Did you read it? In the process of asserting themselves as the legitimate authorities on local seismological conditions, the seismologists appeared to *minimize* the risk of a major earthquake. One seismologist in an attempt to quell public alarm said the recent cluster of tremors *reduced* the risk of a major earthquake which he knew was unfounded claim.
I suspect the government seimsologist were either misinformed about their duties or those duties were not clearly formulated by the government . Unfortunately these scientists are the guinea-pigs for better policy so the sentence should be light. Perhaps the italian equivalent of the minister of the environment should take some of the blame and resign. Harry On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 11:08 AM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > This whole story is an outrage. It is simply dreadful. Are they trying to > outlaw science and academic freedom, or are they trying to outlaw mistakes? > > - Jed >
