Haiti devastated by massive earthquake "All of a sudden everything was falling apart... there was no place to hide" A massive 7.0-magnitude earthquake has struck the Caribbean nation of Haiti. The extent of the devastation is still unclear but there are fears thousands of people may have died. Haiti’s worst quake in two centuries hit south of the capital Port-au-Prince on Tuesday‚ wrecking the presidential palace‚ UN HQ and other buildings. A "large number" of UN personnel were reported missing
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Importance Of Tertiary Education For many individual students preparing to graduate from high school‚ wondering whether or not they should pursue a higher education at a university or other learning institute is an issue that weighs heavily on their minds. It is a very difficult decision that depends on many different factors‚ such as the individual’s personal goals. Some students choose to go straight from high school directly into the workforce after graduating. Other students choose to go into
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Disasters have been an integral part of human history right from the dawn of civilization. In the early days‚ individuals and communities would lead the response to disasters. However‚ with the emergence of globalization‚ urbanization‚ large-scale migrations of human population‚ the nature of disasters has increased both in magnitude and complexity. The frequency of disaster may have remained unchanged‚ increasing population densities and urbanization has resulted in greater impact on human lives
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environment. The continuum starts with the primary sector‚ which concerns itself with the utilization of raw materials from the earth such as agriculture and mining. From there‚ the distance from the raw materials of the earth increases. 1. Primary Sector The primary sector of the economy extracts or harvests products from the earth. The primary sector includes the production of raw material and basic foods. Activities associated with the primary sector include agriculture (both subsistence
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situations everyday‚ but what about deadly? This is what about 43‚000 Filipinos faced on October 15‚ 2013 when a deadly 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the islands of Bohol and Cebu. The temblor was the largest to shake the area in 23 years. (BK Info) Also‚ 2211 aftershocks hit the region and most citizens were completely unprepared‚ and shocked. The cause of this disaster is likely the East Bohol Fault. The quake killed around 185 people and put at least 36‚000 buildings (mainly homes) into a state of
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Joyce Ann S. Ong III-Integrity The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage from 264 BC to 146 BC. At the time‚ they were probably the largest wars that had ever taken place. The term Punic comes from the Latin word Punicus (or Poenicus)‚ meaning "Carthaginian"‚ with reference to the Carthaginians’ Phoenician ancestry. The main cause of the Punic Wars was the conflict of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans
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magnitude earthquake that changed the country and the lives of people living in Haiti. This earthquake stuck Haiti before five pm and was centred about 10 miles south east of port - au - prince which is the capital city of Haiti. This earthquake is known as one of most powerful earthquakes of the century‚ that it was felt in eastern parts of Cuba. Prior to the earthquake‚ the people of Haiti are living eighty percent under the poverty line(Curler‚ 2010). In results of the earthquake in Haiti
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A natural disaster is a major adverse event resulting from natural processes of the Earth; examples include floods‚ volcanic eruptions‚ earthquakes‚ tsunamis‚ and other geologic processes. A natural disaster can cause loss of life or property damage‚ and typically leaves some economic damage in its wake‚ the severity of which depends on the affected population’s resilience‚ or ability to recover.[1] An adverse event will not rise to the level of a disaster if it occurs in an area without vulnerable
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a wide range of natural disaster. The Philippines archipelago‚ located near the western edge of the Pacific Ocean‚ is in the direct path of seasonal typhoons and monsoon rains which bring floods‚ storms‚ storm surges‚ and their attendant landslides and other forms of devastation. The Philippines also sits on the "ring of fire" where the continental plates collide and thus experience periodic earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The Philippine exposure to natural disasters may be characterized as frequent
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destroyed from other natural disasters because of where it is placed on the Earth‚ it is between where the North American plate and Caribbean plate meet. Haiti was a third world country and still is today. Haiti was very unfortunate starting in the year of 2010‚ because it was shook by an earthquake‚ attacked with a tsunami‚ and kicked in the neck by a hurricane. All jokes aside‚ these were horrible incidents that happened to the small country of Haiti. The earthquake that shook Haiti happened
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