graduate a unique class in December: its first masters students in structural earthquake...
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- Dec 9, 2014
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A Year of Impact, 2014
I am excited to share some highlights of GeoHazards International’s work in 2014. We help the world’s most vulnerable communities avert...
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- Nov 16, 2014
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Is an Earthquake-Damaged Building Safe to Use?
A major earthquake will damage hundreds, maybe thousands, of buildings all at once. As people recover from the shock, they will need to...
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- Sep 27, 2014
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Lesson of the Day: Safe Schools Save Lives
In this back-to-school season, consider the child in Kathmandu, Nepal who is 400 times more likely to be killed at school by an...
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