Natural Disasters
It sometimes seems like it’s impossible to turn on the news without hearing about the latest natural disaster. We have all seen the horrible pictures from the latest earthquake, or hurricane, or tsunami, or any number of other natural disasters that can happen. The majority of these events are minor, but when a major natural disaster hits in … Keep Reading → a heavily populated area the results can be catastrophic. Technology has helped to reduce the impact of natural disasters by allowing us to understand where they are most likely to occur, and in some cases, when they will occur. This type of information has resulted in different building standards for areas such as California, which is prone to earthquakes, and Florida, which is prone to hurricanes. Many lives have been saved because the buildings in those areas had to conform to these increased standards.
