March 5, 2012
Voices: From Haiti to Japan: A tale of two disaster recoveries
A year ago this month, a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck northern Japan. Two years and two months earlier, on Jan. 12, 2010, a much …
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January 20, 2012
Voices: Should science dictate whether to rebuild after a natural disaster?
Move Port-au-Prince? Maybe. San Francisco and New Orleans? Never. It is common for scientists to call for the relocation of a city to a safer …
January 5, 2012
Haitian quake no shock to geologists
Although the magnitude-7.0 earthquake that shook Haiti on Jan. 12 was a horrible shock for millions of people in and around the Haitian capital …
January 5, 2012
Haiti devastated by major earthquake
A magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Haiti at 4:53 p.m. EST on Tuesday, causing widespread damage. The earthquake occurred approximately 15 …
January 5, 2012
Chile's quake larger but less destructive than Haiti's
On Feb. 27, at 3:34 a.m. local time, a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck offshore Maule, Chile, 325 kilometers southwest of the capital, Santiago. …
January 5, 2012
Blogging on EARTH: Previously unknown fault responsible for Haiti quake
When a magnitude-7.0 earthquake ripped through Haiti on Jan. 12, it was not entirely unexpected. Journal articles had been published warning that …