A more holistic way to measure economic fallout from earthquakes
Monday, April 20, 2020 - 20:50
in Earth & Climate
When an earthquake or other natural disaster strikes, government relief agencies, insurers and other responders converge to take stock of fatalities and injuries, and to assess the extent and cost of damage to public infrastructure and personal property. Stanford researchers have developed a way to quantify the economic toll that a major earthquake is likely […]