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...than a remote possibility. Basically, the effects of a New York City bankruptcy are immeasurable, since the situation would be unprecedented. But many economists believe the risk is too great to be worth taking. Says Heller: "No one knows how to judge a New York City default on a Richter scale of financial earthquakes, but we should try to handle it without testing the repercussions...
YALE-BROWN--This rates as an 11, and there may be some readings on the Richter scale before it's over. It won't surprise me if either team wins, which is why it doesn't surprise me that I can't pick this one. Because it's in Providence, I'll give the edge, grudgingly, to the Bruins. Brown 27, Yale...
While reading your cover story on earthquakes [Sept. 1], I was shaken by a small earthquake (4.4 on the Richter scale), the first to occur in Birmingham in 18 years. Your article was certainly TIMEly, and the special effects were outstanding...
...Lice, a single, slender minaret rose above the dust-clogged rubble. From the stony ridges above the village ran huge, pale, vertical scars gouged out by boulders dislodged during the earthquake that devastated Lice (pronounced lee-juh) earlier this month. Seismologists say the quake measured 6.8 on the Richter scale, just below the "severe" level in scientific terms (TIME cover, Sept...
What would happen to the San Francisco Bay Area if it were hit by a major quake (8.3 on the Richter scale) during the evening rush hour? This question was posed by the Federal Office of Emergency Preparedness to leading earthquake experts. The following scenario summarizes their responses...