Reflections on the L'Aquila verdict - A candid risk assessment of the role of the earth scientist and some suggestions for risk management (VUELCO Barcelona 2013)
20 Mar 2013 | Contributor(s):: Richard Bretton, Jo Gottsmann, Robert Stephen Sparks
The scientific community's public reaction to the conviction and sentencing of seven Italian scientists was immediate, passionate and, too large extent, ill-informed. The after-shock waves were predictable; the Twitter feeds, blogs and press releases vitriolic. There was unanimity that we were...