#Lebanon’s failed state: What if it had been a high magnitude #earthquake?
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Members of the #National_Center_for_Geophysical_Research carry out tests with the limited equipment they have. (Photo: Marwan Bou Haidar) Members of the National Center for Geophysical Research carry out tests with the limited equipment they have. (Photo: Marwan Bou Haidar)
Lebanese government efforts to protect us from earthquakes are as fast as tectonic plates, which move from zero to 100 millimeters per year. Government performance, however, scores closer to zero, which could lead to terrible destruction.
Bassam Alkantar
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