This half-meter resolution satellite image shows Port-au-Prince, Haiti after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck the area on Jan. 12, 2010. The image clearly shows extensive damage, roads covered with debris from collapsed structures, and people crowded in the streets and public places such as sports fields and stadiums.
Subject: Environmental Science:Natural Hazards:Earthquakes, Geography:Geospatial, Geoscience Resource Type: Audio/Visual:Images/Illustrations Special Interest: Hazards, Visualization Theme: Teach the Earth:Enhancing your Teaching:Visualization, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:GIS/Remote Sensing, Teach the Earth:Incorporating Societal Issues:Hazards, Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Environmental Science, Teach the Earth:Teaching Topics:Earthquakes