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Haiti and the surrounding regions are tectonically f'cked, unfortunately. At least the United States is relatively close by, so humanitarian assistance isn't s
by abhiminator 5y ago
Haiti and the surrounding regions are tectonically f'cked, unfortunately.
At least the United States is relatively close by, so humanitarian assistance isn't super far away. I remember the US deploying its hospital ships, among other resources, to assist Haiti in the aftermath of the 2010 quake, under operation 'Unified Response.' [0]
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Unified_Response https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Unified_Response
- dredmorbius 5y agoThe problems go deeper than geology, unfortunately. (Figuratively/literally.)
- detritus 5y ago. o O ( How do they go literally deeper than geology? )
- queuebert 5y agoThe wormhole to the gamma quadrant exits near Haiti.
- wes-k 5y agoI’ve got some self-sealing stem bolts that may help.
- tamaharbor 5y agoThey can get rid of that horrible name.
- dredmorbius 5y agoThat's missing the specific point I was attempting to make. That may have been my fault.
- BurningFrog 5y agoHaiti gets big earthquakes quite rarely: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Haiti https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Haiti Before the 2010 disaster, Port-au-Prince had not been hit since 1770.
- Retric 5y agoNormally big earthquakes are extremely rare. In just the last 300 years Port-au-Prince got an 8.0, 7.5, and 7.0 that’s very rapid especially in geologic terms.