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News Release 15-081

NSF awards grants for study of Nepal earthquake

Research aims to help people in Nepal and beyond become more resilient in natural disasters

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people and rubble following the Nepal earthquake of April 25, 2015.

NSF has funded rapid response grants for the Nepal earthquake of April 25, 2015.

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road cracked following the Nepal quake

The Nepal quake claimed more than 8,800 human lives, and injured nearly 23,000 people.

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woman walking on a street with damaged buildings after the quake.

NSF-supported researchers were among the first U.S. scientific teams on the scene after the quake.

Credit: Andre Barbosa, OSU


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quake damage to a school building.

Data from Nepal will inform global disaster research. Shown here: Quake damage to a school building.

Credit: Andre Barbosa, OSU


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Durbar Square in Kathmandu, before the earthquake.

Durbar Square in Kathmandu, before the earthquake.

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People and collapsed buildings in Durbar Square in Kathmandu, after the quake.

Durbar Square in Kathmandu, after the quake.

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