This is techknow. A show about innovations that can change lives. The science of fighting a wildfire. Were going to explore the intersection of hardware and humanity, but were doing it in a unique way. This is a show about science. Oh oh my god by scientists. Tonight, techknow investigates the cascadia fault. Hey guys and welcome to techknow im phil torres and with me today dr. Crystal dilworth and marita davison. Today were going to be talking about the devastating potential of earthquakes and in particular were concerned about one that many may not even know about. Thats right when most people think about the big one theyre thinking about californias san andreas fault. Mostly because of its history but also from a little help from hollywood. Yeah, but it turns out theres a far less famous fault line that we should be even more worried about and its in my backyard in the Pacific Northwest. Its called the cascadia subduction zone. And if certain scientific predictions are correct, this
Putin. Isil is claiming responsibility for yet another attack on civilians outside of the middle east. Today, the group said that it took aim for the city of jakarta. Two were killed, along with five attackers in a series of coordinated attacks in the indonesian capital. And we have the story. Reporter he approaches the downtown area, at least six separate explosions and then gunfire. A multipronged attack close to the office of the united nations, and a popular sarinah shopping mall. The Indonesian Television has released these pictures of a suspect who was carrying a bomb. One bomb was known to have gone off near a starbucks cafe and a police post was destroyed in the blast. Overseeing the operations. We cannot be afraid, and we cannot be defeated by these terror attacks. I urge people to stay calm, because everything is under control. Reporter isil has now claimed responsibility for this attack, and the police chief said that according it him, theres a competition going on among isi
Blacks lifetime of accomplishments. Good evening, everyone. Were starting with the which could storm threatening an oar winter weary part of the country, its the second time if two weeks that ice and snow have hit the southeast. But this time, they are ready. Outside of atlanta with more, robert, whats the situation there tonight . John, good evening, the roads are pretty much empty. People hunkering down, and let me tip down some of the interesting notes here from the state of georgia. Over 500 National Guard are on call. About 2500 power trucks from the southern region, making their way to atlanta, and the metro area. 65 shelters open for business tonight in the next 48 hours. Grocery stores, the aisles and shelves cleaned out. Teams of salt spreaders are on the roads, pretreating. And unlike two weeks ago, Georgia Power saying that this could be historic and catastrophic, and as you said, the president of the United States declaring a state of emergency here in georgia. Making sure
Fishing arrested for fishing. Native americans thrown in gaol decades ago may finally be let off the hook. Hi there. Welcome to al jazeera america. Good to have you with us. Im Thomas Drayton. Well get to the stories in a moment. First, get ready. Georgia and the carolinas are preparing for the worst as another storm bears down on the southeast. Well show you the satellite image. 100 Million People are in the storms path. Several governors declared states of emergencies. Thats the case in georgia, where robert ray reports from roswell, outside of atlanta. 2200 flights have been cancelled at hartsfield jackson, the Busiest Airport in the world. They cant remember that many flights being canningsedly in recent memory. Two weeks ago the traffic gridlock that occurred, officials took that as a bigtime lesson as the country looked at it. The governor nathan deal opened his own Emergency Committee of 32 members, including meteorologists who are giving him guidance. Mayor of atlanta contracti
To reduce americas control over the internet. And also coming up the race is on with the big thing in gaming is withdrawn because it is too addictive. So the United Nations has reviewed supplied aid to civilians trapped in the besieged syrian city of homs. People in the city have been desperate for supplies more than a year now, but its happening against the backdrop of more fighting in the country. We have the latest. More u. N. Convoys carrying aid arrive in the old city of homs where many have been trapped for more than a year. Hundreds of people were able to leave out of the government and rebels agreed to a ceasefire on friday. But many are worried that those who left have been detained by security forces. The u. N. Humanitarian operation in homs is in the warring factions. The reality on the ground is quite different. A child being treated at a field hospital, government jets have targeted different areas of the city. Here people are looking for survivors under the rubble. In ale