Natural Disasters

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…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who came to power after a poor earthquake response in 1999, assured the Turkish people that the upcoming May Presidential election will go on as planned. While Erdogan has admitted to a lack of adequate response, it is clouded with a consistent re-emphasis on the…

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…

Since 1939, this has been Turkey’s most powerful earthquake disaster and its deadliest since 1999. The death toll has exceeded 25,00, and in northwestern Syria, rescue efforts are ending. Criticism has been directed towards the international community for not providing enough aid or equipment to…

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…

The San Andreas fault in California is capable of similar activity to the East Anatolian fault that caused the Turkey-Syrian Earthquake earlier this week. Following the earthquakes in the 1980s and 1990s, some Californian cities have retrofitted or destroyed problematic buildings. However, not all…

On February 6, 2023, a series of powerful earthquakes shook northern and western Syria as well as southern and central Turkey. The number of fatalities in Turkey alone reached 17,674 as of today, making it the country's deadliest earthquake since 1939. Following the deadly earthquake, Turkey's…

It is shocking to many Californians that the continuing California storms were most likely not caused by global warming, but rather it is just the typical intense, periodic rain that has occurred in our history. Climate experts say that the severe rain was most likely due to the drought-to-deluge…

Despite experiencing some of the most severe hurricanes and tropical storms in the country, Florida lawmakers still refuse to vote in favor of legislation to slow down climate change. These blocks are seen at the Senate level, as well as at the state government level, with Governor DeSantis…

These coming weeks, Tropical Storm Kay approaches the north as a Category 1 hurricane, creating a climate crisis-fueled heatwave. Rain has begun falling from far Southern California and far southwest Arizona, with increased risk of flash flooding. In the meantime, wildfires continue to burn in…

With record-high temperatures occurring throughout Greece to Sctoland, an upwards number of 37,000 people have been forced to evacuate in the past week. Despite the best efforts of the firefighters, several major wildfires continue to ablaze, causing panic to senior citizens and passerbys alike.…

On Wednesday, a fast-moving brush fire in Orange County, California, torched at least 20 homes and prompted emergency evacuations. The Laguna Niguel fire began Wednesday afternoon and spread to nearly 200 acres as it swept down houses along hillside streets in one of California's wealthiest areas.…

To prepare for severe winter storms, one thing the CDC suggests is to have one's vehicle serviced regularly. Things to pack in the car include nonperishable, high energy food such as granola bars, bottled water, first aid kits, warm clothing, flashlights with batteries, jumper cables, and…

Now, about a week out from the oil spill in southern California, wildlife and environmental experts are attempting to assess the damage done to the wildlife population. The spill was estimated to have leaked anywhere from 31,000 to more than 120,000 gallons of oil into the water off the coast of…