GEM - Global Earthquake Model

16 July 2010
Over half a million people died in the last decade due to earthquakes and tsunamis, most of these in the developing world, where the risk is increasing due to rapid population growth and urbanization. In particular many of the world’s megacities of 10 million inhabitants and more, such as Delhi, Bogota, Jakarta and Lima, are situated in highly seismic active areas. A significant proportion of the world’s population is therefore at risk from earthquakes.

The article appeared in the UK Magazine Science in Parliament Magazine and can be downloaded below

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Myanmar to cooperate in GEM foundation program

8 June 2010
Myanmar will cooperate with the international community in carrying out the global earthquake model (GEM) foundation program, a local weekly journal said on Tuesday.

Xinhuanet.com
People's Daily

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Earthquake risk calculator goes global

3 June 2010
Model should enable researchers to reduce vulnerability to seismic shocks.
A global project to predict the risk from earthquakes to different communities is edging closer to reality.

Nature News
SciDev

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Video: Calculating & Communicating Seismic Risk


How do we make sure that GEM is developed and supported by a global community, what are the tools that we can use to support development, what features should GEM eventually have to meet user needs and what are the benefits of open-source development?

These and more questions were brought up and discussed during the interactive Calculating & Communicating Earthquake Risk session, held on June 4th 2010 at the World Bank in Washington DC. Over 200 professionals, scientists and stakeholders participated in the session, which was part of GEM's Outreach Meeting.

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