Professor Lucy Easthope

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Today with David McCullagh · Venezuela earthquake: fatal back-to-back earthquakes in Caracas · 25 Jun 2026 podcast

Please donate money, but not things.

What Caracas does not need now is our donated secondhand goods.

That's my very line of work.

It's taking learning from all over the world and making sure that the next time we do things either more of the same or slightly differently.

And my heart is with all of those affected and the responders today.

Without a doubt.

I think sometimes assumptions are made that if you are in more turmoil or certainly financial turmoil, the response will be poorer.

That's not what we always see.

And what's very interesting at the moment is the geopolitical position between Venezuela and America.

And we've already seen Donald Trump offer support.

very early in that area.

So disasters definitely play out within the geopolitical times and are inherently political.

Decisions around aid and help are political, which can feel very uncomfortable.

This is, regardless of your infrastructure, regardless of your political system, this is hell on earth.

It's incredibly difficult to manage.

And I think the other thing that scientists will be watching today is there is suggestion that there are links between El Nino weather phenomenons and seismic activity.

So is this the start of something?

Is a real question now for disaster scientists?

I've learned a lot from work and times in New Zealand.

And I think that the toll of aftershocks on response and then the very much longer-term recovering are really profound and misunderstood.

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