It's pretty impressive that this earthquake is almost the same rating (7.0) as our "big one" in San Francisco in 1989, and the Anchorage damage, while extensive, it nowhere near as bad: Zero lives were lost, power was only lost for less than a day, and the city was back up and running (including the airport) that evening.
Great article noting the same thing, here.
In 1989, the Bay Bridge lost a big chunk, the Cypress Freeway came down, the Freeway along the Embarcadero collapsed. 63 died, 4000 were injured. We lost power for several days. Engineering is a very worthy and meaningful field, of which I am proud to be a tiny part. If I had not been a mechanical engineer, my second choice would have been to be a structural engineer.
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Here, Here!
Yes, I always said "workers" in the medical field and the engineering field are the most contributing people to this society. We can live fine without checking out the outer space (the science field), without staring at players at the ball games, without watching movies etc.. None are the real necessity, but we need doctors and engineers, always.
Proud that you are part of them.
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