Tag: earthquake
CreHAITIve Re/Vision In Pittsburgh
I never thought I’d say this, but I’m totally jealous of Pittsburgh. You see, Pittsburgh creatives recently held an (awesome) event for Haiti and I’m kicking myself that we didn’t […]
Monitoring Earthquakes…From the Coffee Shop
Got a laptop? You can help monitor earthquakes. As reported in the the Los Angeles Times, the “Quake Catchers” program aims to make earthquake detection easier and cheaper by using […]
Haiti: Two Months Later
This morning the American Red Cross published a two month progress report on relief efforts for Haiti. “As part of its largest international response since the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, […]
Turkey’s Earthquake Proof Airport
With the news this morning of major aftershocks being felt in Chile, many of us are questionning just how vulnerable our homes and buildings are. A while back, I blogged […]
Chile Earthquake May Have Shifted Time!
Okay, so it’s not exactly LOST style time travel, but scientists say that the earthquake in Chile likely shifted the Earth’s axis about 3 inches – shortening the length of […]
TOTN: Differences Between Haiti & Chile Quakes
I missed Monday’s episode of Talk of the Nation on NPR. Normally, I’d be okay with that, but this discussion sounded fascinating. TOTN took a look at the recent earthquakes […]
The Geology behind Chile’s Earthquake hits close to home
With the news of damage from the 8.8 magnitude Chilean Earthquake still coming in, many news outlets (both locally and nationally) are bringing up the point that the same thing […]
TIME: There’s No Point in Doing Good Badly
At our board meeting tonight, our Emergency Services Director pointed out an article that appeared in the latest issue of TIME magazine. The piece, “There’s No Point in Doing Good […]
Video: One Month In Haiti
What makes a bigger impact — words or images? How about both? This “one month in review” video tells the story of the Red Cross’ work in Haiti — what […]
Haiti Earthquake: One Month Later
One month ago, I was planning my brother’s birthday, getting ready for a friend’s fashion show and attending NTEN’s non-profit mapping showcase. One month ago, residents of Haiti were going […]