The Haiti Earthquake: Science, Early Warning And Mitigation

When we experience disasters like the earthquake in Haiti January 2010, we naturally ask the questions: Could we have known (early warning)? Could we have been prepared (mitigation plans)? Haiti on the Hispaniola island in the Caribbean. Credit: USGS There is no simple answer to that, because it relies on many factors. Technically, Haiti could have  been better prepared, in the sense that we have the knowledge to build early warning systems and disaster read more

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