98 episodes
Getting Through It Dr. Lucy Jones Center
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4.8 • 50 Ratings
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In this weekly broadcast, Dr. Jones shares how the world works, why you might feel the way you do about a particular disaster, and how you can manage the chaos around you that is real life. The topics range from earthquakes to other disasters that affect people, as well as the history of science and big disasters, and how through understanding why, we are more able to manage it and be more successful at “getting through it.”
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Episode 117 - Hurricane Season
In this special guest episode of Getting Through It, Dr. Lucy Jones sits down with Emiliano Rodríguez Nuesch, a specialist in creative risk communication and the director of the risk communications agency Pacífico. In the wake of tropical storm Hilary in Los Angeles and reflecting on Emiliano’s hurricane preparedness work in the Caribbean, they discuss how to manage the risks we face as climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of hurricanes. They then highlight innovative approaches to effective risk communication as it relates to hurricanes.
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Episode 116 - What the U.S. Can Learn From Earthquakes in Turkey
The devastating magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Turkey on February 6, 2023 and its aftershocks have many people wondering if the same impacts and damage could happen in Southern California. In this episode, Dr. Jones lays out how to get from good codes to good buildings. She reminds us that buildings are only as good as the building code that was in place at the time it was constructed and the degree to which that code was enforced.
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Episode 115 - The Reality of Atmospheric Rivers
In this special guest episode of Getting Through It, Dr. Lucy Jones sits down with Keith Porter, chief engineer of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and of the original ARkStorm scenario, to discuss the impact of the atmospheric river and subsequent flooding on the entire state of California in January 2023. They think back on what they modeled in the ARkStorm scenario and what it takes to go from where the damages are now to the worst phase as modeled in the scenario. Then, they talk through how to confront this extreme weather as an ongoing feature of weather in California.
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Episode 114 - All About Liquefaction
Whenever there is a big earthquake near the coast, people often worry about tsunamis and liquefaction. We know tsunamis happen when the shape of the sea floor changes and moves the water, but liquefaction is not quite as simple. In this episode, Dr Jones explains what liquefaction is, when it occurs, and how to know if you are at risk .
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Episode 113 - The Value of Retrofits
Dr. Jones and John often discuss what it is that the listeners of this podcast can do to manage the risks you face. In this episode, they discuss what civic leaders can do to protect people with good policy. They review a new report released by the Dr. Jones Center with research from Dr. Keith Porter of the The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and they look back on the impact of the ShakeOut Scenario with the City of Los Angeles.
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Episode 112 - Happening Right Now: More Extreme Disaster Events
Recorded during a Southern California heatwave, this episode explores the increase in the extremes of disasters due to climate change.
Customer Reviews
Regular doses of Cali reality
I’ve been a fan of Dr. Jones since she had a baby on her hip and I had one on mine. When the 1987 Whittier Quake struck nearby, I decided the more I knew about seismology and California’s amazing geology, the calmer we would all be during and after the next earthquake. So when the 1994 Northridge Quake struck – oops, we’d moved and it was nearby – no one in the family was traumatized. My career as a visual journalist at the time also allowed me to dig more into the science, the work of Dr. Jones and colleagues like Kerry Sieh, and even their worthy predecessor Levy Noble, who first mapped the southern San Andreas. I admire L.A.’s own “Seis-Mom” and appreciate her continued service to the public in retirement. Now that I’ve retired, too, I have more time to dig into Cali’s landscape and why it’s so fabulous – not to mention scary. Thanks for helping us get through it, Lucy.
It’s All About Communication
Science is processes and any scientist learns to think process as part of their training. This is why frequently information about a subject can change with time.
Unfortunately in the US, many people think science is an answer instead of a process, and are unsatisfied when scientists don’t seem to be able to automatically come up with a single answer.
Also Dr. Jones’s expertise on disaster reporting and planning gives her insights on why people are not always getting the information than the public health experts want the public to know.
It all about communication. And by the way, If you are around other people wear a mask!