At the same time, they were wealthier and these kinds of events were a main focus of the government (due to the frequency of them). (Bajak) ("Quake Comparison") When you compare the two earthquakes with one another, it is clear that the reason why the Haiti was more devastating is country did not experience these events on a regular basis (in comparison with Chile)
The lesson learned from the event are: the effects of the damage were made more serve by poor building construction in many areas of the country and it would highlight how the government was unprepared to deal with any kind of possible disasters that could occur. ("Quake Comparison") (Thurman) ("Types of Fault Lines") Chile The Chile earthquake was more devastating than the one in Haiti, as an intensity of 8
According to USAID, Haiti has the highest per capita tuberculoses in the Caribbean and Latin American region and diarrhea, malaria, and respiratory disease are common factors of mortality. Haiti, too, has the highest rates of infant and maternal morality in the Western hemisphere (Beckett, n
They devised a seven-pronged goals that grouped itself under the heading of: "relaunching economic, governmental, and social activity, reducing Haiti's vulnerability to natural disasters, and putting Haiti back on the road to development." (Government of Haiti. (18 March, 2010)
Let us posit that the combinations of the earthquake, the hurricanes, and the plague will, with the help of international support, compel us to rebuild ourselves on a wiser, more prudent footing. Hopefully, then, what arises from this disaster will be a more effective, well-managed health care system and environmental conditions that will be able to address the needs of the Haitian people and prevent future disasters from having the intense impact that they currently have (Mitchell, 2010)
In Haiti for example, where a massive earthquake leveled entire communities in 2010, masses of displaced victims have been forced to seek shelter in squalid refugee camps that, without the presence of qualified, competent nursing care, have since devolved into virulent breeding grounds for deadly illnesses like cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and shigellosis (Romero, 2010). In addition to the scourge of preventable diseases spreading due to a lack of nursing infrastructure, mental health experts have also observed a disturbing rise in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) throughout Haiti's refugee population, many of whom lost family members, dwellings, and even limbs during the chaotic aftermath of the 2010 earthquake (Davidson)
3.) With what people or agencies would you work in facilitating the proposed interventions and why? Ensuring that the nurses and healthcare workers treating Haiti's most vulnerable earthquake victims provide comprehensive preventative care is the priority of the charitable group Plan Haiti, which publically stated in 2011 that "the integration of rehabilitation departments in the health care system needs to take place at different levels: primary, secondary, and tertiary" (Emerson)
For so-called "third-world" nations, however, the arrival of nature's fury is often only just the beginning of a prolonged period of misery and suffering. In Haiti for example, where a massive earthquake leveled entire communities in 2010, masses of displaced victims have been forced to seek shelter in squalid refugee camps that, without the presence of qualified, competent nursing care, have since devolved into virulent breeding grounds for deadly illnesses like cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and shigellosis (Romero, 2010)
It is hardly possible that this showing will not have the effect of bringing the California lumber into greater favor in all sections to which it now finds its way, and it may be instrumental in opening to it markets which heretofore have not received it with open arms." (Hull, 2006) Hull states that the "the desired effect of promotional efforts like those of the Redwood Car Shippers Bureau was realized
7 miles per second." (Cherny, 2007) it is reported that a San Francisco policeman stated that the entire street was "undulating
However, some businesses have recovered and some are doing well thanks to the millions of dollars in aid and construction/clean-up activities. What is important to note is that the earthquake did not just affect Japan, or Japanese markets -- rather, in this age of globalization, it affected many Asian financial markets and certainly a great deal of import/export companies (Abe)
The earthquake triggered tsunami waves that exceeded 130 feet, and travelled about 6 miles inland. The earthquake was so powerful, it moved Japan's main island of Honshu 8 feet east and shifted the Earth's axis by 4-10 inches (Buerk)
Both earthquakes and tsunamis can be mitigated by reforestation projects (tsunamis), but building using earthquake proof technology and materials that will "bend" or hold longer, and most particularly by setting up a warning system, by communicating effectively to the populace with an evaluation or preparedness plan, by having an infrastructure available to respond to the disaster, and then a wider range recovery plan. These last few issues are at the core of emergency management, an interdisciplinary field that deals with strategic and tactical ways to mitigate disasters (Copolla)
). We can say, for instance, that the area around X (let us say Southern California) is overdue for an earthquake, we can estimate how it will move the earth and some of the effects, but the complexity paradigm does not allow us to be more accurate -- particularly when dealing with geologic time in contrast to human time (centuries as opposed to days) (Keils-Borok)
Tambora - a stratovolcano that last erupted in 1815, and was the largest eruption known in historic time. Another author notes the impact of the eruption, "The eruption of Tambora on the island of Sumatra in 1815 left ash deposits over 20 inches thick (51 cm) up to 30 miles away (48 km) and blew pieces of pumice 6 inches wide (15 cm) over this same distance" (Morton 62)
The Mount Toba eruption created an "evolutionary" or "genetic bottleneck" because it discharged so much fine material that scientists believe it could have speeded up the last glacial period in the Ice Age, by lowering temperatures 3 to 5 degrees centigrade for at least a year, and even more in northern Canada (as much as 10 to 12 degrees centigrade.) it actually helped more ice form on the continent, and this helped reduce genetic diversity, creating the bottleneck (Scarth 199)
Estimates of casualties are constantly being updated. (Margesson et al
Upper class Haitians are more likely to refer to a combination of herbalist care and prayers (McGill University, 2010). (Schinina et al
There is a common trend of massive building built on the path of natural disasters or settlements located on these dangerous paths hence exposing the population living in such regions even more to such disasters. A typical example is the living too close to rivers and the larger water bodies like seas such that during the rainy seasons when the rivers break their banks or a tsunami occurs, there is a likelihood of a disaster happening (Ginger Voight, 2011)
There is a common trend of massive building built on the path of natural disasters or settlements located on these dangerous paths hence exposing the population living in such regions even more to such disasters. A typical example is the living too close to rivers and the larger water bodies like seas such that during the rainy seasons when the rivers break their banks or a tsunami occurs, there is a likelihood of a disaster happening (Ginger Voight, 2011)