They are also trying to understand the role that deep seas trenches play in earthquakes - these cracks in the sea floor are formed at the boundary of two tectonic plates and some believe the push and pull taking place deep underwater could be the cause of major earthquakes, such as the 2011 quake that resulted in such devastation in Japan.
When we were in Tuscaloosa a few weeks ago, I talked about how I had not seen devastation like that in my lifetime.
Preserved like Pompeiians entombed by the eruption of Vesuvius are quotes and charts in call options that show the devastation that occurred just before the halt.
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Despite the devastation in Japan, that country was more prepared than Oregon because it had spent billions on technology to reduce the damage, the report says.
You just knew that there would be fresh devastation among the home builders if the report came in worse that expected.
And that means addressing some of the underlying problems that led to this turmoil and devastation in the first place.
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And we had a chance to tour some of the devastation that has been taking place in some of the subdivisions here.
And having spent a great deal of time with him on Friday, I can say that he was focused on the devastation in Tuscaloosa.
Bullion created the page as a way to help victims of the tornadoes get back at least some parts of their lives following the devastation that caused over 200 deaths in Alabama alone.
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Obviously -- and I've discussed and he's discussed the physical challenges of the devastation and the challenge in taking resources that are arriving at a fairly steady rate at the airport and distributing them throughout the country, particularly in the capital.
Third, we must put in place a responsible Gulf restoration plan that deals with the devastation of this catastrophic spill while also addressing the long-term health of our wetlands.
They mark a symbolic and real step up in the escalation of a conflict, leading to devastation that can be irreparable and whose impact lasts long after the dust has settled.
But keep in mind, I first moved to Chicago to be a community organizer with churches who were trying to deal with the devastation of steel plants that had closed in that region.
Just hours after the Class of 2011 walked across this stage, the most powerful tornado in six decades tore a path of devastation through Joplin that was nearly a mile wide and 13 long.
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This underscores the point that I made to the President this morning: The entire world stands with the government and the people of Haiti, for in Haiti's devastation, we all see the common humanity that we share.
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"We are running out of time to make sure that people in high-risk areas are properly protected from the devastation flooding can cause, and the ball is now in the government's court, " said Otto Thoresen, the ABI director general.
The area where the shooting happened is a poor neighbourhood that is still recovering from the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, she adds.
The agency, which watches over a quarter of the U.S. economy, is also working to make sure food is safe in the wake of the devastation of the Gulf Coast and the flooding that has left much of New Orleans submerged and uninhabitable.
In the short term, obviously we've got to focus on the devastation that occurred because of this recession over the last two years.
Meanwhile people living in Haiti are having to come to terms with the devastation of the 2010 earthquake that killed more than 300, 000 people, injured another 300, 000 and left 1.6 million homeless.
So the worst of the storm has passed, but all of you -- from what you see in your own lives, what you see in your neighborhoods, what you see on the job -- is that a lot of devastation remains.
Now, before I begin, let me just say that like all Americans, I continue to be heartbroken by the images of devastation in Japan.
The city, 30 miles (48km) west of Tripoli, was shelled for days by government forces and reporters described scenes of devastation and streets that were deserted except for government supporters who had been brought in.
It might sound like the plot of a Hollywood movie, but one gigantic asteroid is scheduled to come within 20, 000 miles of Earth in the near future -- a near miss in cosmic measurements -- and the possibility remains that it could hit our planet and cause catastrophic devastation never seen before.
It has been since this began, particularly based on the devastation that we saw at the U.N. that had provided great assistance in security before the earthquake.
If Shakespeare's blistering view shows the devastation that sisterly resentments can wreak, Jennifer Weiner's 2002 best seller "In Her Shoes" portrays how such resentments can coexist with pity and resignation.
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Even had Aflac put Gottfried through a Twitter sensitivity class, who knows whether that would have actually kicked in when he saw the comic material offered in the form of the devastation wrought by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan?
The Forum was told that the developing world was often caught up in a disaster and re-building cycle, in which devastation might be repaired but its underlying causes were overlooked.
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We saw what devastation that caused when you let huge complex companies write hundreds of billions of dollars of commitments in derivatives without the capital to back that.
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