Haiti Earthquake
By: Alisha Kimatu & Shreya Nellutla
Summary
How were Haitians affected?
Look at the damage
What abiotic factors were affected?
More than 26 million cubic yard were destroyed by the Earthquake.Many landmark buildings were damaged or destroyed.The headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti collapsed.A lot of homes were destroyed
This event comes close in comparison to...
...the 2008 China earthquake. It reached a magnitude of 8.0 which is a little bit more shaky but the way they suffered after the earthquake was the same. The "anniversary" for this is on the May 12th. 9,951 people died during this earth quake which is 24,689 less than what happened in Haiti.
What biotic factors were affected?
The humans were obviously affected with the highest reliable death count being 220,000 and Haitian governments estimated higher. Some family dogs were affected when the earthquake struck. Also some of their pigs were killed.The vet’s office were busy with a lot of goats. According to the website there were little to none of the animals, that were not affected by the earthquake.