The Earthquake Environmental Justice Aren’t Talking About

Image by Emad El Byed.

On December 15th, many people in Syria felt the earthquake. Seismic scales registered above 3.0 on the Richter scale and could be felt up to 500 miles away. Natural disasters usually have the attention of people around the world. When earthquakes happen, humanitarian workers and supplies are sent to help out. After hurricanes, organizations release statements responding to the urgency of the climate crisis and hypothetical transitions away from fossil fuels. In Syria...