That said, the White House finally got into the game with an event held next Tuesday about the risks and then also the opportunity of having an early seismic warning system like Japan and other have already had for many years. In this case we are not "exceptional" except by our exceptional tardiness in having a warning system in place for the "most technologically advanced" country in the world. See this Seattle Times article, ‘Really Big One’ article puts NW earthquake risk on White House agenda
White House Latest to Glom Onto New Yorker Article on Cascadia Earthquake Risk
The White House is a little late to the game in getting in on the New Yorker piece that called attention to a Pacific NW earthquake risk.
Any PR is good PR, just ask Donald Trump who seems to be the master of getting attention this election cycle. I guess as emergency managers we should be talking to the Donald about how to get attention to issues that matter to us and to few others -- until there is an issue.
That said, the White House finally got into the game with an event held next Tuesday about the risks and then also the opportunity of having an early seismic warning system like Japan and other have already had for many years. In this case we are not "exceptional" except by our exceptional tardiness in having a warning system in place for the "most technologically advanced" country in the world. See this Seattle Times article, ‘Really Big One’ article puts NW earthquake risk on White House agenda
That said, the White House finally got into the game with an event held next Tuesday about the risks and then also the opportunity of having an early seismic warning system like Japan and other have already had for many years. In this case we are not "exceptional" except by our exceptional tardiness in having a warning system in place for the "most technologically advanced" country in the world. See this Seattle Times article, ‘Really Big One’ article puts NW earthquake risk on White House agenda
