[00:00:00] Hello, everyone. This is Austin Bellino, the host of the educational podcast, Culture to Grow, where you get to travel the world and learn about different cultures from the comfort of your home, maybe your car, or if you're half asleep, your bed.
Hello, everyone. This is your host, Austin Bellino, and I'm thrilled to have you join me on this new adventure. In this episode, we will delve into the world of natural disasters and severe weather. As we gather today, Our hearts go out to the people of Morocco who have experienced the devastating impact of a powerful earthquake.
This tragic event highlights the unpredictability of our planet and the raw power of mother nature.
[00:01:00] Now we turn our attention to the forces of nature that can both awe and challenge us by hearing from guests from around the world, including El Salvador, Italy, China, Pakistan, and Malaysia.
First stop, El Salvador.
Hi, my name is Helen. I'm from El Salvador in Central America. Firstly, my country is the smallest country in America. Well, here the principal danger is an earthquake because we have a lot of tectonic activities. Maybe because there are a lot of volcanoes. I mean, in El Salvador, there are a lot of earthquakes per day, and I remember the last big earthquake, it was in 2001, I was five years old, and it was really terrible because a lot of people died, and this is the principal danger in my country.
[00:02:00] Okay, my name is Joel Tomassetti. I'm from Italy and I'm 18. Here we have earthquakes, like California, and we have, severe, rain. For example, on some nearby cities, like, they are called Senigallia, Ostra, like that, the rain really, really made a mess. Like, basically, the, the quantity of water was that of six months in 15 minutes.
So basically the, the river, like, the, the water went out of the ridge where it started, like, going all around and it's all mud. You now they're working to basically get things going again. But, it was, really severe damage basically it, my region,
Typhoons often occur in China's coastal cities, such as Xiamen City in Fujian Province, Ningbo City in Zhejiang Province, Qingdao City and Yantai City in Shandong Province, and Dalian City in Liaoning Province. When typhoons come, coastal cities need to take good precautions to reduce losses, such as Fishman and coastal factories will be affected.
[00:03:00] When a typhoon comes, it will bring rain. It will also affect the development of agriculture. It will destroy the crops.
Typhoons usually have a predicted path. And sometimes they don't follow the predicted path. They might turn the other way. Many schools will be closed temporarily because of typhoon. Based on the forecast of the typhoon, the Education Bureau is worried that the typhoon will affect the safety of students.
My name is Zeeshan I hail from Pakistan. Notably, I'm from Peshawar, which is known for short abbreviation KPK. What we can say the severe weather pattern conditions in our region, the feel the highest temperature and the Pakistan is, you know, one of the highest and the top, temperature ever recorded in Pakistan is 53. 7 centigrade, which is approximately equal to 100, I think. So 28. 7 Fahrenheit.
[00:04:00] And it is also like, this This temperature was actually recorded in the tour, but it's sizzling hot and our region, you know, and our region and, in the middle of July and June, the heat wave is excessive, is on the peak.
My name is Nur Shafina Binti Subri and I'm from Malaysia, which is more specific in Kedah. Severe weather that Malaysia experienced is, I think, floods. It's happened nearly every year. Weird, especially during the monsoon season. It's not happened in my states, but what I see is they'll usually prepare, like they'll pack their stuff and go to a hall.
And that brings us to the end of our journey through the world of natural disasters and severe weather. My hope, is that this episode sparks not only awareness, but also a sense of unity. No matter where we are in the world, we are all connected by our shared vulnerability and our collective strength as we navigate through nature's biggest challenges.
[00:05:00] Take care, everyone. And bye bye!