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Environmental Disasters Rock North Africa

Arwa Ouali, Contributing Writer • September 29, 2023

After 11 p.m. on Sept. 8, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake shook the mountain terrain in Morocco. This was one of the most powerful earthquakes Morocco had seen in over 100 years and the deadliest since 1960. Cultural...

Earthquake Devastates Turkey and Syria

Bansari Mistry and Vector Staff • February 28, 2023

By Bansari Mistry (Photo from ABC News) On Feb. 6, at 4:17 a.m. local time, southeast Turkey and northwest Syria were devastated by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on the Richter scale. The earthquake...

Mafia Involvement in Earthquake Aftermath

Colin Bayne • September 16, 2016

On Wednesday, August 24, Italy was struck by a devastating earthquake, which destroyed several ancient towns and killed upwards of 290 people. However, several buildings which were newly built and thought...