Sentence examples for improve earthquake from inspiring English sources

The officials hope the map, which had not been updated since 1994, will improve earthquake preparedness and construction decisions.

Miaki Ishii uses computer models to improve earthquake prediction and to study the interior structure of the earth.

Preparing Boston for the "big one" MIT-SUTD postdoctoral fellow Ornella Iuorio explores structural retrofits to improve earthquake preparedness in Boston's Back Bay.

There has also a big effort on the part of local governments to improve earthquake preparedness, said Dr. Kirby, including improved zoning, seismic hazard maps and better building codes.

The aim of this study is the design and trial of a novel sparse network beamforming (NB) technique to improve earthquake location.

Dr. Hausler's approach, carried out in Indonesia after the 2004 earthquake and tsunami and in China after the 2008 Sichuan quake, has been to involve homeowners in the design and building process, modifying traditional designs to improve earthquake resistance.

Stanley and co raise the idea of improving earthquake prediction early in their paper but they studiously avoid discussing the impact their approach may have on earthquake forecasts.

The key question is whether the identified lessons from earthquake disasters can be considered as "Lessons Learned" and have adequately improved earthquake disaster risk reduction.

They range from improving earthquake forecasting and developing early-warning systems to understanding how to increase the resistance of existing buildings to damage and how to preserve electricity and water infrastructure.

This underlines the lesson about the importance of "golden time" after an earthquake, the role of local communities in search and rescue, and the necessity to improve their earthquake risk awareness and earthquake disaster preparedness (Ibrion et al. 2015a).

Its "Guidelines: Improving Earthquake Resistance of Housing" is a how-to book on better ways to mix mortar and inject epoxy and reinforce clay walls with cane poles.