QUAKE-PRONE OCEAN TRENCHESPuerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Hispaniola (shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic) are located near earthquake-prone deep-ocean trenches similar to those that recently have caused earthquakes and a tsunami off Sumatra, Indonesia. A large fault that runs along Sumatra also bears striking resemblance to the Septentrional Fault Zone in Hispaniola. Deep-ocean trenches occur where two of Earth's crustal plates collide, with one thrusting down beneath the other. (Christopher Polloni, USGS and Jack Cook, WHOI Graphic Services)
1 posted on
01/12/2010 3:12:45 PM PST by
NYer
To: netmilsmom; thefrankbaum; markomalley; Tax-chick; GregB; saradippity; Berlin_Freeper; Litany; ...
Haiti is a Catholic nation. Prayer ping!
Catholic Ping
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2 posted on
01/12/2010 3:14:05 PM PST by
NYer
("Where Peter is, there is the Church." - St. Ambrose of Milan)
To: NYer
Its also a voodoo nation. just saying.
Damages are estimated to be in the tens of dollars.
I’m sorry, this really is sad. Living in Haiti must be bad enough without these kinds of things happening.
3 posted on
01/12/2010 3:16:05 PM PST by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
To: NYer
Ouch. That sounds worse than I first thought. Awful news.
4 posted on
01/12/2010 3:18:05 PM PST by
GeronL
(http://libertyfic.proboards,com)
To: NYer
Those poor people. May help arrive quickly and may God ease their pain and suffering.
6 posted on
01/12/2010 3:20:58 PM PST by
reagan_fanatic
(Bush at his worst was still better than Obama at his best.)
To: NYer
Septentrional Fault Zone in Hispaniola.
I lived for a year over that fault. It was an earthquake that destroyed the original Santiago de los Caballeros.
7 posted on
01/12/2010 3:24:03 PM PST by
aruanan
To: Kartographer
8 posted on
01/12/2010 3:39:27 PM PST by
NYer
("Where Peter is, there is the Church." - St. Ambrose of Milan)
To: NYer
Just wow......here’s an excellent missionary organization
and couple doing fine work among the impoverished of Haiti.
http://www.loveachild.com/
10 posted on
01/12/2010 3:44:13 PM PST by
tflabo
To: NYer
4 And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you. 5 "For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many.
6 "You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.
7 "For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and in various places there will be famines and earthquakes.
8 "But all these things are merely the beginning of birth pangs.
9 "Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.
10 "At that time many will fall away and will betray one another and hate one another.
11 "Many false prophets will arise and will mislead many.
12 "Because lawlessness is increased, most people's love will grow cold.
13 "But the one who endures to the end, he will be saved.
shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
11 posted on
01/12/2010 3:46:17 PM PST by
Uri’el-2012
(Psalm 119:174 I long for Your salvation, YHvH, Your law is my delight.)
To: NYer; bd476
13 posted on
01/12/2010 3:53:38 PM PST by
fanfan
(Why did they bury Barry's past?)
To: NYer
NYer, if you have information on relief organizations, please let us know. Missionaries of the Poor springs to mind - they have a large presence in the Caribbean, and they’ll get food and medical care going for the injured and homeless.
15 posted on
01/12/2010 4:04:22 PM PST by
Tax-chick
(May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.)
To: NYer
Thnak God, at least the tsunami watch has been dropped.
My prayers for the poor, devastated people.
25 posted on
01/12/2010 4:54:21 PM PST by
onyx
To: NYer
28 posted on
01/12/2010 5:19:04 PM PST by
TASMANIANRED
(Liberals are educated above their level of intelligence.. Thanks Sr. Angelica)
To: NYer
Haiti was already politically and financially a “failed state” before this quake. Chances for its future were already bleak. Now what???
31 posted on
01/12/2010 10:28:41 PM PST by
Wuli
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