Italy has always been a bit odd - I remember a group of scientists were convicted of manslaughter because they didn’t predict an earthquake that killed a few hundred people.
The USGS still claims, as it did in 2009, that earthquakes are unpredictable. At best they’ve been able to communicate when/where seismic events happen slightly faster than they propagate through the earth.
Italy has always been a bit odd - I remember a group of scientists were convicted of manslaughter because they didn’t predict an earthquake that killed a few hundred people.
uh, wow, I hadn’t heard of this. What an absolutely wild conviction.
Initial conviction: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20025626
(spoilers) overturned on appeal: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29996872
Dude. That happened way back in …2009!
Whatthefuck is wrong with people? At least it got overturned.
I remember that! But yeah, it didn’t make any sense back then either.
The USGS still claims, as it did in 2009, that earthquakes are unpredictable. At best they’ve been able to communicate when/where seismic events happen slightly faster than they propagate through the earth.