The Material Cause of Haiti’s Disaster
Posted in some thoughts on Jan 16th, 2010
The formal cause – a 7.0 magnitude earthquake – is obvious. But why such devastation? Blogger Brian Hollar quotes/comments: "(T)he Haitian earthquake killed tens of thousands of people. But the quake that hit California's Bay Area in 1989 was also of magnitude 7.0. It killed only 63 people. This difference is due chiefly to Americans' [...]
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