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March 27, 2014 2014-03-27T14:56:38-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/59c/410779-4920.jpgNatural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rep. Peter DeFazio says the U.S. has only spent 10 million dollars since 1999 regarding earthquakes and urges for the deployment an early warning system compared to other countries like Mexico and Japan. USGS official William Leith says there needs to be a national political will or a major earthquake for making the investment in early warning systems.
March 27, 2014 2014-03-27T14:56:38-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/59c/410779-4920.jpgNatural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rep. Peter DeFazio says the U.S. has only spent 10 million dollars since 1999 regarding earthquakes and urges for the deployment an early warning system compared to other countries like Mexico and Japan. USGS official William Leith says there needs to be a national political will or a major earthquake for making the investment in early warning systems.
Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rep. Peter DeFazio says the U.S. has only spent 10 million dollars since 1999 regarding earthquak… read more
Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Rep. Peter DeFazio says the U.S. has only spent 10 million dollars since 1999 regarding earthquakes and urges for the deployment an early warning system compared to other countries like Mexico and Japan. USGS official William Leith says there needs to be a national political will or a major earthquake for making the investment in early warning systems. close
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- Peter A. DeFazio U.S. Representative [D] Oregon
- Reginald DesRoches Professor Georgia Institute of Technology->School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Doc Hastings U.S. Representative [R] Washington
- Rush Holt U.S. Representative [D] New Jersey
- Jared Huffman U.S. Representative [D] California
- Doug Lamborn U.S. Representative [R] Colorado
- William "Bill" S. Leith Senior Science Adviser U.S. Geological Survey->Earthquake and Geologic Hazards
- Lisa Grant Ludwig President-Elect Seismological Society of America
- John E. Vidale Professor University of Washington->Department of Earth and Space Sciences
- Rob Wittman U.S. Representative [R] Virginia
- Don Young U.S. Representative [R] Alaska
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