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Journal: Nature & Nature Geoscience  2013 No.6  Share to Sinaweibo  Share to QQweibo  Share to Facebook  Share to Twitter    clicks:857   
Title:
Resilience from ruin
Author: Editorial
Adress: Nature Editor
Abstract:

Five years ago, China was struck by the devastating Wenchuan earthquake. From the destruction comes new understanding.

The earthquake that hit the quiet, rural province of Sichuan, China, on 12 May 2008 stands out as one of the most striking natural disasters of recent years. A quake of such high magnitude was unexpected in this mid-continental region, and is one of the deadliest and costliest in the twenty-first century so far. However, the event was recorded in detail and generated large amounts of new data, creating a research bloom that continues today. A web focus published with this issue (http://go.nature.com/TECoT5) explores the marks left by this tragic event, along with the research avenues that have opened up as a result.

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