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    Error and Trial: Italian Scientists Face Prison as Earthquake Manslaughter Hearing Re

    Did scientists and public officials encourage residents of L'Aquila to let their guard down prior to a tragic April 2009 earthquake that killed 309 people in that central Italian city? That is what an Italian court will consider Saturday as it resumes an unprecedented manslaughter trial of six Italian geophysicists and one former government official. [More]




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    This can have a profound impact on the science i personally can not see those scientist being guilty since it never is clear what is or will be a killer quake.
    A small 5.0 can do sometimes more damage then a 7.5 quake, a good example is to watch VANAUTU and CHILE those have frequent big hits with hardly any significant damage.
    Ofcourse these people build with strong quakes in mind but in the regio italy, greece and turkey have a hstory of quakes also and that they make big damage is common in that region as well.

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