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NEMA says earthquake resilience requires grid modernization.

2016-02-05 14:31:07| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

Nearly 400 member companies of NEMA and their staffs of experienced engineers and electroindustry experts—spanning more than 50 industry sectors—offered grid modernization and storm recovery guidance for the White House Earthquake Resilience Summit. NEMA has asked Congress to support electrical grid modernization through passage of the Energy Policy Modernization Act (S.2012). Legislation includes provisions that would increase the resiliency of critical infrastructure during natural disasters.

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See it: Tokyo zoo prepares for zebra escape in earthquake

2016-02-03 02:02:16| IT Services - Topix.net

That's the lesson displayed by a video from a Tokyo zoo, where staff held their annual drill Tuesday morning simulating what to do if an animal breaks out. The public exercise at Ueno Zoo rehearsed a scenario in which a zebra got out of its cage when a tremor destroyed it, Agence France Presse reported.

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