Previous message: "Department of the Interior pulls plug on all websites, email" http://www.politechbot.com/p-02895.html --- Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2001 03:48:35 -0800 To: declanat_private From: dkm <dkmnowat_private> Subject: Access to USGS Eartquake Information restored. The DOI disconnect caused quite a stir in the North Coast seismological community as virtually all access to current seismicity information was unnecessarily cut off. Most, if not all, sources for current US earthquake data rely on USGS seismic monitoring systems. Here in the Gorda and Cascadia subduction zones north of California's Cape Mendocino, access to current seismicity information is an even greater concern than in the areas further south surrounding the San Andreas and Hayward fault systems. Fortunately, as of Monday, Dec. 10th, the USGS National Earthquake Information Center Website, at <http://wwwneic.cr.usgs.gov/> is up and running again, and most of the necessary seismic data is now available, for research and safety interests, and to the public. Let's hope that future DOI and DOJ knee-jerking does not unnecessarily place the safety of the public in jeopardy as it has in this case. Dave March, Eureka, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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