Archive for January, 2010
Envisioning the Death Toll in Haiti
22, Jan 2010Haiti’s Many Troubles Keep Bodies Uncounted Simon Romero and Neil MacFarquhar, New York Times (January 21, 2010) Haiti quake toll ‘may be 200,000′ BBC News (January 18, 2010) I have a hunch that for years to come, the final death toll in Haiti will remain unknown. As the tagline for the above New York Times [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial|Death + Disaster
- Tags: Haiti Earthquake
The Population of the Dead
21, Jan 2010Despite the numbers of the dead being admittedly “highly speculative” in this visualization of the world’s population of the dead, I’m always a sucker for infographics. Click the image excerpt below to see the whole thing, or check out the blog post about it from the creator, Jonathan Gosier at Appfrica.
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Death + Biology
- Tags: infographics, statistics
The (un)Diseased Dead
19, Jan 2010Infectious Disease Risks from Dead Bodies Following Natural Disasters (pdf) Oliver Morgan, Pan American Journal of Public Health, 2004;15(5):307–12. In the wake of the deaths from the Haiti Earthquate — 200,000 at the most recent estimate — officials are struggling to provide appropriate and respectful body disposal. In an earlier post John mentioned the common [...]
- By: Meg Holle
- In: Burial|Death + Disaster
- Tags: disease, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves, research
Haiti’s Anonymous Dead
19, Jan 2010As Haitians Flee, the Dead Go Uncounted Damien Cave, New York Times (January 18, 2010) Last home of country’s most famous families turns from place of respect and mourning into installation of horror Ed Pilkington, The Guardian (January 18, 2010) Following up on yesterday’s Haiti earthquake post, these New York Times and Guardian articles expand [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial|Cemeteries|Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves
The Impossibility of Identifying the Dead in Haiti
18, Jan 2010How can a country in the grip of an apocalyptic tragedy deal in a dignified way with its victims? Paul Harris, The Guardian (January 17, 2010) The current stories emanating from Haiti are incomprehensibly awful. This Guardian article uses the word apocalyptic and that seems utterly appropriate. A crisis situation of this enormity is compounded [...]
- By: John
- In: Burial|Cemeteries|Death + Disaster
- Tags: death and smell, decomposition, Haiti Earthquake, mass graves, video