Nothing. It is a third world country. They do not have the infrastructure to be able to prepare or respond to any disaster. Hurricanes, floods, and any other disaster will and has done just as much damage.
I did not realize that one could "prepare" for an earthquake. It was my understanding that they are very sudden.
Practice earthquake drills regularly and make sure you have an earthquake kit that would supply you and your family with food and water for up to 3 days.
Montesquieu did believe people could govern themselves
Montesquieu did believe people could govern themselves
Because they had a problem with earthquakes, so they wanted to predict from where the earthquake will come
You don't really have to prepare for Lent. I guess, in order to prepare for Lent you could start thinking about what you want to give up for Lent.
I am not really sure about social problems but people could tend to get anxious and it would be a burst in public feud. People could start arguing over what is the best course of action, or whether or not the earthquake predicted to happen will really occur and people may or may not prepare for one if it was to occur because some may argue that it is fine but some people are touchy in the situations and it's basically unpredictable what kind of social problems may occur but those are just some suggestions that I think would be.
Show who you are on the inside.
It's feared that their are 100,000 people dead or there could be even more!
Most people just picked up what they could and moved on with their life.
So that people could prepare and protect themselves. They may leave the area during the hurricane, the can strengten their window panes, doors, they can remove their pets and belongings to a safer place, etc.
Yes, If the buildings in Port au Prince had been built to a standard which could withstand earthquakes they would not have collapsed in the earthquake and fewer people would have been hurt or killed.