LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 14: Ned Field, US Geological Survey Geophysicists, speaks near a map comparing relative earthquake threat as representatives of the Southern California Earthquake Center, the US Geological Survey, and the California Geologic Survey present new statewide earthquake probabilities for California at a press conference on April 14, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast makes comparisons between hazards in the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles, and compares major California fault lines. The information presented will be used for building codes, emergency planning efforts, and insurance rates throughout the state. Getty Images logo Getty Images 20 months ago

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 14: Ned Field, US Geological Survey Geophysicists, speaks near a map comparing relative earthquake threat as representatives of the Southern California Earthquake Center, the US Geological Survey, and the California Geologic Survey present new statewide earthquake probabilities for California at a press conference on April 14, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. The Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast makes comparisons between hazards in the San Francisco Bay area and Los Angeles, and compares major California fault lines. The information presented will be used for building codes, emergency planning efforts, and insurance rates throughout the state.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Lance Corporal Adam Drane's mother Jacqueline Drane reacts as his coffin is driven through the streets of Wootton Bassett in southwest England, December 15, 2009. Drane, of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was the 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year, and was killed on December 7.
  2. The funeral cortege of Lance Corporal Adam Drane drives through the streets of Wootton Bassett in southwest England, December 15, 2009. Drane, of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was the 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year, and was killed on December 7.
  3. L-3 Communications Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Strianese answers a question during the 2009 Reuters Aerospace and Defense Summit in Washington December 15, 2009.
  4. The funeral cortege of Lance Corporal Adam Drane is driven though the streets of Wootton Bassett in southwest England, December 15, 2009. Drane, of the 1st Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment, was the 100th British soldier to die in Afghanistan this year, and was killed on December 7.
  5. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: (L-R) Ryan Idzi, Gary Chiltern and Richie Maddox of 'The Soldiers' attend the annual Variety Club Christmas lunch at the Grosvenor House Hotel on December 15, 2009 in London, England.
  6. DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 15: Actor Omar Sharif during a portrait session on day seven of the 6th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 15, 2009 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
  7. CENTURION, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 15: Andrew Strauss of England looks on during an England Nets Session at Centurion Park on December 15, 2009 in Centurion, South Africa.
  8. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Jo Wood arrives at number 10 Downing Street to hand over a picture of a giant T-Shirt as part of the Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops campaign on December 15, 2009 in London, England. The T-Shirt featured photographs of thousands of people behind the campaign against sweatshops.
  9. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Jo Wood arrives at number 10 Downing Street to hand over a picture of a giant T-Shirt as part of the Love Fashion Hate Sweatshops campaign on December 15, 2009 in London, England. The T-Shirt features photographs of thousands of people behind the campaign against sweatshops.
  10. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 15: Caroline Feraday attends the annual Variety Club Christmas lunch at the Grosvenor House Hotel on December 15, 2009 in London, England.
  11. TV camera are set up as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Governor of the US State of California, delivers his speech at a side event at the UN Climate Summit in Copenhagen, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
  12. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, second right, gestures as he addresses a meeting of the Central Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009. Banner reads in Arabic: "Palestinian Liberation Organization, the Palestinian National Council."
  13. Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe, top steps, centre, arrives at Copenhagen Airport in Denmark, to attend the UN Climate Summit, United Nations Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009.
  14. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, seen, during a meeting of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2009.
  15. A pilgrim walks on the St. James's Way covering with frost as temperature plummet in Ibaneta, near the Franco - Spanish border Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009. A polar wind is crossing the country as many parts of Spain registered freezing temperatures and snow storms.
  16. A demonstrator carries a Solidarity trade union flag, during a protest, in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday Dec. 15, 2009. Thousands of workers from the Solidarity trade union marched in the Polish capital to demand government protection for industrial jobs. The workers rallied Tuesday in front of Prime Minister Donald Tusk's office in central Warsaw, carrying the white and red flags of the Solidarity trade union, blowing on horns and setting a pile of tires on fire.