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Feb 6 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
Feeling helpless at the scale of devastation in Turkey and Syria. Thinking of all those impacted.

If you have students who, like my disaster risk reduction class, want to understand what happened today, these links may help 👇

#Geography #TurkeyQuake
In these videos (2 parts) Remy Bossu explains that we can't predict earthquakes, what earthquakes are, what aftershocks are, and why the second 7+ quake today was not an aftershock. Also shows tectonic setting of the region:
This is the United States Geological Survey Earthquakes website, which provides up to date information about earthquakes worldwide and clearly shows the location and information for the quakes that impacted Turkey and Syria today: earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/ma…
This is an article discussing how the pre-existing vulnerability of Syria due to the civil war has enhanced the impacts of this disaster and hampered relief and rescue efforts in the country: amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…
This is a video, verified by the BBC, highlighting the 'cascading' nature of hazards- Hazards can lead to, or trigger, other hazards that may be incredibly harmful or disruptive in their own right- in this case, the damage to gas pipes has caused fires :
The cascading nature of hazard is also highlighted by the potential link between the earthquakes and landsliding, discussed in this blog by Dave Petley:
When discussing hazards with students, we talk about miscommunication and fake news, particularly in the run up to, or aftermath of, significant disasters. In this podcast, the BBC explain how they have factchecked information about today's tragic events: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
There is a huge amount of news covering immediate response, highlighting the many groups involved. There have been statements from political leaders worldwide pledging support, and many campaigns have quickly sprung into action- donate if you can here : donate.redcross.org.uk/appeal/turkey-…
The US National Science Foundation Seismological Facility for the Advancement of Geoscience (SAGE) has created helpful teaching materials for the 7.8 quake today:
This map provides a sense of the spatial scale of today's events, showing the areas that experienced ground shaking:
This thread provides clearly communicated information on the tectonic cause of the quakes:
I would always recommend @SquigglyVolcano as an excellent source of scicomms about hazards and their impacts- he has a useful thread on today's events here:
Today, hundreds of thousands of lives were changed in an instant. Moving forward, listening to and highlighting those voices, and local and regional experts, is vital. Rapid information can help make sense of why something happened, but is not all we need.

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nature.com/articles/s4156…

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