Many popular vacation destinations, like California, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Thailand and the Caribbean are in active quake zones. Here are tips for staying safe.
Category: Earthquakes
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As Unexplained Quakes Ease, Tourist Island Insists It’s Open for Business
The Greek island of Santorini was shaken by thousands of mostly smaller-scale temblors. Now, residents have returned, and they hope visitors will, too.
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Nonstop Quakes Leave a Tourist Island Empty and Its Residents on Edge
Thousands of tremors, sometimes every few minutes, have shaken Santorini, Greece. More than 13,000 of its 15,500 inhabitants have left.
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Can Quake-Prone Japan Ever Embrace Nuclear Energy Again?
The government, its makeup in flux after the ruling party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will shape Japan’s future nuclear policy.
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Town in Iceland Evacuated Amid Fears of Volcanic Eruption
Officials said that “the likelihood of a volcanic eruption” in the near future was “considerable” in Grindavik, home to about 4,000 people.
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Blue Lagoon in Iceland Temporarily Closes After Thousands of Earthquakes
The tourist attraction, a geothermal spa that is popular with Americans, said it would “carefully monitor the seismic developments” as a precautionary measure.
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After the Earthquake in Morocco, Tourists Grapple With the Ethics of Travel
Last week’s disaster raises questions that also emerged in Maui, Greece and other hard-hit places. Is the presence of tourists a hindrance? Or can visitors, and the revenue they bring in, help?
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Taylor Swift-Quake: Fans Cause Seismic Activity at Seattle Concert
Seismometers can pick up many types of ground vibrations but this drew comparisons to the “Beast Quake” of 2011, when Seattle football fans roared in celebration of a last-minute Seahawks touchdown.
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Turkey’s Reeling Economy Is an Added Challenge for Erdogan
The New York Times – Business:The earthquake’s staggering reconstruction bill will join other economic woes as the country’s autocratic leader faces re-election.
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One Week After Turkey-Syria Earthquake, Relief Efforts Stymied
The New York Times – Business:More than 31,600 people in Turkey and more than 3,500 in Syria have died in the earthquake, the deadliest in Turkey since 1939.