Examining An Earthquake Warning System | August 20, 2024

[Music] hello and happy Tuesday everyone I want to start by giving a shout out to all the teachers out there uplifting informing inspiring us students dap up your teacher give a handshake or high five let them know you appreciate them I'm Coy wire this is cnn1 and we're going to start today with news out of Japan the island country in East Asia located in the Pacific Ocean is worried about a once in a century megaquake but does it need to be on August 8th parts of the western Japan area felt the ground shake from a 7.1 magnitude earthquake prompting both local and national government agencies to react meteorologists quickly issued a firstof His Kind Nationwide warning that a major earthquake could hit within the next week the concern was that the smaller Quake could trigger a much larger one from Japan nanai trough which is considered the nation's most dangerous fault the alert caused officials to close beaches cancel events slow down trains and even stockpile supplies in the end most advisories were lifted and thankfully there was no major damage from the 7.1 magnitude Quake still the country remains on high alert prepping for any potential emergencies one week after the advisory Japan lifted the warning about a potential Mega Quake the event has experts questioning whether an alert system like this is accurate or even necessary and it has some scientists wondering when they should step in if they see clues that an earthquake may be on the horizon as one seismologist in the US put it you don't want a mass evacuation Panic that's not warranted but you want people not to go on their merry ways Japan is no stranger to strong earthquakes it's located in the ring of fire an area known for intense seismic and volcanic activity around the Pacific Ocean the most devastating quake in recent Japanese history was the 9.1 magnitude tohoku earthquake in 2011 which caused a tsunami and killed some 20,000 people CNN's Hano Montgomery has more why is Japan concerned about a mega Quake Japan is an earthquake prone country and it's been dreading the big one for years but in early August it issued its first ever Mega Quake advisory meaning there's now an increased risk of it happening the big one also known as the nungai truff earthquake would hit somewhere along the southern coast and could be massive measuring eight or higher in magnitude it could trigger huge tsunamis like what we saw during the March 11th disaster causing trillions in damage and potentially killing hundreds of thousands Japan advised people to stay prepared but it didn't suggest any evacuations and downplayed any immediate danger still the Prime Minister canel his trip abroad people are stock piling food and some are cancelling their summer plans it sounds alarming but how worried should we really be government experts estimate that within the next 30 Years there's a 70 to 80% chance of this Mega Quake happening and even with a risk increase right now the chances of it happening are still under 1% this 30-year estimate is also based on just one theory that uses past Quake data and records of seabed changes in southern Japan we don't yet have the science to predict when where or how big an earthquake will be but those in Japan remain prepared because an earthquake can happen anytime anywhere Pop Quiz Hot Shot which one of these nations is often referred to as a Hermit Kingdom Switzerland Germany South Korea or North Korea with known secrecy and willful isolation from the rest of the world North Korea is the answer here now imagine how interesting it would be if you got a rare window into that secretive hermit Kingdom of around 25 million people that sits across the northern border of South Korea that's what happened when one man in Canada used his hobby of Surfing satellite channels to stumble on the North Korean State television and then shared what he was seeing on YouTube using his backyard satellite dish Peter Fairley was just scanning for sports channels there we go go we have a signal but the Canadian engineer from outside Toronto stumbled upon something he never expected and that's when I saw the color bars the test card and the Pyongyang written on it that triggered my uh curiosity like was this really coming from North Korea sure enough it was a live satellite feed of North Korean State television from daily dancer size to cooking programs to patriotic propaganda it's very kind of 1980s too it's very MTV their [Music] videos broadcasting mass games military parades and yes missile launches to some 26 million people who call Kim jong-un's secret State home the videos all of of Cam uh how great he is and and everybody you know crying and loving him Peter began [Music] recording do you feel like these programs do have power to influence people's minds absolutely after watching uh one one full day of of the North Korean content for two nights in a row I just had a lot of very bizarre dreams as if I was there posting an edited version on his YouTube channel did you think this was going to go viral no absolutely not go viral he did Peter's videos racking up almost 2 million views in less than two months people were basically giving comments that were all over the Spectrum from they loved it to they were terrified by it Peter's pirated Pyongyang propaganda a window into what the North Korean State wants its people to see and believe continuing with our CNN 10 Olympian Series this week I caught up with Team USA swimmer Katie leeki whose work ethic Zoom like focus and discipline are the stuff books could be written about with nine Olympic Golds now 14 medals in all she's the most dominant female swimmer we've ever seen let's go inside the mind of Katie Lei the most decorated female American olymp of all time what are some of the things that maybe you take for granted that you do or have done over the years that other people might find fascinating uh I think I I just try really hard to be consistent each year uh you know it's not just every four years for me I'm competing at World Championships in between Olympics and a lot of other meets as well so it's not just a few races every four years it's a lot of a lot of training a lot of races in between these big moments what one of the sacrifices your family made that was either quirky or just something you're going to look back and say wow they really loved me well definitely a lot of early mornings I think any swim parent or swimmer would would say that um we have early morning practices when I was you know in middle school high school some of those practices would start at 4:45 in the morning so my parents would be up at 4:00 make me a quick breakfast um drive me to the pool you know definitely sacrificed some hours of sleep and uh just were great Sports about it all it was never a acfic to them they were just supporting me and and supporting my goals you must be so proud now Simone biles told me she would be a honey badger in the gym a sloth at home though what would your spirit animal be to describe the aura of Katie lecki uh I think I would have to say a porpus because my uh my summer league some team we were the Palisades porpuses so that's my go-to answer and obviously I love the water so that's pretty good picture me this the year is 202 you've just finished your last Olympics oh come on no no no no no coach Lei would you like that I feel like you'd be good at that I don't know I you know I love swimming and I think no matter what I do beyond my swimming career I think I'll always stay in the sport in some [Applause] capacity today's story getting a 10 out of 10 is making some waves literally on the coast of Rhode Island Anita and Dwayne Ratchford are driving a Rolls-Royce shaped boat on the water they've been together for more than 20 years he's a car Enthusiast she's an ocean lover and sooner than later they decided to bring their passions together how about that they said sometimes they get some Stern looks but mostly just smiles and waves I've never seen any Rudder one like it that reminds me one of my favorite tongue twisters say toy booat as fast as you can five times without messing up toy booat toy boo toy boo toy boo toy booat all right remember tomorrow is #y word Wednesday so follow me at kwire on Instagram Snapchat and Tik Tok put your unique vocabulary word and definition in the comment section of my most recent post and we'll choose a winner to work in tomorrow's show along with a shout out for you and your school so put that in there too our shout out today goes to Dwight D Eisenhower Middle School in Goddard Kansas rise up let's do it again tomorrow y'all I'm Coy wire and we are CNN 10