Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action -- but it is possible to prepare
- Written by Louise K. Comfort, Professor of Public and International Affairs, former Director of the Center for Disaster Management, University of Pittsburgh
Worst-hit areas in Turkey were reduced to rubble.Erhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesTwo days after a devastating earthquake struck, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited one of the worst affected areas and declared that it was “not possible to be prepared for such a disaster.”
Certainly the scale of the...
