Nature:
The public prosecutor of L'Aquila, the Italian town hit by a
devastating earthquake in April 2009, is investigating whether
six Italian seismologists should be charged with manslaughter
for failing to warn citizens of the impending quake. Nicola
Nosengo of
Nature reports on the investigation, which stems in
part from a press conference held six days before the quake. At
that conference a government official declared, "The scientific
community tells us there is no danger, because there is an
ongoing discharge of energy. The situation looks
favorable."
