It seems pretty obvious that Seattle is woefully unprepared.
1 - Water and plumbing need 50+ years to be prepared for an earthquake. 2 months to get plumbing back is shameful and it’s absurd we aren’t giving SPU the funding they need now.
2 - Almost all of the videos I’ve seen King County and Washington State put out on this subject assumes that people live in houses. Are we just saying “good luck” to everyone who lives in condos and apartments? Where are they supposed to bury their garbage and excrement? How are they supposed to store supplies when they live in studios and small spaces?
3 - I’ve seen the maps of the fault lines (especially for the Seattle quake) and many times these run through residential neighborhoods. Are we assuming most of the people who live along these fault lines are going to be in serious trouble and if so, why is there not more awareness on the subject?
4 - What’s the point of building out all these light rails and bridges if we know they’re likely going to be destroyed by next big quake? I’ve never heard of any retrofitting projects to make them safe. Really feels like we’re just shrugging our shoulders on that one.
Overall, what I’ve learned from all the research on this subject is that if you don’t live in a house in a neighborhood that isn’t directly on a fault line, you will be in a world of hurt when the earthquake finally happens. Is this accurate? So the best thing people can do is just move if they don’t have a house in one of the lucky neighborhoods?
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It seems pretty obvious that Seattle is woefully unprepared.
1 - Water and plumbing need 50+ years to be prepared for an earthquake. 2 months to get plumbing back is shameful and it’s absurd we aren’t giving SPU the funding they need now.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/seattle-would-lose-all-water-pressure-within-24-hours-of-catastrophic-earthquake-city-study-says/
2 - Almost all of the videos I’ve seen King County and Washington State put out on this subject assumes that people live in houses. Are we just saying “good luck” to everyone who lives in condos and apartments? Where are they supposed to bury their garbage and excrement? How are they supposed to store supplies when they live in studios and small spaces?
3 - I’ve seen the maps of the fault lines (especially for the Seattle quake) and many times these run through residential neighborhoods. Are we assuming most of the people who live along these fault lines are going to be in serious trouble and if so, why is there not more awareness on the subject?
4 - What’s the point of building out all these light rails and bridges if we know they’re likely going to be destroyed by next big quake? I’ve never heard of any retrofitting projects to make them safe. Really feels like we’re just shrugging our shoulders on that one.
Overall, what I’ve learned from all the research on this subject is that if you don’t live in a house in a neighborhood that isn’t directly on a fault line, you will be in a world of hurt when the earthquake finally happens. Is this accurate? So the best thing people can do is just move if they don’t have a house in one of the lucky neighborhoods?
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