Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Mon, Jul 16 2007
Quakes that make the news and quakes that don't
Japan has been rocking and rolling a good bit the last day or two. The second good-sized quake probably made already-compromised structures even more of a hazard to anyone near or inside them.
Though they were smaller in intensity and got less publicity, two quakes rattled Tanzania in the last few days.
Lest we think nobody has fun with earthquakes, the community of Winters, California comes alive with the vibrations of music and other activities, at the annual Earthquake Street Festival coming up next month. Much of Winters' downtown area had to be rebuilt after a quake destroyed several major structures there more than a hundred years ago. The DeVilbiss Hotel, which survived the quake, now houses the popular Buckhorn Steak and Roadhouse. One of the odd things that happens in earthquake-prone areas is that you tend to see this quirky mix of very old buildings that withstood shaking with much newer structures that have replaced the old buildings that didn't fare as well. The old buildings are often gone over with great care and retrofitted to handle any future tremors.
posted at: 12:06 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
Japan has been rocking and rolling a good bit the last day or two. The second good-sized quake probably made already-compromised structures even more of a hazard to anyone near or inside them.
Though they were smaller in intensity and got less publicity, two quakes rattled Tanzania in the last few days.
Lest we think nobody has fun with earthquakes, the community of Winters, California comes alive with the vibrations of music and other activities, at the annual Earthquake Street Festival coming up next month. Much of Winters' downtown area had to be rebuilt after a quake destroyed several major structures there more than a hundred years ago. The DeVilbiss Hotel, which survived the quake, now houses the popular Buckhorn Steak and Roadhouse. One of the odd things that happens in earthquake-prone areas is that you tend to see this quirky mix of very old buildings that withstood shaking with much newer structures that have replaced the old buildings that didn't fare as well. The old buildings are often gone over with great care and retrofitted to handle any future tremors.
posted at: 12:06 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
