Earthquakes, Eruption and Ecocatastrophes: The Troubled Times of Latin America

Latin America is home to more than five hundred million people. Of these, ninety million people live within one mile of an active volcano. Furthermore, Latin America is precariously situated on five tectonic plates- the South American, North American, Cocos, Caribbean, and Nazca Plates. The danger of natural disasters is glaringly obvious in this region of the world. In fact, over the past forty years over 200,000 people have died from such causes, ranging from earthquakes to volcanoes to mudslides and more. …