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The region’s susceptibility to earthquakes means that there is the likelihood of a tsunami occurring in the future and the warning has been issued to stay on the alert.

Varendra Saith On February 6, 2023, at approximately 4.17 am, central Turkey and northern Syria were rocked by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake, centered around Turkey's Pazarcik district in the Kahramanmaras province. Amongst the strongest quakes to hit the region, the natural disaster has already been estimated to claim over 51,100 lives (as of February 28).

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Show more Two weeks ago several G7 leaders called for an international treaty on Pandemic Preparedness for the future. This week 175 prominent leaders called for lifting the IP on vaccine design. And former UK PM Gordon Brown called on the G7 to finance vaccines for the world in the next two months. But are there technical difficulties that limit the pace of manufacture? Anthony McDonnell is an economist at think tank Centre for Global Development who has been looking at the problem since last year. He suggests, amongst other things, one limit is the human expertise in manufac...

Volcanoes, earthquakes part of life in the Caribbean 5 Hrs Ago Ash clouds tower above La Soufriere as seen from Dorsetshire hill in St Vincent on April 9. Photo courtesy Virad Peters Photo courtesy Virad Peters - Volcanoes and earthquakes are realities of life in the Eastern Caribbean so people and countries should be prepared for them says seismologist Dr Joan Latchman. According to the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) website, Grenada, St Vincent, St Lucia, Martinique, Dominica, Guadeloupe, Montserrat, Nevis, St Kitts, St Eustatius and Saba have 19 live (like...