Lessons on resilience from a year of global earthquakes
Rapid population growth in disaster-prone regions concentrates people where recovery after extreme events is costly. Disaster and climate risks in the built environment decrease property values, increase insurance premiums, and compound recovery costs, impacting developers, financial institutions, and local governments. Investment in resilience is crucial.
Dr. Kit Miyamoto Reappointed to Seismic Safety Commission
[WASHINGTON, DC] – [MAY 22] – Miyamoto International (Miyamoto), a global engineering firm with a humanitarian focus, has launched a crowdsourcing challenge call for climate-resilient housing innovations that help low- and middle-income communities address climate hazards. The challenge is part of Miyamoto’s pledge to take bold action for climate-vulnerable communities as one of 31 companies and partners supporting the President’s Emergency Plan for Adaptation and Resilience (PREPARE).
Morocco Earthquake: Video Episode 2
In Talat N’Yaaqoub, a town just 20 kilometers from the epicenter of the 6.8 magnitude Morocco earthquake, we
Dr. Miyamoto Elected as a Chair of California Seismic Safety Commission
SACRAMENTO, CA – Dr. Kit Miyamoto was elected as a Chair of the California Seismic Safety Commission. This 15-member
ABC 10: What the ‘Shake Alert’ system means for Sacramento
The limited release of Shake Alert for schools, businesses, government agencies and utilities could save lives, said structural engineer and CEO of Miyamoto International, Kit Miyamoto.
New Zealand Dominion Post: Quake-damaged Mexico City has much in common with Wellington, warns expert
Wellington needs to heed warnings from Mexico City’s recent earthquake because the two capitals have important features in common, an industry expert says.
Kit Miyamoto, head of structural engineering firm Miyamoto International, has been in Mexico, helping with recovery efforts after September 19’s 7.1-magnitude quake, which killed 370 people, and caused the collapse of more than 40 buildings.
He worked beneath one of the collapsed structures, and said it reminded him that New Zealand had similarly vulnerable buildings.
The New York Times: In Mexico City, Pressure to Prepare for the Next Big Earthquake
MEXICO CITY — The buildings shuddered and rocked in the strongest earthquake in this city’s modern history, and
LA Times: Why some buildings crumbled and others survived the Mexico City quake: A sober lesson for California
The amateur videos emerging from the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that devastated Mexico City on Tuesday are grim. Some
Kathmandu Post: Saving History: Making the Historical Monuments of the Kathmandu Valley Seismically Safe
Sep 17, 2017-Apart from the occasional articles in newspapers and the seminars conducted by international agencies and non-governmental organizations in Kathmandu, nobody was seriously aware of the danger of earthquakes looming around Nepal until April 25, 2015.The devastating earthquake of magnitude 7.8 resulted in the death of 9,000 people, seriously injuring 22,000, causing the collapse of 500,000 homes and leaving 250,000 houses damaged. This great earthquake also caused the collapse and widespread damage of ancient monuments in earthquake affected areas of Nepal. According to a study conducted by UNDP, 8 million people were affected by the earthquake.
News X: Earthquake Alert! How Prepared are We?
On 25 April 2015 at 11:56 am Nepal Standard Time an earthquake struck lasting just 55 secs but this became the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal-Bihar earthquake. The earthquake triggered an avalanche on Mount Everest, killing 21 making April 25, 2015 the deadliest day on the mountain in history.
It triggered another huge avalanche in the Langtang valley, where 250 people were reported missing. With a magnitude of 8.1 this earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and injured nearly 22,000. Now even a bigger one is expected to hit the states of Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, North-East & Jammu and Kashmir.
Experts have warned of a catastrophic earthquake in north India in the near future. MHA experts have warned that earthquakes with a magnitude of 8.0 or more on the Richter scale are likely to hit the Himalayan region.
With the little preparedness and inadequate machines and supplies that our states have will the disaster teams with no training be quick to react as fires from gas leaks rage across India? Will hospitals that are ill equipped be able to deal with the injured and homeless? The question that we need to ask ourselves is – How prepared are we?