Has globalization helped Haiti in handling the devastation of the earthquake? Haiti’s worst earthquake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince in 12 January 2010. Hundreds of buildings were damaged or destroyed‚ millions were relocated‚ thousands died. The BBC documental video “Surviving Haiti” showed how lives changed after the earthquake‚ how government was handling the situation and what measures were taken to help. As Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world‚ the
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January 12th 2010 4:53PM‚ the phone rang….Hispaniola whom which I call Haiti was bawling. Her heart‚ Port-au-prince‚ was completely ruined‚ she bleed and bleed and heard the bones intensively crashing brutally against each other until they converted into ashes. Her green dress metamorphosed into a white costume‚ her veins and arteries were ripped… she had no shelter. Once she realized that her brain was damaged‚ a depression impulsively engulfed her body and left her with nothing more than a reprieving
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The Economic Disaster of a 7.8+ Earthquake on The San Francisco Bay Area Christina Sotelo Geology 6 – Jefferis- Nilsen November 21‚ 2012 Over the many decades the economic standing of the United States‚ specifically California‚ had fluctuated due to many unforeseen factors. One huge factor that cannot be anticipated‚ and often causes drastic effects on the economy‚ are geologic disasters. The state of California is notorious for having earthquakes that shake up the state quite often and leave
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THE HAITI EARTHQUAKE: UNITED STATES LEADS AN INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE AND RECOVERY Introduction President Obama promised that Haiti would have the “unwavering support” of the United States. Mr. Obama said that the United States aid agencies were moving swiftly to get help to Haiti and that search-and-rescue teams were en route. He described the reports of destruction as “truly heart-wrenching‚” made more cruel given Haiti’s long-troubled circumstances. “This is a time when we are reminded
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Plate Tectonics‚ Earthquakes‚ and Volcanoes Renee Kuraly 1. There are 13 tectonic plates. (several smaller ones) 2. Evidence for continental drift includes: coastline fit‚ alignment of mountain ranges‚ similar rock sequences‚ fossils‚ modern fauna‚ and ancient climates. 3. We know plate boundaries exist because their defined by earthquake data and the depths of earthquakes show what type of boundary they are. 4. Divergent Boundary- places where plates are moving apart. Convergent Boundary-
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On March 11th 2011‚ Japan was hit with an earthquake of a 8.9 magnitude. The force of the quake was so strong that in turn it caused a giant tsunami along the coast of the country. Rescuers worked very hard to find survivors among the debris and rubble‚ risking their lives to help that of others. The Japanese people are faced with many social problems that came about by this natural disaster. They are facing economical‚ health (physical and psychological)‚ and geographical issues. The survivors
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2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Coincidentally‚ prior to the earthquake‚ Haiti experienced two tropical storms and a major hurricane in 2010; which may corroborate geologists’ assertion that increased soil erosion from these extreme weather events may have triggered the 2010 earthquake in Haiti (Ader‚ 2011) (Wdowinski‚ Tsukanov‚ Hong‚ & Amelung‚ 2010). Relative Risk & Vulnerability The 2010 earthquake disaster damaged over 30‚000 buildings including the parliament building‚ Presidential
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The Kobe Earthquake‚ also known as The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred January 17th‚ 1995‚ resulting in the second most deadly and most damaging Japanese earthquake of the 20th century behind The Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923. The epicenter was 20 km southwest of Kobe‚ with a moment magnitude of 6.9. Figure 1 shows the location of the epicenter with respect to the island of japan. The main ground shaking lasted about 20 seconds as a result of a right lateral strike-slip faulting system. A considerable
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greeted by the service’s iconic "fail whale‚" the image of a cartoon whale being hoisted into the air by a flock of birds‚ signaling a site outage. Ideal; because it is an image from the service. When you are not a member. 3. Following the earthquake that struck Haiti in January 2010‚ Twitter reaffirmed its role as a powerful tool for the dissemination of information. I chose the word spread‚ because dissemination means to spread widely. Stating that Twitter is a powerful choice of media
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On January 12th‚ 2010 at approximately 4:53pm local time a terrifying earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hits Port-au-Prince‚ Haiti causing a huge number of damages and casualties. As if the large-scale earthquake wasn’t horrid enough there were 33 aftershocks ranging between 4.2 and 5.9 magnitudes. The tragedy has caused roughly 230‚000 deaths and nearly 300‚000 people were injured. The Inter-American Development Bank has stated that they are approving nearly a $200‚000 grant for emergency aid.
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