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A major earthquake struck western Haiti on Saturday, likely causing high casualties and widespread disaster, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and sending shock waves across the Caribbean, where people fled their homes for fear they might collapse. The 7.2-magnitude earthquake quake struck 8 km (5 miles) from the town of Petit Trou de Nippes, about… Read more.
No doubt you recall the earthquake that struck Indonesia in 2004, triggering a tsunami that killed over 230,000 people. It was one of a string of historic quakes to devastate the region over the past two decades. Government officials promised back then to devise a foolproof warning system to ensure deadly tsunamis would never again… Read more.
[Author’s note: This commentary was originally published on Saturday, March 12 at 12:07 am. However, given the saturation media coverage of this disaster, I have decided to reprise it with an UPDATE appended.] Earthquakes and other natural disasters should always remind us that there but for the grace of God… But there’s no denying that… Read more.
