CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Carl Junction students take part in an international drill aimed at dangers from below the earth’s surface. At 10:17 Thursday morning, these students at Carl Junction’s 2nd and ...
Recent earthquakes such as the 7.9 magnitude 2008 Sichuan Earthquake and the 7.6 magnitude 2005 Kashmir Earthquake demonstrate that many communities do not have earthquake-resistant schools. Many of ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Southeast Missouri, home to the New Madrid Seismic Zone (NMSZ), has produced some of the strongest earthquakes ever to rock North America. In 1811-1812, a series of major quakes ...
Earthquakes really pose little direct danger to a person. People can't be shaken to death by an earthquake. Some movies show scenes with the ground suddenly opening up and people falling into fiery ...