Earthquakes

• How did search and rescue respond to the earthquakes

  • Shift rubble
  • Rescue dogs
  • Listening for survivors
  • Local knowledge
  • Lifting equipment
  • Weak buildings identified
  • Video cameras to see inside collapsed buildings
• 4 main management strategies

  • Monitoring - Using scientific equipment to detect warning signs of events
  • Prediction - Using historical evidence and monitoring to predict events
  • Protection - Designing buildings that will withstand tectonic hazards
  • Planning - Identifying and avoiding places most at risk