Destruction in Chile

Blog#5
http://www.economist.com/world/americas/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15591569&source=features_box_main

Analysis:

Magnitude-(Noun)size;extent;dimension.

Chile-A republic in South America on the pacific coast:14,508,168.

Epiicenter-A point directly above the true center of disturbance.

Tsunami-A usually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/tsunami

Expanation:

This earthquake was 8.8-magnitude. That means it was a huge shake for everyone in Chile. The president of Chile Michelle Bachelet, estimated that 1.5m homes were damaged and 2m people were affected by this natural disaster. After this disaster about 75 after shocks happen. After shocks are little earthquakes after a really big earthquake. Another diasater is that300 prisoners to escape from a jail in Chillán, a city close to the epicentre, of which only 60 have since been recaptured. Tons along the region were too crumbling down. This has every little to do with economics because with the vast amount of destruction to these homes the real estate is distroyed and insurance companies will have to pull miricals in order for chile to ever get back to its orgional place.

Prediction:

As we thought Haiti was enough to bear, the earthquake in Chile occurs. When natural disasters happen there is nothing we can do but rebuild and raise money for the building and structures of those that collapes.I believe these two earthquakes had affected us a great deal but there is no telling what will come of mother nature. All we can do is help raise money, rebuild and pray that another does not happen. When we see all these other countries struggling as americans it's our duity to help but keep in mind we are also in an economic rut ourselves.