earthquake

Life in the end times, part 1

Mike Pilewski explains how Americans make an art of preparing for disaster.

The explosion at the Fukushima nuclear reactor as shown on Japanese TV.

Earthquake in Japan - Medium

Learn the language used in news reports about the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Then review the tenses in our exercise.

Cantabrians are learning to live with aftershocks

Canterbury is "open for business" despite the earthquake damage experienced by Christchurch on 4 September. "Cantabrians are coming together to support each other and get back to business," Peter Townsend told the New Zealand Herald.

Replay: Adopted or kidnapped?

Radio journalist Romie Singh brings us the voices of people making the news in the Replay section of Spotlight Audio. Listen now as she talks about a charity effort in Haiti that ended in controversy.

Judith Betrand, 10, is attended to by a Dominican Red Cross volunteer in Cité Soleil, Port-au-Prince.Photo: American Red Cross/Talia Frenkel.

Helping Haiti - Difficult

The earthquake in Haiti has caused a humanitarian tragedy. Listen to world leaders Gordon Brown and Barack Obama, and R&B star Wyclef Jean, speak about their efforts to help Haiti.