Earthquakes: What Should Kashmir Do?

[ad_1] We must retrofit and audit the existing infrastructure to ensure that they are able to withstand seismic forces, and we must change our construction practices to suit the seismicity of our zone, writes Uzma Khan An undated photograph showing Christain missionaries treating people in an open dispensary in Baramulla. TheContinue Reading

Can Scientists Predict A Particular Earthquake?

[ad_1] University of Washington professor of seismology and geohazards Harold Tobin who also heads the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, explains the differences between predicting and forecasting earthquakes An aerial view of the devastation by the February 2023 earthquake in Hatay, Turkey. In short, no. Science has not yet found a way toContinue Reading

Targeted killings spark debate within Russian opposition

[ad_1] Jamie Dettmer is opinion editor at POLITICO Europe.  KYIV — “She’ll say whatever the FSB [Federal Security Service] wants her to say,” said Ilya Ponomarev, a former Russian lawmaker-turned-dissident who now lives in Kyiv. Discussing who was behind the bombing of a St. Petersburg café earlier this month —Continue Reading