A city is located in an area that has experienced 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in the past. The city is considering building a new skyscraper. Use the earthquake magnitude scale to predict the amount and type of damage residents should expect from future earthquakes of similar magnitude. Then suggest a way to minimize the effects of future earthquakes on the skyscraper.

The residents should expect collapsing parts of the building, or even the building itself would collapse if the building cannot hold/not sturdy enough for earthquakes ranging around 7.0m to 7.9m. If the building is built by hills or rocky land, expect landslides to be happening. A way effects of future earthquakes can be minimized is that the building should be constructed with sturdy material (such as steel) so that it can withstand most of the force of a 7.0-7.9m earthquake.

Explanation:

"1. it should be, it has been for about 20 years, and it's really not much different in the end than breeding animals to have particular traits. there are always concerns about genetically engineered animals/plants affecting the environment in unexpected negative ways, but i can't think of an example where the fears didn't turn out to be baseless.  

first, as you point out, it would be a great advance in pharmacology, to be able to tailor drugs and their doses to me. the pros involve better medical treatment. the cons involve privacy issues like insurance companies denying coverage to people with genetic risk factors. looking at dna markers wouldn't affect the frequency of genetic diseases, but it would allow detection of them earlier. and ok, actually i suppose that if people used this information to avoid having children with genetic diseases, some might decrease in frequency."