Did you know what to do when things started to shake Friday morning? Earthquake researchers and public safety officials are reminding residents how to react when the next quake strikes. “Duck, cover, ...

American Red Cross Los Angeles Region, along with its partners from the Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), joined a media event to educate the public on earthquake safety and preparedness, hosted by ...

The annual Great ShakeOut earthquake drill will take place Thursday, Oct. 21 at 10:21 a.m. local time. FEMA Region 4 encourages individuals and communities to participate and practice the simple ...

“Every kid in America knew this was ridiculous.” The straightforward observation of Rick Ginsberg, dean of the University of Kansas School of Education and Human Sciences, summarizes the paradox of ...

LAWRENCE — In American schools of the 1950s and ‘60s, students were taught to dive under their desks, crouch with their knees near their chests and to cover their heads with their hands. These “duck ...

The danger of nuclear war was accepted as a reality by the kids of my generation. Once a week, at the Pentagon’s direction, my parochial school in St. Louis would practice our “duck and cover” drill ...