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A brief text on Haiti earthquake - Causes (plate boundaries), Intensity, Infrastructure etc.

The 7.0-magnitude Haiti earthquake would be a strong, potentially destructive earthquake anywhere, but it is an unusually strong event for Haiti, with even more potential destructive impact because of the weak infrastructure of the impoverished nation. Sliding plates: Earthquakes typically occur along the jigsaw-puzzle pieces of Earth's crust, called plates, which move relative to one another, most of the time at an imperceptibly slow pace. In the case of the Haiti quake, the Caribbean and North American plates Intensity and infrastructure: Another factor in the damage that a quake can cause is it intensity. While magnitude is a measurement of how much energy is released by an earthquake, intensity is "simply an estimate or a measure of how strongly that earthquake was felt," said Don Blakeman, an earthquake analyst with the United States Geological Survey.

A comparison of the post-event response between Haiti and tsunami hit Aceh (Indonesia), including a discussion of what has goone wrong in Haiti and an attempt to explain why aid has become bottlenecked.

Video and a chronological history of Haiti as a multi-hazard environment.

An article highlighting the massive challeneges associated with the aid effort and long term reconstruction within Haiti, with a particular focus on corruption.

Good graphics looking at Haiti and Chile earthquakes and considering vulnerability through comparison of Richter scale with Mercalli scale. Focuses on numbers of peole affected (population density) and building standards.

A good comparison to Chinese and Italian earthquake's tolls

Haiti aid overview one month on from the quake.

The tectonic behind the Haiti earthquake explained in clear and simple terms.

Great maps of the Haiti disaster summarizing the areas affected and the tectonic processes responsible.

Web 2, social networks and other modern information technology becomes part of the human response in Haiti

In depth break down of the way the UN and other agencies respond to a major disaster such as the Haiti earthquake. It outlines the priorities and challenges faced by those trying to help in the days and weeks after a major hazard event.

Human response - recontsruction efforts in Haiti.

A collection of links with descriptions, about the Haiti earthquake.

Guardian photographer and filmmaker David Levene spent a week in Port-au-Prince documenting the human cost of the recent earthquake"

A good article on the human response and how Port o Prince needs to be rebuild following a strict seismic code which includes land use zoning and earthquake proof buildings.

Responding to the crises, using the text and email to report problems which are then mapped online.

As Mr Keys so kindly pointed out - "didn't predict that one did you". But of course, because we know what we know, it would have been impossible. Educating historians is such as challenge.

Real time disaster alerts and updates from around the world - Haiti and Tungurahua are both flagged (as of Feb 3rd 2010)

From the International Charter Space and Major Disasters shows the role satellites play in reponding to major disasters

Google Earth KML files showing real time situation as it develops on the ground.