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California is not known for its rainy season. Now entering a fourth year of drought, the state will need three seasons of above-average rainfall to exit the dangerously dry zone.  A bit about the drought Jay Famiglietti, senior water-cycle scientist of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Texas Earthquake: A Wake-Up Call From the Nightmare of California Dreaming Living in earthquake country is simply the reality for all Californians. Northern, southern, central; everywhere. A gentle rattle is seemingly all we are ever really bothered with and, at that, it's merely just a

How to Keep Your Home Safe in Stormy Weather You may have gotten a little taste of actual weather in California over the weekend and thought 'Hey, this isn't so bad', but brace yourself because more rain is on its way. That said, don't get

It's More Than Just The Ground Shaking Anyone living in California should be pretty well aware by now of the various natural disasters to which the area is prone. Earthquakes are, of course, the number one concern on everybody's mind. In recent news, though, there

Earthquake Early Alert Systems: Why Do We Need Them? Do They Even Work?   A Seismological Snafu In 2009, six Italian seismologists and one official were convicted of manslaughter for not predicting an earthquake that hit the town of L'Aquila and killed over three hundred

Workplace Safety: Earthquakes in the Workplace How to Avoid Danger in an Office Building You're back at the old grind on a Monday morning, doing your usual pencil-pushing, and waiting for the caffeine in your first cup of coffee of the day to kick in.

Earthquake Car Safety: How to Survive a Quake in Your Car If you're driving when the shaking starts, do you know what to do? With the LA Auto Show kicking off tomorrow, we know that there is a great deal of excitement among all of

Is The “Big One” Really Coming? In what is being called one of the biggest earthquake swarms of the past decade, Mammoth Lakes, California was recently hit with a barrage of over 700 quakes in the span of four days. The magnitude of these quakes

The next “big one” is coming and, if you live in California, you're probably expecting it. With any luck, you've even assembled an earthquake kit for yourself and your family and have a plan for it all. But wait! What about the four-legged members of

How Foundation Bolting Keeps Your Home Safe During An Earthquake Did you ever wonder what would happen to your home if a huge earthquake hit it? Well, if your home's foundation is not bolted down correctly, then you may be in danger of having major