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Scientific account: intended for specialists; will probably appear well after the dust has settled.
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Lead paragraph—must answer what, where, when, who was affected, and how. Likely to be heavy with data
instead of quotations. (Make them up too, but keep them consistent with the basic data at the top of page 1.)
One or more body paragraphs—provide background and analysis, more details on effects, maybe quotations from
experts, scientific explanations, and hypotheses. (Will probably compare original and revised estimates of severity
and effects, compare earthquake to other quakes.)
Final paragraph—summarizes what scientific knowledge has been gained or what plans are underway to gather
information as a result of the earthquake.
