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Author
Sam Penny visits CUSEC
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Sam
Penny, author of Memphis 7.9 has taken a different approach to
spreading the word about the New Madrid Seismic
Zone and its' associated risk. After more than fifteen years of studying
available scientific and engineering literature concerning the New Madrid
Seismic Zone, Mr. Penny decided against writing another scientific treatise,
mainly for the reason that most people can’t identify with them.
Instead he decided to approach the issue as a fictional account based on
information
he had garnered from researched data from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency and the U.S. Geological Survey.
Memphis 7.9 pulls the reader in and captures
the imagination while adding an element of “what if”
that should raises awareness to the hazard faced in the central United
States. Mr.
Penny is shown below with CUSEC Executive Director, Jim Wilkinson,
in the CUSEC Board Room.
Additional information
on the author and Memphis 7.9 can be found by clicking
here. Mr. Penny was recently nominated for a local award. Read
the press release here.
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