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13 Jan 2010 10:14

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World: In photos: The 2010 Haitian earthquake (This is awful, guys.)

  • It may be one of the most devastating natural disasters to ever hit the continent, and really, the photos say it all. It’s going to be probably another day at least before a somewhat realistic toll of the destruction can be nailed down – the destruction was so bad that it destroyed communication mechanisms. source
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13 Jan 2010 09:58

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World: Why Haiti was an unfortunate disaster waiting to happen

  • neediness The small country of 9.8 million is one of the poorest in the Western hemisphere. Most people live on less than $2 a day. Plus, the country is still recovering from a devastating 2008 hurricane season. source
  • dangers Haiti is a country located in a seismically active area largely built on a fault. Plus, there is no national building code, which left many dwellings in severe danger of collapse when disaster struck. source
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13 Jan 2010 09:40

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World: Haiti is screwed and they need as much aid as they can get

  • 3 million people were affected by yesterday’s quake, according to the International Red Cross
  • 3,000 the number of families their supplies can assist; more help is coming today source
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12 Jan 2010 21:21

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World: Details scarce on the 7.0 earthquake that leveled Haiti’s capital

  • A lot of houses [and] buildings went down, and people are still running all over the streets. People are looking for their wives, looking for their husbands and their kids. It’s scary.
  • Eyewitness Jean Bernard • On the earthquake in Haiti. While details are scarce and not forthcoming, word is that a lot of very terrible things – buildings collapsing (including a rumor of a HOSPITAL falling down), many dead, many hurt – took place. But little confirmation. We’ll keep you posted. source
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10 Jan 2010 09:33

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U.S.: Eureka wishes an earthquake didn’t find it, glad it wasn’t worse

More destructive than deadly, the 6.5 Eureka, Calif. earthquake knocked out power for 25,000 people and caused lots of damage like this. source
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09 Jan 2010 20:36

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U.S.: Twitter’s reacting strongly to the California earthquake

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09 Jan 2010 20:32

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U.S.: A big earthquake just struck off the California coast

  • 6.5 on the Richter scale – it hit around 4:30 p.m. PST source
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17 Oct 2009 15:15

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U.S.: The 1989 Bay Area quake, 20 years later: A live-on-TV disaster

Loma Prieta Earthquake, 1989

Twenty years ago today, one of the scariest events to hit the West Coast in the 20th century – the Loma Prieta Earthquake – hit the Bay Area. It was in the midst of a World Series that pitted the Oakland A's against the San Francisco Giants, so it literally happened live. (Al Michaels called the play-by-play on the incident. Or at least he tried.)
  • What happened? The quake was an iconic piece of the late ’80s. Among other things, it took out the Oakland Bay Bridge, a heavily trafficked bridge, at a time it was being heavily used. Despite the incident’s $7 billion in damage, only 63 people died. That’s because it hit in the less-densely-populated Santa Clara County, away from major urban areas. In a way, they got lucky. source
  • What happened? The quake was an iconic piece of the late ’80s. Among other things, it took out the Oakland Bay Bridge, a heavily trafficked bridge, at a time it was being heavily used. Despite the incident’s $7 billion in damage, only 63 people died. That’s because it hit in the less-densely-populated Santa Clara County, away from major urban areas. In a way, they got lucky.
  • What to learn Many lessons were taken from the incident – new buildings have to be made to code, for example, and much work is being done to inform people ahead of time – though the technology isn’t there yet. But many in-danger areas that haven’t had quakes in hundreds of years – St. Louis and Seattle, most notably – haven’t done enough to prepare. source
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07 Oct 2009 20:37

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World: The Vanuatu quake: Very good news, but still lots of bad news

  • The Vanuatu earthquake looked like it might hit a bunch of nearby South Pacific islands as far away as Australia. Those warnings have been canceled. source
  • There is a tsunami, however, and it will hit Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands, causing destruction. Fingers crossed for our South Pacific friends. source
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07 Oct 2009 19:44

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World: The Pacific earthquake tour rocks Vanuatu this time

  • 7.8 the size of the quake; 11 nations face a tsunami warning source
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