By Kevin Schaefer |Staff Writer| On Fri., Feb. 15 a meteor flashed across the Russian sky producing a massive sonic boom injuring more than 1,000 people and blowing windows across the region. Like in countless numbers of other natural disaster, many witnesses who were affected were unprepared. Most students and faculty reside on a natural disasters waiting to happen, since we are right along the San Andreas fault line. Many believe the “Big One,” meaning a substantial earthquake, will hit in the not too distant future. Students and faculty alike may not be as prepared for such disasters as we would hope for. Many natural disasters, like the meteor that hit Russia, happen … [Read more...] about Don’t be unprepared for the next natural disasters
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CSUSB prepares for “Great ShakeOut”
By Jocelyn Colbert |Staff Writer| Millions of Californians statewide dropped to the ground last Thursday for “The Great California ShakeOut,” the earthquake preparedness drill. At 10:18 a.m. in coordination with the date Oct. 18, people across Southern California “ducked and covered.” Together everyone braced for a mock 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The Great ShakeOut is the world’s largest earthquake preparedness drill meant to get people ready for the big one. The purpose of the ShakeOut is to encourage people and organizations to be prepared to survive and recover when the next big earthquake happens. This practice drill was once a regional event that began five years ago and is … [Read more...] about CSUSB prepares for “Great ShakeOut”
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