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Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action, but it is possible to prepare Original

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By Louise Comfort, Burcak Basbug Erkan, Polat Gulkan
| Phys.org Verified
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 destruction was unforeseen. The death toll from the earthquakes of Feb. 6, 2023, that struck Turkey and northern Syria is still climbing.
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Earthquakes, Turkey, building codes

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By Louise Comfort, Burcak Basbug Erkan, Polat Gulkan
| Homeland Security News Wire Verified
EARTHQUAKESEarthquake in Turkey Exposes Gap Between Seismic Knowledge and Action – but It Is Possible to Prepare Published 15 February 2023 The final death toll is likely to place the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria among the worst natural disaster. The sobering question to us, as disaster mitigation scholars, is whether this enormous loss of lives, homes and livelihoods could have been avoided.
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Earthquake in Turkey exposes gap between seismic knowledge and action

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By Louise Comfort, Burcak Basbug Erkan, Polat Gulkan
| Ars Technica Verified
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 destruction was unforeseen. The death toll from the earthquakes of February 6, 2023, that struck Turkey and Northern Syria is still climbing.
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