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Earthquakes have rocked the powerful San Andreas fault that splits California far more often than previously thought, according to UC Irvine and Arizona State University researchers who have charted temblors there stretching back 700 years.

This last (sixth) article brings to a close the series on earthquakes and their related impacts on civil society, with particular reference to the Accra metropolis.

Surely, Haiti must be the unluckiest of nations. Enduring one of the most devastating earthquakes the world has ever known, Haiti has been much in the news. Outpourings of aid have come from most of the countries of the world, including the US.

Editor’s Note: At least 608 people were killed in Indonesia following two devastating earthquakes last week. Hundreds are still missing and authorities fear the death toll will climb as more bodies are found in the rubble. Most of the homes in Singai Pingai were damaged or destroyed the the earthquake. Families now are bust salvaging what they can from the rubble. Allison Zelkowitz Program Manager, Save the Children in Indonesia Blog entry, October 8, 2009, 1:30 am Fo

Some disasters are unavoidable. Hurricanes, earthquakes, meteor strikes: only mad scientists are blamed for these mishaps. Sometimes fate decides to go ahead and give people a good spanking just for shits and giggles. Other times, its our own damn fault. 1. The Great Smog of 1952 The Disaster: On December 5, 1952, London’s fog, tired of being the butt of many a British joke, got serious . On that particularly cold morning, London’s fog teamed up with vehicle exhaust, factory and