Special issue of Seismological Research Letters focuses on 2011 Christchurch, NZ earthquake
Organized by Editor-in-Chief Dr. Jonathan Lees, the journal Seismological Research Letters has published a special issue focusing on the M 6.2 Christchurch, NZ earthquake of February 22, 2011. The special issue, guest edited by USGS researcher Dr. Erol Kalkan, has 19 new papers covering the "seismological, geodetic, geological, and engineering perspectives" related to the surprisingly devastating earthquake. The following news articles feature interviews with Lees and Kalkan, as well as some implications this new research may have for earthquakes and urban centers.
MSNBC/OurAmazingPlanet
New Zealand Herald
Science Media Centre (1; in-depth look at several of the journal papers) (2)
Stuff.co.nz/The Press (1) (2)
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