Inspiration

In March 2011, Japan endured the strongest earthquake in its recorded history, followed by a severe tsunami. The Tohoku tsunami involved waves 40 meters/132 feet high and over 15,500 deaths. Over 450,000 people lost their homes during the floods, and the destruction spread to infrastructure all over the country, including the meltdown of three nuclear...

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Food Journalist

The eruption of the Nevado del Ruiz volcano in Colombia on November 13, 1985, led to one of the most catastrophic natural disasters in South American history. The once-thriving town of Armero, home to 29,000 residents, was almost completely wiped out. Approximately 20,000 people perished in the town alone, and the death toll across the...

Chantel Brink

Chantel Brink

Family & Lifestyle Journalist