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Earthquake Preparation: Acting before, so you can be Calling afterwards
9th May 2015
Earthquake preparation operates over different time-scales. There is action 'Before', such as setting minimum building standards for all new construction; advice for 'During' - such as Drop, Cover, Hold; and making sure that the injured and survivors get the most effective response in the 'After' period. Los Angeles is making sure the mobile phone network can withstand through to the 'After'.
Andy Day
Andy recently finished being a classroom geographer after 35 years at two schools in East Yorkshire as head of geography, head of the humanities faculty and director of the humanities specialism. He has written extensively about teaching and geography - with articles in the TES, Geography GCSE Wideworld and Teaching Geography.