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Natural disasters: how can we improve? [25 May 2010] : In the News
Haiti earthquake: engineers work out how to rebuild capital to withstand future shocks
- Source: The Guardian
2nd March 2010
The international effort to rebuild Port-au-Prince will be the biggest civil engineering project in the Caribbean for the next decade. That is the stark view of experts who have studied the devastation inflicted on the Haitian capital last week and concluded that only a full-scale reconstruction of the city, to robust quake-proof standards, will prevent future catastrophes.
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How Architects Help in Haiti
- Source: Business Week
- 1st March 2010
Cameron Sinclair and his organization, Architecture for Humanity, are working to help communities rebuild in Haiti.
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Chile President Michelle Bachelet steps up quake rescue
- Source: BBC News
- 1st March 2010
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet has announced emergency measures to deal with the destruction caused by Saturday's massive earthquake.
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A tale of two huge quakes, and why Haiti’s was worse
- Source: The Seattle Times
- 27th February 2010
Port au Prince, Haiti — The earthquake in Chile was far stronger than the one that struck Haiti last month, yet the death toll in Haiti was magnitudes higher. The reasons are simple.
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Massive earthquake strikes Chile
- Source: BBC News
- 27th February 2010
A massive earthquake with a magnitude of 8.8 has hit central Chile, killing at least 64 people, ministers say. The quake struck at 0634 GMT about 115km (70 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and 325km south-west of the capital, Santiago.
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Chile was ready for quake, Haiti wasn’t
- Source: Monterey County The Herald
- 27th February 2010
Chile is wealthier and infinitely better prepared, with strict building codes, robust emergency response and a long history of handling seismic catastrophes. No living Haitian had experienced a quake at home when the Jan. 12 disaster crumbled their poorly constructed buildings.
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‘Pure luck’ that Haiti tsunami did not kill more
- Source: BBC News
- 25th February 2010
Mapping a crisis
- Source: The Guardian
- 25th February 2010
During the crisis in Haiti, a remarkable story has unfolded; of how people around the world could virtually collaborate and contribute to the on-the-ground operations.
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