A higher cause
IN THE span of little more than a year, two separate island nations were struck by debilitating earthquakes. The first hit Haiti on January 12, 2010; fourteen months later, another quake hit Japan. Each of these earthquakes was especially strong, registering magnitudes of 7.0 and 9.0, respectively, and caused considerable damage. Post-earthquake tsunamis followed, adding to the wreckage. International aid was quick to flow into both nations. In these respects, the two situations were similar.