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Lessons learnt from the Sichuan earthquake

MAY 19, 2009
Physics Today
Nature News : The great Sichuan earthquake of 12 May 2008 caught Earth scientists off guard. A year on, Nature’s Alexandra Witze reports from the shattered towns on how researchers have learned from their failures.

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