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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
Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action -- but it is possible to prepareWorst-hit areas in Turkey were reduced to rubble.Erhan Sevenler/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Two 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...

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