FT18: Earthquake Preparedness

A look at earthquakes, including the science of ground movement, advances in predicting quakes, how to prepare for a quake, and improving the response to earthquakes.


The guests are Jeanne Hardebeck, research geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey, and Kevin Montgomery, CEO of Intelesense Technologies, which provides global real time monitoring tools to aid in disaster response. Also includes footage from recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Martin Wasserman hosts.




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