The scariest thing that can happen in the middle of a disaster is to know that your friend is in the middle of it — and to see a Facebook page lie dormant as the hours pass.

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Have you been feeling slightly more in the dark these last few days? Literally. This is crazy but apparently the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile Saturday was so strong it knocked the Earth a few degrees off its axis and shortened our days. Not a joke.

Within minutes of the earthquake just off of Chile’s coast early this morning, the US Geological Survey had it pegged – an 8+ on the Richter scale, ten times as strong as Haiti’s 7.0. A short time later, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration presented a map of expected energy distribution throughout the Pacific Ocean. [...]

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Not a great way to start your weekend, but warnings have been issued to Japan, New Zealand, Hawaii, South America, and Russia after Chile was been hit by an earthquake of 8.8 magnitude yesterday. The quake was one of the top 7 of all time, according to a U.S. Geological Survey. With many resources still tied up in Haiti, how will the government respond to the latest natural disaster?