The January 2010 earthquake in Haiti was a catastrophic, magnitude 7.0 quake that occurred at a depth of 8 miles (13 km) below the surface. About 3 million people were affected by the quake, with close to 200,000 people killed directly and more than 250,000 severely injured. The capital of Port-
au-Prince and surrounding cities were entirely destroyed primarily due to inadequate building codes, making rescue attempts extremely difficult. The
quake occurred in the vicinity of the northern boundary of thb Caribbean tectonic plate, where it shifts eastward by about 0.79 inches (20 mm) per
year in relation to the North American plate.

Explanation:

The United States is a power hungry country with a popular of nearly 400 million people.

Providing power to such a large population, both cheaply and reliably is not easy and takes various forms of power plants and energy methods to make sure energy is available to everyone.

When it comes to using electric driven cars, it becomes unreliable, since most electric cars have a limited range and the United States being a large country cannot currently support this.

People would rather use their cars which can provide up to 500 miles of mileage than an electric car which hardly goes 100 miles.

However, the impact of increasing fossil fuels can negatively impact biodiversity in surrounding ecosystems. Increasing carbon monoxide in the air will only lead to degradation of plant and animal life.