HONG KONG: On the day of the Sichuan earthquake, I happened to be in Bengkulu, the province of Sumatra, Indonesia, which has been experiencing almost weekly quakes that measure about 5 on the Richter scale, following one that measured 8.5 last September. Despite its magnitude, that earthquake killed just 25 people. This raises the question: What combination of nature, chance, human activity and government competence determines the death toll when a cyclone, earthquake or tsunami strikes?
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/disasters-natural-and-man-made
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/philip-bowring
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/international-herald-tribune-bangkok
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/natural-disasters
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cyclones
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/earthquakes
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bangladesh
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/indonesia
