March 2023 Issue: Earthquakes in Turkey and Environmental Issues
Introduction
The Kahramanmaras Earthquake
Chanah Yin, Melody Yu
History of Earthquakes Around the World
Small earthquakes are quite common worldwide; a million or so happen each year. However, certain places are more susceptible to earthquakes due to their location near the seven major ...
Eliška Levisohn
Impacts of Earthquakes in Turkey
On February 6th, 2023, Turkey was hit by a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 6.9. It struck the eastern province of Van, causing extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure...
Sophia Huang
Comparison of Turkey and California Earthquakes
Earthquakes prove to be one of the most unique and dangerous natural disasters due to their unpredictability and invisibility. While people do not consistently fear them, even the sli...
Joyce Rizko
Turkey-Syria Earthquake and Its Impact on Mental Health
On February 6, 2023, a catastrophic earthquake changed the lives of millions of people in Turkey and Syria. This earthquake resulted in a death toll of more than 50,000 people, while ...
Harriet Lai
Syrian Earthquake Exasperate Refugee Problem & History of Syrian Civil War
“They’re saying that the west is prioritizing politics over the humanitarian situation, but that’s not true. To give priority to one over the other both situations - the humanitarian ...
Brian Yu
Safety Tips for Different Types of Natural Disasters
Threatening to strike at any place and time, an earthquake is a rapid shaking caused by the shifting of rocks underneath the earth’s surface. In order to prepare your home for such a ...
Aava Ghorbanian
Global Cooling before Global Warming
This recent cold weather over the West Coast has more disastrous impacts than one may think. Last week, on March 5th, Texas saw snow for the first time in years. California has been h...
Raquel Rybakova