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Reverberations: Mexico City's 1985 Earthquake and the Transformation of the Capital - http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/6/
The video lecture by MIT's Diane Davis discusses the earthquake's implications for social movements, the character of land use and property ownership, and the legitimacy of the capital city's political leaders. |
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Earthquake in Mexico September 19 and 20, 1985 - http://www.crid.or.cr/digitalizacion/pdf/eng/doc13951/doc13951.htm
The Pan American Health Organization report on the magnitude of the disaster, public health and preventative medicine activities, and international cooperation is intended for health providers and disaster-responding agencies. |
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Some Afterthoughts - http://www.grisda.org/origins/12061.htm
Geoscience Research Institute discussion of "two contrasting modes of geological thought: uniformitarianism, which proposes that geologic changes occur by normal processes, and catastrophism, which proposes changes during unusual catastrophic events". |
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Mexico City Earthquake Survivors Still Rebuilding 13 Years Later - http://www.johntarleton.net/earthquake.html
Brief information on the earthquake, with photos and quotes from Mexico City residents involved in reconstruction. |
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Mexico's Earthquake 1985 - http://www.glynn.k12.ga.us/BHS/Juniorprojects/Hopkins01/miguelo23724/
A student's account of his father's experiences in Texcoco and Mexico City includes data and his personal response to the story. |