After seeing the devastating earthquakes in Chili and Haiti on the news our oldest son asked me a very interesting question this morning.
“Dad, one of my friends at school said that the world is ending because we are having earthquakes. Is that true?”
First of all I do not remember having that sort of conversation in 3rd grade. Secondly, the thought has crossed my mind…
I ran across an interesting article today outlining the differences between the Haiti and Chili quake.
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Palisades, New York (CNN) — About six weeks ago, a large earthquake devastated Haiti and killed over 200,000 people. Saturday, a huge earthquake releasing 500 times more energy, devastated Chile and killed hundreds.
So why did the smaller earthquake kill so many more people? And why the sudden spate of disastrous earthquakes in the Americas?
No, the apocalypse is not coming. No, the two earthquakes are not linked in any way. And no, Pat Robertson, you can’t blame the Devil or the French. The real answers, for those comfortable with science and the Enlightenment, are tectonics and poverty.
Look for my Camaro series to come out later today : )
- Spark Dad
