Haiti's 2008 earthquake resulted in over 230,000 deaths whereas Japan's 2011 earthquake resulted in 20,000 deaths. What explains the differences in loss of life?
A) effectiveness of search & rescue operations
B) strength of the earthquake
C) in Haiti there was also a tsunami that followed the earthquake
D) local building standards
E) effectiveness of search and rescue operations and local building standards
E
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