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1993 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Earthquake Prediction and Information to the Public — a Mexican Perspective

Author : Roberto Meli

Published in: Prediction and Perception of Natural Hazards

Publisher: Springer Netherlands

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The aim of this contribution is to present some aspects of the relationship between the scientific community, the authorities, the press and the general public, regarding the prediction of possible disasters. The comments refer to the situation in Mexico and more specifically to two examples related to the seismic risk resulting from the high probability of a great earthquake in the so called “Guerrero gap”.

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Title
Earthquake Prediction and Information to the Public — a Mexican Perspective
Author
Roberto Meli
Copyright Year
1993
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Book
Prediction and Perception of Natural Hazards

Print ISBN: 978-90-481-4289-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-94-015-8190-5

Copyright Year: 1993

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-8190-5_25