The Disaster Of A Earthquake

The key lessons that have been learnt from the event is that those in charge of ensuring the safety of Haiti’s citizens need to recognize the risk of their location and acknowledge the advice of seismologists for any future seismic events. The implementation of early warning systems and the use of SMS messaging as seen in Japan would greatly reduce the hazard of an earthquake. In addition, environmental management is crucial for the long term survival of Haiti, strategies to reduce deforestation and claiming back land unsuitable for housing would lead to better soil quality and less risk of landslides and liquefaction to buildings should another event occur. However, the main lesson to be drawn from the disaster is the need for proper construction techniques and guidelines. Education and training to provide construction workers with enough knowledge to make future infrastructure earthquake

California’s unique geography as a state makes it a very appealing place to call home. From the odd east to west transverse San Gabriel mountain ranges of the Los Angeles Basin, to the bumpy coastal ranges of the Bay Area, any person can find a compatible topographic terrain to their liking. California may seem to be the perfect place to live with its ideal climate and extensive geographic features. However, due to California’s location over the shifting continental plates, coupled with its enormous and also multiple faults, at any time this great state can fall victim to a seismic disaster. After examining evidence from both Rong-Gong Lin’s II Los Angeles Times article of April 18, 2016 and the NOVA videos Killer Quake ( 2006), Earthquake (2007), as well as Geologic Journey II – Episode 3 (The Pacific Rim: Americas) – Part 3 (San Francisco) and The Great San Francisco Earthquake (American Experience ~ 2005), one can take a comparative account of the three major earthquakes of California’s past. Although each earthquake was very devastating on is own; the Great Quake 0f 1906, the Loma Prieta quake of 1989, and the NorthRidge quake of 1994 each amounted to an extensive forfeiture of property and life. Each of these earthquakes created much suffering and loss. It is imperative for each citizen of this great state to understand the damage that a California quake can actually do and be prepared; for the threat of one always looms.

Earthquakes have afflicted the world since its inception. The sudden release of energy from volcanoes or displacing of earth plates can result in disasters of extreme magnitude. These usually naturally occurring phenomenon have been responsible from wiping out entire towns throughout history and until today continue to produce major loss of life and infrastructure. It can take years for a city or country to recover from a major event of this kind and when a third world country is involved, the result is usually exponentially worse than in a developed country. In the past decades Japan, Chile and Haiti have suffered the devastation an earthquake produces. This document will concentrate in Haiti, a small country in the Caribbean. On

On January twelfth 2010, a deadly earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 hit the coast of Port au prince, Haiti for 35 seconds, killing around 200,000 and leaving approximately to 1.5 million of the population homeless including kids who became orphans and vice versa in a matter of less than a minute. Before the earthquake, the way of life was not as bad as portrayed back at home, most of the news broadcasted in the mainstream media were exaggerated news, negative light and unfair tales to make Haiti look inferior.

An earthquake is where two transform plate boundaries slide and creak the earth. This is what happened in the Philippines. Although it was in 2013 the people are still in need of help to get back to their daily lives. The Philippines earthquake had a magnitude of 7.1. This earthquake was gigantic, and it took down many buildings that were in its path. Lucky the children were not in school that day because of the Muslim holidays the earthquake caused the school to collaspe. If the children were in school, then it would have killed most of the kids.There were 2,100 aftershocks. The day of the quake was October 15, 2013. People respond to a natural disaster by gathering materials and donations, spreading the word, and the government's aid.

The Chile and the Haiti Earthquakes of 2010 had different effects on the health sector. Various differences are evident in the health outcomes of these disasters. In the Chilean earthquake, the magnitude of the quake reached a scale of 8.8 while that of Haiti reached a scale of 7.0. However, the number of deaths that were experienced in Haiti was a number almost 200,000 while in Chile it was only 200 people (Huus, 2010). Despite the high magnitude of the quake, Chile experienced a low number of lost lives.

As mentioned earlier Chile had money set aside to deal with disasters, this was a part of Chile’s culture of preparedness. Chile had dealt with earthquakes before the 2010 one and had a non-corrupt government who fostered this culture of preparedness both within their government and among the Chilean people through making sure all buildings were up to code, educating people on what to do in case of an earthquake, and having funding for disaster relief efforts available. This preparation paid off for Chile when they experienced far less death than typically expected for a earthquake the size of their 2010 quake. Haiti and Nepal were both quite the opposite, with literally zero culture of preparedness being fostered by their respective governments. The governments in both nations were quite corrupt, doing little to make sure building codes were enforced and people educated on earthquakes.

On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti; the earthquake centered in the middle of the nation’s capital city of Port Au Prince (Command, US Joint Forces n.p). The catastrophe in itself was the largest natural disaster to have ever happened in Haiti in over 200 years. The death toll arising from this disaster was estimated at 230,000 and displaced a further 700,000 within the city alone. The catastrophe gave way to one of the largest humanitarian responses that involved more than 140 countries and an approximate of 1000 non-governmental organizations (NGOs), charitable organizations, and other emergency response teams

On January 12, 2010 one of the deadliest events occurred in Haitian history. A 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti which destructed major buildings such as the hospitals which were very important for the wide spread diseases that occurred at the time of the earthquake in the country. Homes and lives had changed drastically after the earthquake struck, many had to bear with the loss of personal belongings and loved ones. Due to the severe destruction, New York Times stated that the city Port- au-Prince “fell into darkness” (Romero and Lacey). The Haiti earthquake had catastrophic, slow recovery effects on many lives, the environment and the economy.

It was typical late afternoon in Haiti capital of Port-au-Prince. People were strolling the streets, and local vendors were selling various goods at the Port-au-Prince historic Iron Market. Then at 4:53 pm on January 12, 2010 a 7.0 magnitude hit Haiti. Haiti had not seen a major earthquake like this in almost 200 years. People scrambled through the streets as the ground roared knocking down huge stone and brick building onto the streets of Port-au-Prince. An eyewitness describes the moment that the earthquake hit, “The earth screamed; a sound of thunder that came from its belly as it violently shook the plants, the car, the walls, the pavement that I stood on. I called out to everyone to walk out of the house quickly. It seemed like a long, long time. Then silence. Then screams from some of the residents of the rural neighborhood” (Clesca, 2010). This would be one of the deadliest earthquake of our generation. The estimated death toll was 316,000 deaths, and over 3 million people were displaced by the earthquake. Many people died when their dwelling collapsed and they were trapped under the rumble. People also died from falling objects, such as large building materials. This earthquake will ultimately change the structured of Haiti and leave many residents asking, who is responsible for the huge loss of life?

In both articles devastating earthquakes occurred. Both ended up taking many lives with them. The earthquake in Nepal killed over 3,000 people, and the earthquake in Chile killed around 10 people and caused over 1 million to evacuate. The magnitudes were very close, Nepal: 7.8, Chile: 8.3. There were more casualties in Nepal because the building there aren’t reinforced to protect from natural disasters. However, there were still casualties in Chile because some of the houses were reinforced but not very well or the houses and building could be located in areas where the earthquake was more powerful. Buildings still crumbled in Chile but thankfully there weren’t very many casualties. Both of the quakes also had powerful aftershocks. In Chile

It is known for a fact that Haiti suffers from an endless amount of natural hazards including: hurricanes, floods, droughts and earthquakes, which has a calamitous impact on Haiti’s development. Throughout history, Haiti has been suffering from these hazards on an extreme due to geographical problems, poverty, environmental degradation, poor building standards and social difficulties. As a result, buildings, infrastructure, families, crops and people are lost. Aside from the obvious consequences that natural disasters present, the secondary effects are just as dangerous. Earthquakes destroy infrastructure, therefore, hospitals and schools are destroyed resulting in a drastic stop in Haiti’s development. Natural hazards also destroy productive

The earthquake that hit Haiti in 2010 caused 250,000 residences and 30,000 commercial buildings to collapse or be damaged. The earthquake also killed 100,000 to 160,000 people. However, this earthquake was only a 7.0 on the moment magnitude scale. So why was there such severe damage in Haiti? The damage was especially severe because of the tectonic setting and energy levels, and because of Haiti’s poor economic state. In this essay, we will explore each factor of damage in depth then see how they connect in order to fully understand why this damage occurred.

On January 12, 2010, Haiti was hit by an magnitude-7.0 earthquake. More than half a million people dies or was injured, and approximately 2 million people were displayed from their homes. Overcrowded and poor living conditions increased Haitians risk for communicable diseases. The earthquake destroyed most government buildings, schools, homes, hospitals, and transportation and communication infrastructure in the western part of the country, including the capital Port-au-Prince and much of the southeastern part of the country. This earthquake that struck Haiti caused an estimated 222,570 deaths and 300,000 injuries. In impoverished countries, like Haiti analyzing the causes of deaths and injuries post-disaster can help countries better prepare for disasters in the future.

In the U.S. alone, the average annual cost to repair damage caused by earthquakes is $4.4 billion USD. The worldwide figure is much larger than this but unquantifiable due to poorer countries unable to accurately determine the amount of damage that occurred. Year after year the cost of damages barely fluctuates from these ridiculously high figures and money must be pumped into repairing the damage done. Although a lot is being learnt about earthquakes and the fact that humans are now normally able to be alerted in time to evacuate the area the earthquake will affect, there have been no breakthroughs into reducing the amount of damage earthquakes cause to buildings and infrastructures.