Earthquake in Japan fact
You don’t need Dinner Topics to follow all that’s happening regarding the earthquake in Japan, but here’s at least one piece of information to take with you to put the size of the earthquake in perspective: “The quake was 900 times stronger than the quake that hammered San Francisco in 1989.”1 In the meantime, if [...]
Earthquake in Haiti
Sorry about the lack of a post yesterday – I think I was hung over from celebrating a binary palindrome day on Monday. Back to your regularly scheduled Dinner Topic. The most important story hitting the wires right now is the tragic earthquake in Haiti. The massive quake has already crumbled buildings, destroyed a hospital, [...]
Tsunamis, Earthquakes, and Indonesia
Sadly for many, natural disasters are still the main topic of news. An earthquake in the middle of the Pacific Ocean caused a tsunami which has left at least 34 dead and many injured in the Samoan islands. The links below will give you a quick geography lesson on American Samoa, but this post is [...]
