[cogitator]

Probably the most important, and most tragic, geological story of the week was the earthquake in Italy that caused the deaths of 26 first-grade school children. That event should serve to remind us that while geological processes can be fascinating and beatiful, they can also be dangerous and deadly. And it should also serve to remind us that research into both the causes of such events and the engineering that can help to prevent such tragedies is still quite justified.

[Issaquahking]

Don't forget Alaska just had a serious quake on Sunday (7.9) that was didn't do much damage only because of the remoteness! At 2:00pm the pipeline flow was stopped to handle any problems because of the quake.