Open AccessNational earthquake program comes under scrutiny
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2003eo200003
Subject(s) - scrutiny , agency (philosophy) , earthquake warning system , political science , forensic engineering , authorization , public administration , engineering , computer security , law , sociology , warning system , computer science , telecommunications , social science
The lead agency managing the U.S. National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program (NEHRP) came under heavy scrutiny during an 8 May hearing on the program's re‐authorization, held by a science subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Funding levels for NEHRP, which have significantly decreased in real dollars since the 1970s, also were criticized during the hearing. Still, the earthquake program itself generally was praised during the hearing as being a successful and valuable, but underfunded national asset at a time when earthquake hazards are increasing.