2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 From: Paul Segall <segall@xxxxxxxxxxxx> A small group of us put together a letter urging Congress to reauthorize the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program and the National Volcano Early Warning System *We invite US researchers to add your signature today to this letter through the attached link to both the letter and the signature form.* https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBf4zaWXOR1d5L9fjfMud8_Sxz9UAfUpWzl3W-FxKMuKPkRQ/viewform <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBf4zaWXOR1d5L9fjfMud8_Sxz9UAfUpWzl3W-FxKMuKPkRQ/viewform__;!!IKRxdwAv5BmarQ!c27zLIrm_EDo1AdvXsdaJKBfJgzz_rbO7yKpw22zDh67k8-l64FZV7-RMRXJPcUDPuUNg_k23gpVGw_Im6l5POgvBw$> First paragraph is: Dear Chairman Westerman and Ranking Member Huffman, Historian Will Durant wrote that "civilization exists by geological consent, subject to change without notice". Earthquakes and volcanic eruptions threaten much of the United States from the Pacific Northwest to the Mississippi Valley, and from California to Alaska. Great earthquakes in the U.S. are rare but devastating, with their long term cost averaging $14.7 Billion per year. The total cost of buildings exposed to earthquake risk for the nation is approximately $107.8 trillion. While we cannot prevent earthquakes or release the pressure in magma chambers, we can employ state of the art technology and decades of investment in research to forecast and reduce the risk from these inevitable events. Indeed, thanks to past congressional support for the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) and National Volcano Early Warning System (NVEWS) we have made great strides in quantifying risk from natural hazards and designing resilient buildings and infrastructure. 2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 ------------------------------
