About 90 percent of the world's earthquakes strike inside the "ring of fire," which is a 25,000 mile stretch of ocean trenches and volcanoes. Haiti's earthquake was rare, but expected. Ben Tracy reports. cbshaiti,earthquake,haiti,Aftershock,Earth,Quake,Tremor,Richter,Scale,Science,California,7.0,U.S.,Pacific,Ring,Fire,Rim,Coast,Disaster,Crisis,Emergency,Ocean,Plate … [Read more...]
Haiti Earthquake: Thousands Feared Dead
http://video.news.sky.com/skynews/video/ There are fears that up to half a million people may have died after a devastating earthquake hit Haiti - wrecking buildings and burying people alive. There is now an urgent international appeal for aid and assistance. The quake struck just 10 miles south-west of Port au Prince - the densely populated capital of Haiti. Sky's Foreign … [Read more...]