While the war in the Middle East continues to make headlines, many might not know the history behind the tensions between Israel and Palestine.
SAN DIEGO — Nearly 1 million people in government offices, businesses and schools throughout San Diego County will stop everything for a minute Thursday to"drop, cover and hold on" during a statewide earthquake preparedness drill, now in its 15th year."Everyone, everywhere, should know how to protect themselves during an earthquake -- at work, at school, at home, or even while traveling," according to a statement posted to ShakeOut.org.
California State University campuses are set to participate, along with UC San Diego, the San Diego Community College District, MiraCosta College and Palomar Community College District. Officials believe that such a tectonic shift could produce waves of movement for hundreds of miles, over four minutes. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, some 2,000 people would die, tens of thousands would be injured and more than $200 billion in damage would result. The cataclysm would have 50 times the intensity of the Jan. 17, 1994, Northridge earthquake.
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