The Anatomy of the Great Chile Earthquake and Tsunami
Posted on March 9th, 2010
Steven Ward, a geophysicist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, provides a video explanation of the seismic shift that caused the 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Chile and a simulation of the resulting tsunami. His Web site has heaps of valuable background on such events: es.ucsc.edu More on this and other disasters can be found on Dot Earth at The New York Times: dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
Tags: chile, Disasters, earthquake, geology, oceans, pacific, simulation, tsunami
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Chile Earthquake Caught on Tape [February 27th, 2010]
Posted on March 9th, 2010
I do NOT own this video. Credits to Terra.com.pe How you can help: Google: Google has just launched a Crisis Response portal where you can donate funds to the American Red Cross and UNICEF, get updates from news sources, and locate loved ones. www.google.com Save The Children -- Save The Children is sending an emergency assessment team to Chile, and is asking for contributions to its Children's Emergency Fund to aid these efforts. secure.savethechildren.org americares: secure.americares.org
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Chile 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Pacific 3 of 4 – BBC News Report
Posted on March 8th, 2010
Update on the 8.8 magnitude massive Earthquake off the shore of Chile on 27.02.2010, including live reports and expert information both on the impact and the tsunami warnings in response to the event. Recorded from BBC World News on 28.02.2010 The quake struck at 0834 GMT (3:34 am local time) about 90km (56 miles) north-east of the city of Concepcion and about 320km south-west of the capital, Santiago. Buildings in Santiago were reported to have shaken for between about 30 seconds, with the loss of electricity and communications following. The death-toll remains unclear but is confirmed to count at least 300 victims. Easter Island is beeing evacuated as a precautionary measure in expectation of a possible tsunami. The US issued an initial tsunami warning for Chile, Peru and Ecuador, which was later extended to Colombia, Antarctica, Panama, Costa Rica and then as far as New Zealand and Hawaii. Japan remains under Tsunami Alert. #27 - Most Subscribed (All Time) - Reporters - Germany #20 - Most Viewed (Today) - Germany #2 - Most Viewed (Today) - Reporters - Germany #38 - Most Viewed (Today) - Reporters - Global #12 - Most Viewed (This Week) - Reporters - Germany #59 - Most Viewed (This Month) - Reporters - Germany #16 - Most Viewed (All Time) - Reporters - Germany
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Chile Earthquake tsunami warning issued . 28th 2nd 2010.
Posted on March 7th, 2010
Tags: 8.8, chile, earthquake, magnitude.tsunami, Warning
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iSurvived. [Santiago, Chile 8.8 Earthquake Aftermath Blog]
Posted on March 7th, 2010
TURN UP THE VOLUME ---This is my friend Depointless* just hours after the SHIT HIT THE FAN, recounting what happened during & since the MONSTER 8.8 Earthquake that just devastated Southern Chile. - he will be heading downtown a little later today with his camera to get a first hand look at the situation on the ground. & since i didn't think i would hear from him for days i started a [IM WITH DEPOINTLESS] campaign... he received over 100 emails and in just a few hours... well ill let the video do the talking... here's his channel and the campaign: www.youtube.com - full on scene video coming soon! brandonnintendo.tumblr.com Viva Chile! Best Wishes to everyone down there... b.walker*
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Family survives Haiti and Chile earthquakes
Posted on March 7th, 2010
A Haitian family who moved to Chile following the Haiti earthquake has survived the Chile quake as well. . . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com
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Dramatic CCTV of earthquake in Taiwan
Posted on March 6th, 2010
The moment when shoppers, commuters, nurses and children were terrrified by a major tremor in Taiwan. . . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com
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Chile Earthquake 2/27/2010
Posted on March 6th, 2010
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Earthquake in Chile: Update #1
Posted on March 5th, 2010
Tracy Reines, it's Feb 27 noon ET. I'm speaking to you from the American Red Cross International Response Operation Center. Want to give you an update on what we know about the earthquake that hit Chile about 10 hours ago just outside of Santiago and Concepcion. www.redcross.org For inquiries about relatives living and who have citizenship in Chile, please try to keep calling them, monitor their social networking profiles or contact other family members who live nearby. Telephone, internet and other communication lines are often disrupted in times of disaster. People trying to locate US citizens living or traveling in Chile should contact the US Department of State, Office of Overseas Citizens Services, at 1-888-407-4747 or 202-647-5225.
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Chile Earthquake 2010 – Shocking Pictures
Posted on March 5th, 2010
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