Before February ends a certain Tsunami alert rang around countries around the Pacific.
February 27, 2010, Chileans were hit by a massive 8.8 earthquake killing hundreds on its path; death toll increasing consistently. The said quake has triggered a tsunami warning in countries that stand open or are in the coastal belt of the Pacific Ocean.
Since the start of the year, the world has witnessed two huge quakes that have left quite devastation: the first one which gave out more than magnitude 7 was in Haiti last January; the second one the recent magnitude 8 quake in Chile. With the two earthquake events that has happened people can't seem to help but compare them especially with the destruction the two countries has faced. It is undeniable that the magnitude faced by Chile is indeed far greater than that of Haiti yet the damage done was lesser. This result was due to the fact that with Chile being a part of the countries within the "ring of fire” has been prepared with stronger infrastructures whereas Haiti was always known as one of the poorest countries in the world.
With the said quake from Chile, other countries that face the Pacific are given an alert on a possible Tsunami hit on their coast. People within the said regions are advice to watch out for updates from their respective national forecasters with regards to the tsunami. After hours since the alerts were given, especially after the said time when the tsunami was hit, families that were asked to evacuate, were allowed to go back to their homes.
The said occurrences of the natural disasters such as the quake are what experts call as a result of global warming.
February 27, 2010, Chileans were hit by a massive 8.8 earthquake killing hundreds on its path; death toll increasing consistently. The said quake has triggered a tsunami warning in countries that stand open or are in the coastal belt of the Pacific Ocean.
Since the start of the year, the world has witnessed two huge quakes that have left quite devastation: the first one which gave out more than magnitude 7 was in Haiti last January; the second one the recent magnitude 8 quake in Chile. With the two earthquake events that has happened people can't seem to help but compare them especially with the destruction the two countries has faced. It is undeniable that the magnitude faced by Chile is indeed far greater than that of Haiti yet the damage done was lesser. This result was due to the fact that with Chile being a part of the countries within the "ring of fire” has been prepared with stronger infrastructures whereas Haiti was always known as one of the poorest countries in the world.
With the said quake from Chile, other countries that face the Pacific are given an alert on a possible Tsunami hit on their coast. People within the said regions are advice to watch out for updates from their respective national forecasters with regards to the tsunami. After hours since the alerts were given, especially after the said time when the tsunami was hit, families that were asked to evacuate, were allowed to go back to their homes.
The said occurrences of the natural disasters such as the quake are what experts call as a result of global warming.
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