Posted by admin | Posted in Peru | Posted on 16-07-2009
Tags: civilization, evolution, flood, Peru, supe
Haiti Earthquake Victims Receive Increasing Aid
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Shaky Colonialism: The 1746 Earthquake-Tsunami in Lima, Peru, and Its Long Aftermath (Latin America Otherwise) $20.09 Contemporary natural disasters such as Hurricane Katrina are quickly followed by disagreements about whether and how communities should be rebuilt, whether political leaders represent the community’s best interests, and whether the devastation could have been prevented. Shaky Colonialism demonstrates that many of the same issues animated the aftermath of disasters more than 250 years ago. On… |
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Pisco, Peru, Earthquake of August 15, 2007: Lifeline Performance (TCLEE Monograph No. 32) $53.60 On August 15, 2007, at 6:40 P.M. local time, there was a magnitude (Mw) 8.0 earthquake off the coast of Southern Peru, about 145 km SSE of Lima, Peru. More than 4,500 aftershocks had been registered as of August 30, 2007, 30 of them had MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) between 3 and 5. The social economic impact of the earthquake was significant 519 people died and more than 1,300 injured. Tens o… |
