THIS WEEK : Best of - A house made of straw — the safest place in an earthquake

Presentation: Derek Thomson. Editorial team: Julien Pain, Sophie Pilgrim, Ségolène Malterre, Tatiana El Khoury. This week we take a look back at some of the stories we’ve covered in the last few months. STORY 1 : PAKISTAN First Haiti, it’s been six months now since the devastating earthquake there. Our Observer had an idea for helping the Haitians rebuild. Observer : Darcey Donovan STORY 2 : ECUADOR Next, a man who is the last of his kind. Ecuador’s only remaining ice miner. Observer : Quentin Ceuppens STORY 3 : CHINA And finally, China, specifically… love in China. Our last Observer says more and more couples are showing their affection in a very public way. Observer : Crystal Tao

Giant sinkholes spark earthquake fears in China

Giant sinkholes have appeared across China in recent weeks, sparking fears of an imminent earthquake among residents. . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com .

M 4.6, northern Xinjiang, China

Tuesday, June 22, 2010 03:21:52 UTC Tuesday, June 22, 2010 11:21:52 AM at epicenter Depth : 42.10 km (26.16 mi)

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M 4.6, northern Xinjiang, China

06/03/10 2 week WARNING poss Earthquake Light in Sky Spotted California. Why now Explained!

update 6/7/10 warning extended after SM 3.6 EQ AERONET_Yaqui Subsets Usage Guidelines Date: 2010/154 - 06/03/10 MODIS Terra True color Pixel size: 2km | 1km | 500m | 250m MODIS Terra light in sky has been seen over San Diego Ocean POSS. EARTHQUAKE next 24 hrs. Thanks moonshadow93924 old title do to warning 4.5 have begun earthquakes Los Angeles 3.9 San Francisco 3.3.added 5.1 to title thanks man on the ground perceptionpolice they down graded it to 4.5 what a lie. and changed dep. to 8.1 hope your ok. thank you thetruthergirls for having me on again. Was on American Freedom Radio for 30 mins. on monday 05/10/10 www.americanfreedomradio.com for the light in the sky before quake perceptionpolice SD & XoGJRoX LA Mr. Guy channels fraustrated gravityson Los Angeles San Diego Big Earthquake is Coming Soon 05/13/10 www.youtube.com Fatal Sea Floor Sinking Truth! Sea Level Rise Lie! Volcanos, Tea Party, Taiwan Earthquakes www.youtube.com Iceland Erupts Why Chile Earthquake? ocean floor is Sinking islands gone, Ice Scream WWIII Lava www.youtube.com

Hati’s earthquake

Get this song on iTUNES! www.ruckasworld.com Rucka Rucka Ali sings about earthquakes, milk shakes, and Germans.

M 4.7, Shanxi, China

Saturday, June 5, 2010 12:58:12 UTC Saturday, June 5, 2010 08:58:12 PM at epicenter Depth : 10.00 km (6.21 mi)

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M 4.7, Shanxi, China

M 4.8, Yunnan, China

Tuesday, June 1, 2010 15:58:12 UTC Tuesday, June 1, 2010 11:58:12 PM at epicenter Depth : 28.30 km (17.58 mi)

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M 4.8, Yunnan, China

M 5.4, southern Qinghai, China

Saturday, May 29, 2010 02:29:54 UTC Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:29:54 AM at epicenter Depth : 50.70 km (31.50 mi)

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M 5.4, southern Qinghai, China

M 5.4, southern Qinghai, China

Saturday, May 29, 2010 02:29:54 UTC Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:29:54 AM at epicenter Depth : 50.70 km (31.50 mi)

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M 5.4, southern Qinghai, China

M 5.4, southern Qinghai, China

Saturday, May 29, 2010 02:29:54 UTC Saturday, May 29, 2010 10:29:54 AM at epicenter Depth : 50.70 km (31.50 mi)

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M 5.4, southern Qinghai, China

M 4.8, eastern Sichuan, China

Friday, May 28, 2010 03:04:52 UTC Friday, May 28, 2010 11:04:52 AM at epicenter Depth : 10.00 km (6.21 mi)

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M 4.8, eastern Sichuan, China

Earthquake Vision SF LA Japan sinks Utah Colorado Arizona Joe Brandts 1937 Post Glacial Rebound.

TEA PARTY OIL SPILL OIL PARTY! Post Glacial Rebound FACT. & this too www.youtube.com AMERICA IS JACKED! THE MOMENT OF THE HAPPENING Where have I been. Where havent I been! Ive been to the ends of the earth and back. Ive been to the end of the world. There isnt anything left. Not even Fresno, even though Im lying here right this minute. If only my eyes would get a little clearer so I can write all this down. Nobody will believe me, anyway. Im going back to that last moment on the Blvd. Some sweet kid went past, dragging a little boy (twins, I guess) by each hand. Her skirt was upwell, pretty highand she had a tired look. I thought for a minute I could ask her about the birds, what had happened to them, and then, I remembered she didnt see me. Her hair was all frowzy, way out all over her head. A lot of them looked like that, but she looked so tired and like she was sorry about something. I guess she was sorry BEFORE it happened, because it surely did happen. There was a funny smell. I dont like it. A smell like sulphur, sulphuric acid, a smell like death. For a minute, I thought I was back in chem. (chemistry). When I looked around for the girl, she was gone. I wanted to find her for some reason. It was if I knew something was going to happen and I could stay with her, help her. She was gone, and I walked half a block, then saw the clock again. My eyes seemed glued on that clock. I couldnt move. I just waited. It was FIVE MINUTES TO FOUR OCLOCK ON A SUNNY AFTERNOON. I …

China Earthquake 2010 (live)

The quake, which struck at 7:49 am in Qinghai Province, had a magnitude of 7.1 according to Chinas earthquake administration. According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the earthquake struck in Yushu County, a remote and mountainous area sparsely populated by farmers and herders, most of them ethnic Tibetans. The region is pocked with copper, tin and coal mines and rich in natural gas. A government Web site said the countys population was around 80000. The China Earthquake Networks Center said the epicenter was in Yushu County, a sparsely populated area that is home to farmers and herders, most of whom are ethnic Tibetans. China National Radio said that more than 80 percent of the homes in the area had collapsed but that schools and government buildings had largely remained standing. Karsum Nyima, an employee of a local television station in Yushu, told the national television broadcaster, CCTV, that the quake had sent people running into the streets. All of a sudden, the houses collapsed, he said. It was a terrible earthquake. In the park, a Buddhist pagoda fell down. Everyone is in the street in front of their houses. They are trying to find family members. In the same broadcast, Wu Yong, an officer in the Chinese Army, said that the road to the airport was impassable and that soldiers were digging out people from collapsed homes by hand. The most important thing now is that this place is far from everything, with few accessible rescue troops available, Mr. Wu …

Monks hit hard by China earthquake

The death toll from Wednesday’s earthquake in China has risen to 791. Rescuers are still finding survivors in the rubble, despite the freezing conditions overnight. At least 100000 people have been left homeless by the quake. Qinghai province is also home to many monasteries, and they’ve been hit hard, as Al Jazeera’s Melissa Chan reports.

2010 Yushu, Tibet EarthQuake

* Click for more details - Official Death toll over 2000 but local survivors claim much much more. Hundreds Still Missing. Over 12000 injured. Most buildings destroyed. news.blogs.cnn.com “Tens of Thousands of survivors are requesting President Hu Jintao & Premier Wen Jiabaoto to allow His Holiness The Dalai Lama to visit the Quake zone to conduct the funerals for Thousands of Tibetans who lost their lives, to pray for the departed souls and to provide solace to the broken hearts.” tibet.net His Holiness the Dalai Lama is deeply concerned over the Tibetans affected by the earthquake in Kyigudo region in Tibet and expressing his hopes and wishes to visit the region. After Quake, Ethnic Tibetans Distrust Chinas Help We want to save lives. They see this tragedy as an opportunity to make propaganda. www.nytimes.com The sensitivity behind the latest Chinese earthquake blogs.channel4.com Please Help ! Donations accepted here: www.TibetFund.org http www.TibetanVillageProject.org http www.SaveTibet.org Photos of Yushu Tibet http During all these sufferings that Tibetans are going through, Chinese rescuers steal Tibetan Mastiff puppies from the quake zone. woeser.middle-way.net China’s latest luxury obsession: Tibetan mastiffs news.yahoo.com www.savetibet.org www.highpeakspureearth.com Whilst Chinese media refers to the affected area as the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Yushu (玉树) in Qinghai province, Western media has been calling it Western or North Western China inhabited …

M 4.4, northern Qinghai, China

Tuesday, April 20, 2010 03:40:02 UTC Tuesday, April 20, 2010 11:40:02 AM at epicenter Depth : 10.00 km (6.21 mi)

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6.9 Earthquake Rocks China

Nearly 600 people are dead and that number is expected to rise in the wake of a 6.9 earthquake which struck the mountainous Yushu region of China’s Qinghai Province. Lucy Craft reports from Tokyo.

Recent earthquake activity is not unusual, scientists say

China’s tragic magnitude 6.9 earthquake on April 13 and the recent devastating earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, Mexico, and elsewhere have many wondering if this earthquake activity is unusual.

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M 6.9, southern Qinghai, China

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 23:49:37 UTC Wednesday, April 14, 2010 07:49:37 AM at epicenter Depth : 10.00 km (6.21 mi)

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M 6.9, southern Qinghai, China

M 5.0, southern Qinghai, China

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 21:40:00 UTC Wednesday, April 14, 2010 05:40:00 AM at epicenter Depth : 18.90 km (11.74 mi)

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M 5.0, southern Qinghai, China