Ian Watkinson

Ian Watkinson

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Ian Watkinson is a geoscientist from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway University of London. He has studied the impacts of modern construction practices in Myanmar and how the country's recent building boom has affected its vulnerability to seismic events, especially in the context of its infrastructure's performance during earthquakes.

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Ian Watkinson, from the department of earth sciences at Royal Holloway University of London, said what had changed in recent decades was the boom in high-rise buildings constructed from reinforced concrete.

Why Myanmar quake was so deadly
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-01
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Ian Watkinson, a professor of Earth sciences at Royal Holloway University, expressed concerns about the lack of earthquake-resistant buildings in Myanmar.

Por qué el terremoto en Myanmar se sintió desde tan lejos y otras 3 preguntas sobre la tragedia
El Nacional·VenezuelaVenezuela· 2025-03-31
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Ian Watkinson, a professor of Earth sciences at Royal Holloway University, considers it unlikely that many buildings in Myanmar are built to earthquake-resistant standards.

Por qué el terremoto en Myanmar se sintió tan lejos y otras 3 preguntas sobre la tragedia
El Observador·UruguayUruguay· 2025-03-30
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Ian Watkinson from the Earth Sciences department at Royal Holloway, University of London, discussed how modern infrastructure is being tested by this earthquake.

Científicos explican por qué fue tan devastador el terremoto de Birmania - Ciencia
ABC Color – leading Paraguayan newspaper, est. 1967·ParaguayParaguay· 2025-03-30
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Ian Watkinson, from the department of earth sciences at Royal Holloway University of London, said what had changed in recent decades was the boom in high-rise buildings constructed from reinforced concrete.

Scientists explain why Myanmar quake was so deadly - World
Dawn – Pakistan’s oldest and most widely read English daily, est. 1941·PakistanPakistan· 2025-03-30
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Dr Ian Watkinson, a lecturer in earth sciences at Royal Holloway University, expressed concerns about the lack of earthquake-proof buildings in Myanmar.

What caused it and why did it make a building in Bangkok collapse?
BBC·United KingdomUnited Kingdom· 2025-03-29
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Ian Watkinson is from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, London University, who warned about the possibility of aftershocks.

Penyebab Gempa Besar Myanmar-Thailand, Gempa Geser di Sesar Sagaing
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2025-03-29
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Ian Watkinson is from the Department of Earth Sciences at Royal Holloway, London University, who warned about potential aftershocks.

Penyebab Gempa Besar Myanmar-Thailand, Gempa Geser di Sesar Sagaing
Kompas·IndonesiaIndonesia· 2025-03-29
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Ian Watkinson, from the department of earth sciences at Royal Holloway University of London, said what had changed in recent decades was the 'boom in high-rise buildings constructed from reinforced concrete'.

Experts link Myanmar's building boom to earthquake
The Punch·NigeriaNigeria· 2025-03-29
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