Geologist gave repeated alerts

[emad]

Sunday Times
Jonathan Leake



A LEADING geologist repeatedly warned Indonesian officials that an earthquake and tsunami would soon strike their shores, it emerged this weekend.

Kerry Sieh, professor of geology at California Institute of Technology, has been studying the region for nearly a decade.

Last July he became so concerned at the likely massive loss of life that he printed and distributed 5,000 posters and brochures around some of the islands later hit by the earthquake.

He addressed church congregations and schools to tell people what to do in an earthquake. His main advice was for people to live away from shorelines.
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[NJCher]

1. is this a pay site?

Is there a way to get around that?

I'm registered but it gives me a window where I have to pay.


Cher

[emad]

2. Just put it up on Google and you should be able to read it all

for free.

[SidDithers]

3. Another link, this one worked for me:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1422669,00.html

Sid

[NJCher]

4. that worked, thanks

Ask yourself as you read this story: if I'd received this warning, would I have moved?

I wonder how many people did move? Maybe we will hear from some of them in the coming weeks.

Whatever the results, this points out the value of scholarly research.


Cher

[allemand]

5. Oh my God, another great earthquake possible further south !

"At his speech to the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, he pointed out that, historically, such events have occurred in clusters.

Sieh believes this means another quake could be on the way: “There is some evidence that the stresses on the tectonic plates south of the epicentre may now have increased and raised the chances of another major earthquake.”"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1422669,00.html