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After one of the largest earthquakes Turkey has seen in decades hit earlier in February, another 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit the southern region earlier this week. The head of Turkey's emergency response agency pleaded with citizens to avoid previously damaged buildings to prevent future injuries…

In his presidential campaign in 2019, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan raved about laws he passed that forgive property owners for not updating construction codes. These same codes are said to have possibly alleviated some of the toll that the recent earthquake took on Turkish infrastructure, and…

The Turkish Presidential election is occurring in May, and current President Tayyip Erdogan's odds will be significantly influenced by his response to the catastrophic earthquake that hit Turkey earlier this week. Interestingly enough, he came to power in 1999 after a poor government earthquake…

On Monday, October 29th at 6:30 a.m., a Boeing plane en route from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang crashed into the sea minutes after takeoff, and authorities believe all 189 people on board were killed. As a result of this event, Indonesia has ordered an inspection of all Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, one of…

Image from United States Geographical Survey (USGS) National Earthquake Information Center James Queally reported in the Los Angeles Times: Recently there has been a multitude of low-impact earthquakes striking the Bay Area. Early Monday morning, Diablo experienced a 2.9 magnitude earthquake…

A Fox News video reports on the progress of the Thomas Fire, which is still only 35% contained. Entering its ninth day, the Thomas Fire is very large at 60 miles long and 40 miles wide. Around 900 homes have burned as a result. Click here to watch the full video.

Although it goes against every emotional reaction a human being has to earthquakes, doing the drop, cover, hold on is the safest thing here. Running in a strong earthquake poses many hazards, and itself can cause a number of injuries, such as broken legs and ankle sprains. The general advice for…