Huge quake exposes problems in how New Zealand prepares

Saturday, November 19, 2016 - 06:02 in Earth & Climate

The huge earthquake that hit New Zealand this past week, buckling roads, uplifting sections of coastline and killing two people, also exposed problems in how the country monitors its earthquake risk and prepares for tsunamis. And it raised questions about whether the city of Wellington put people at risk by reopening buildings too soon.

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