Jail for members of the Great Risks Commission
{"Image DocumentName": "Jail for members of the Great Risks Commission", "Image ImageDescription": "Case Study: L Aquila, Italy (2009) Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 hit the Abruzzi town of L Aquila on 6 April 2009 following a series of swarms (small, but numerous tremors on a daily basis) during the preceding 2 months. In a public meeting 6 days prior to the main shock, members of Italy s Great Risks Commission downplayed the likelihood of a major quake and did not reiterate what risks people faced if one did occur. This was in response to an amateur seismologist, Giampaolo Giuliani, who was predicting a major quake based on radon readings on his home made radon monitoring devices. On 22 October 2012, 6 scientists and one ex-government official (all members of the great risks commission who attended the meeting) were found guilty of manslaughter by an Italian judge, as they played down the risks of a major shock. They were sentenced to 6 years in prison. Contents.", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}