The Effects of the 2010 Haiti Earthquake On January 12‚ 2010‚ Haiti was hit by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake (Richter scale)‚ which caused devastating damage to its capital‚ Port-Au-Prince. There is still no consensual official data available‚ but the International Red Cross estimated that the earthquake affected about 3 million people. The Haitian government reports that an estimated 316‚000 had died 300‚000 had been injured and more than 1 million
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2010 Haiti Earthquake - Case Study Location A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Haiti on Tuesday‚ 12th of January 2010 at 16.53 local time (21.53 GMT). The earthquake occurred in Port-au-Prince‚ the capital city of Haiti. The focus of the earthquake was 13 km below the surface of the earth. Causes The earthquake was caused by the North American Plate sliding past the Caribbean Plate at a conservative plate margin. Both plates moved in the same direction‚ but on plate moves
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Haiti overloads my soul with so much joy‚ but breaks my heart into a million pieces. Haiti‚ the supreme monetarily deprived country in the Western Hemisphere that also hosts the most dangerous slums‚ paradoxically‚ has the richest society in affection‚ bliss‚ and compassion; the people are vibrant‚ strong‚ and resilient. The country itself is a realm of contrasts. Since the year of 2010‚ my world‚ and Haiti‚ has never been the equivalent to their previous ways of life. An earthquake with a magnitude
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the earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010. By January 24th‚ at least 52 aftershocks (a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake)‚ measuring 4.5 or greater had been recorded. An estimate of three million people were affected by the earthquake. Death toll estimates ranged from 100‚000 to 160‚000. 316 total had been affected overall. Estimated 250‚000 residences and 30‚000 commercial buildings had fell down or had been severely damaged. Many people were willing to help Haiti‚ with
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Haiti in International Politics Daniel Brooks 4/29/13 Dr. Gene Halus Haiti in International Politics Immaculata University Looking at Haiti‚ one notices that it has been isolated from the world and this has affected its international relations. Historically‚ Haiti has only come to the limelight when negative things affect the country and it became more prominent in the nineteenth century when a heated debate arose due to the proposal of recognition of Haiti as an independent state (Schuller
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Welcome to “mountainous country”. You may be more familiar with the terminology “Haiti”‚ which is consequent with the language from the Taino Indians. In 2000 it was recorded that 95% of the population was African background‚ and the remaining 5 percent mulattos (person with one black and one white parent) and whites. The well-off citizens consider themselves as French‚ but the majority classify their selves as Haitian. Haiti is located in the western subtropical area‚ and the second largest island in
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and $7.8 billion of damages done‚ Haiti is still in shambles from the catastrophic 7.0 earthquake of 2010. The Republic of Haiti is in desperate need of restoration. The people of this impoverished nation are living in tents‚ suffering from malaria‚ and dying of starvation. Because of the earthquake‚ many buildings have been destroyed‚ wiping out businesses and schools‚ leaving adults and kids out of work and out of school. Although the cost of rebuilding Haiti is extensive‚ it is important for this
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Geography Haiti‚ in the West Indies‚ occupies the western third of the island of Hispaniola‚ which it shares with the Dominican Republic. About the size of Maryland‚ Haiti is two-thirds mountainous‚ with the rest of the country marked by great valleys‚ extensive plateaus‚ and small plains. History Explored by Columbus on Dec. 6‚ 1492‚ Haiti’s native Arawaks fell victim to Spanish rule. In 1697‚ Haiti became the French colony of Saint-Dominique‚ which became a leading sugarcane producer dependent
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Social and Economic Impacts Of Haiti and Japan Earthquakes Haiti Social Impacts 3 million people affected Over 220.000 deaths 330.000 injured 1.3 million people made homeless Several hospitals collapsed Economic Impacts 30.000 commercial buildings collapsed Business destroyed Damage the main clothing industry Airport an port damaged Japan Social Impacts The disaster will weigh on Japan’s economic growth through negative impact on consumption‚ capex projection‚ and
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Haiti Haiti‚ formally known as the Republic of Haiti‚ is a Caribbean nation ruled by Michel Martelly. Christopher Columbus discovered Haiti in 1492 during his first voyage to the New World. It was inhabited by the Taíno‚ or Arawakan people. Columbus quickly claimed the island and named it La Isla Española‚ or "the Spanish island". The name was later Latinized to "Hispaniola". Before the arrival of Columbus‚ Arawak migrants had already been arriving from the Orinoco delta in South America. They
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