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earthquake

I’m afraid we’re only seeing the tip of the iceberg at this point. Like the China earthquake, early reports and pictures are giving us a sense of the devastation, but as people and aid organizations actually get to Haiti, I’m afraid we will see much, much worse. My prayers go out to all people suffering [...]

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One example of the power of Twitter’s now-disabled track feature:
On May 12, 2008:
USGS reports time/day: 2008-05-12 06:27:59.0 31.12N 103.24E 10 7.8 EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA

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China Earthquake Update

by Karoli on May 12, 2008

My heart and prayers go out to the people of China who are living through a nightmare. Over 9,000 dead, many missing, schools and buildings leveled. The magnitude has been increased by the USGS to 7.9.
The most compelling coverage I’ve found today comes from NPR. Melissa Block was interviewing the pastor of [...]

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China Earthquake Video

by Karoli on May 12, 2008

Click here for links to more info.
Technorati Tags: china, earthquake, video, citizen journalism

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UPDATE 2:57AM PDT –
Great summary by @paulbradshaw of how the news broke and a list of all search, maps and active links to information about the earthquake.
Looks like CNBC is on it. (I no longer acknowledge CNN as a credible news source, but you might find info on that site as well.
UPDATE 2:09AM PDT [...]

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