• Question: is there a wy we can stop earthquakes

    Asked by shoaib2011 to Adam, Geoff, Rob, Sheila, Suzie on 23 Mar 2011 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Adam Tuff

      Adam Tuff answered on 22 Mar 2011:

      At the moment…no. The Earth is still very active, and will be for millions of years to come – in fact the heat from the Earth helps us to live on this planet. They are something we will have to learn to live with.

    • Photo: Sheila Kanani

      Sheila Kanani answered on 22 Mar 2011:

      Sadly I dont think so no. But we are learning more and more about them so hopefully we’ll be able to detect them with enough warning that we can get all the ppl out or something one day.

    • Photo: Robert Simpson

      Robert Simpson answered on 23 Mar 2011:

      Alas no (at least not yet) – but we can try to manage the effects of earthquakes.

    • Photo: Suzie Sheehy

      Suzie Sheehy answered on 23 Mar 2011:

      No I don’t think we can avoid earthquakes, but I think we can control how much damage they do by being well prepared and engineering buildings and systems well to cope with them.

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