Post #3

Hurricanes are tropical storms that can cause much damage to a place. Winds of the hurrianes can go up to 74 miles per hour. These storms are able to make very hard rains and flooding, hich may cause damage and loss of life in coastal areas. They may cause entire cities to be ruined and cost much money to be fixed and returned to normal. There was a recent hurricane in Chile, but there was an Earthquake that hit even worse.
http://ww2010.atmos.uiuc.edu/(Gh)/guides/mtr/hurr/home.rxml
The quake hit with an 8.8 magnitude in Chile. Hundreds of people died, and many are left injured. More than 105 million people were left displaced. Many people, dead and alive, were found under buildings that have been collapsed. This quake hit harder than Haiti, but it was less disruptive than it.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/28/world/americas/28chile.html
The quake was measured at a depth of 36.7 milesand the epicenter was located 380 miles north of the capital city of Santiago. At first there was no tsunami warning but later the quake rocked the country and caused a tsunami, killing 452 people. The costs to bring the country back to normal are estimated to $3 billion to $8 billion. IT will be a long process to get the country fixed, but i'm sure it can be done.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/earthquake_hits_northern_chile_v2ejoMwhmtTLIISLNyV2IK#ixzz0jIg14YQo
http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-03-25/catlin-expects-140-million-loss-on-chile-earthquake-update1-.html

Post #2

The latest disaster that destroyed the a small country was the earthquake in Haiti. The quake collapsed a hospital, the presidential palace and other important buildings. The earthquake left about 3 million people in need of medical aide, but it's very hard because of the poverty in Haiti. Many doctors from other countries rushed over to help out the country, but many people were left dead as well. The quake hit with a magnitude of 7.0, just ten miles west of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. Scientists have said that with a magnitude of 10.0 and being 5 miles deep, that was still very shallow.
The government of Haiti reported about 10,000 people dead and many people injured. The quake destoryed many homes, building, and families. Families were separted because of getting lost and because of deaths. The USAID/OFDA provided $50,000 through the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince so that they can use the money to try and get as many necessities as they can back. Everyone is trying to help Haiti return to its old state, but it's very hard.
Many organizations have been fund raising to try to get Haiti back. Google said they will be donation $1 million to provide relief and try to rebuild the country. Other organizations like UNICEF and DONATE TO CARE have been raising money to send to Haiti. UNICEF is also giving clean water and sanitation supplies, foods, medical supplies and temporary shelter to Jacmel and Port-au-Prince citizens. UNICEF will also be focusing on children who have become separated from their families to protect them from harm. CARE plans to start food distributions using stocks of high-protein biscuits from CARE warehouses in Haiti. They will be hiring people to work there and help care for the Haitian people.



http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/13/world/la-fg-haiti-quake13-2010jan13
http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/countries/haiti/template/index.html

Post 2

There are many natural disasters that can cause places to be destroyed. Earthquakes can be tremendously distructive. They occur by thousands everyday around the world, but they are very small. On average, a magnitude 8 earthquake strikes somewhere every year and about 10,000 people die in earthquakes annually. They can be very fatal, for example the Earthquake in Haiti. Many people died and the whole country was destroyed. It is hard for the people of Haiti to return to their normals lives because of their poverty.
Hurricanes also can be very distructive if they are big enough. They are severe tropical storms that form near water. They are fast winds that can ruin many homes and important places. A few years back when Hurrican Katrina hit New Orleans, many people died and the whole place was destroyed. It took many years to get New Orleans fixed, but some of it is still under construction and getting back to normal. Many people lost loved ones.




http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/earthquake-profile/
http://www.fema.gov/kids/hurr.htm