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Aléa sismique en France

Cette carte montre le risque sismique en France métropolitaine ainsi que les DOM-TOM.

Le décret publié au JO du 24 octobre 2010, redéfinit en effet le zonage sismique du territoire français, en prenant en compte l'amélioration des connaissances en la

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New cartographic basis for risk assessment in Latin America

Recently released high-quality, up-to-date vector-based maps of Central and South America give insurance and reinsurance companies a precise, reliable cartographic basis that can associate actual and modelled risks with the objects to be insured...
Directions Magazine, Directions Media
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NSF awards grant for a Caribbean GPS natural hazards observational network

NSF has awarded a grant for the development of a tectonic plate-scale integrated geodetic and atmospheric/regional climate observational system to increase understanding and assess seismic and other natural hazards in the Caribbean and Central America...
National Science Foundation

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