Emergency response to the earthquake

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This week, the Bay Area felt a series of earthquakes in less than 24 hours. Thursday marked the 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. That prompted KQED Science reporter Peter Arcuni to come up with a disaster plan. Over the course of four days, Arcuni secured his house ... Show More

As wildfires burn in the Northwest Territories, premier Caroline Cochrane called out Ottawa for failing to respond to decades-long requests to address basic infrastructure gaps. And as the residents who were forced to evacuate know, things like safe road systems and strong teleco ... Show More

7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes just off southwestern coast of Mexico, triggering tsunami warning. Listen for more details.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy 

Monday another earthquake struck southeastern Turkey, near the Syrian border. This time, the quake registered as a magnitude 6.3 — an order lower than the initial, devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake and the magnitude 7.5 aftershock that struck the area two weeks ago on Feb. 6. ... Show More

Tracking powerful cross-country storms; Millions in the northeast are on alert for aftershocks from Friday's earthquake; Growing calls for a hostage deal and cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war; CDC issues a new warning for potential cases of the bird flu. Learn more about your ad cho ... Show More

How are search and rescue teams saving people in Turkey and Syria?The BBC's Anna Foster describes how the relief effort is playing out on the ground in one of the cities hardest hit by the earthquakes.Baroness Amos, Labour member of the House of Lords, and former UN Under-Secreta ... Show More

An episode about two (unconnected) situations, 1) the very recent earthquake in Turkey & Syria which has left many people in urgent need of help, 2) the humanitarian crisis in Iran. During the episode I read from various articles and explain some vocabulary.👉 Consider donating t ... Show More