tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post2399162538612251426..comments2024-03-09T18:59:51.444-07:00Comments on Raima Larter - Author: Haiti: NOT a Natural DisasterRaimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13817382167424203932noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-40811225297895514072011-03-11T15:51:09.507-07:002011-03-11T15:51:09.507-07:00Great post, thanks for sharing.Great post, thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-86335638743649856872010-06-03T09:01:01.294-06:002010-06-03T09:01:01.294-06:00hihiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-23890502745182304362010-05-28T13:28:02.289-06:002010-05-28T13:28:02.289-06:00I recently came across your blog and have been rea...I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I think I will leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.Lots in Costa Ricahttp://www.lots-in-costarica.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-30005223384662685422010-03-18T11:14:09.553-06:002010-03-18T11:14:09.553-06:00Appreciating your clarity and insight as always. T...Appreciating your clarity and insight as always. The logic extends to any other "natural" event that we might attribute human-scale, value-added terminology. Just looked at USGS site and notice 'swarm' of 5+ quakes over the last week in Chile, along with other a few other global locations.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06639222136166442087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-18506594421946308322010-03-03T20:33:23.121-07:002010-03-03T20:33:23.121-07:00Thanks for stopping by, but I don't quite unde...Thanks for stopping by, but I don't quite understand your comment. The 5 mile distance between my parents' home and the Idaho quake's epicenter isn't particularly relevant to the argument (it was relevant to them, of course, which is why I put that figure in). The USGS says the epicenter of the Haiti quake was 15 miles from Port au Prince. The main difference between these two events was the population. <br /><br />I think a better comparison for Haiti would be with the 1989 Loma Prieta quake in San Francisco, magnitude 7.1 and in a high-population area. As we have recently seen in Chile, too, many fewer people died because the buildings in SF were well-constructed.Raimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817382167424203932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-13528339542909329412010-03-03T20:15:51.371-07:002010-03-03T20:15:51.371-07:00yes, good point, but the 5 mile difference from th...yes, good point, but the 5 mile difference from the event in Idaho compared to Port au Prince makes these two an uneven comparisonMinnesotanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-40427040956737312452010-01-17T21:41:03.120-07:002010-01-17T21:41:03.120-07:00You are a humble genius! God Bless you :)You are a humble genius! God Bless you :)fnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16262222548877399254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-32263615074395950052010-01-17T11:34:45.366-07:002010-01-17T11:34:45.366-07:00Raima,
You are spot on in identifying p...Raima,<br /><br /> You are spot on in identifying poverty as a major contributor to the toll. David Brooks made a similar point in his NPR commentary -- don't know if he heard it from you! <br /><br />All best,<br /><br /><br />Clay @claynaffClay Farris Naffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422075681952376307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-67065548811580853962010-01-16T16:08:02.494-07:002010-01-16T16:08:02.494-07:00Thanks, Curt!
As to this second question, maybe ...Thanks, Curt! <br /><br />As to this second question, maybe it's a joke, but I have an answer...as I always do. "Disaster" is a value-laden word, isn't it -- using it reflects our own view that the event is "bad" in some way. But earthquakes are not inherently bad or disastrous. Without them, we wouldn't have mountains, for example, or many other beautiful features on the earth's surface. So, if there are no people around to say "this earthquake is a disaster," then it is not - it's just an earthquake.Raimahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817382167424203932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-61754901666931240462010-01-16T13:20:08.118-07:002010-01-16T13:20:08.118-07:00I'm now asking the question "If an earthq...I'm now asking the question "If an earthquake happens in the middle of a forest and no one is around to feel it, is it a disaster?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7325300274115265117.post-25389741818348470722010-01-16T11:09:30.297-07:002010-01-16T11:09:30.297-07:00I have see a few others struggling trying to make ...I have see a few others struggling trying to make this point - but you really nailed it. Humans can't stop earthquakes, but we can build homes and cities that aren't deathtraps. And even when there are no earthquakes, the result would be more liveable, sustainable and green living spaces.Curt Steinmetzhttp://www.zenmind.org/daedosah.htmlnoreply@blogger.com