Two years ago, a team of geophysicists led by Eric Calais of Purdue University predicted that the fault that produced the recent Haitian earthquake was at high risk of doing exactly what it did. They urged the Haitian government to take steps to strengthen critical buildings, including hospitals and schools.
早在两年之前，一个由普渡大学埃里克·卡莱斯教授所率领的地球物理学团队就预测到海地发生地震并造成如此破坏的可能性很大。他们敦促海地政府采取措施加固关键建筑，包括医院和学校。而政府的不作为则增加了伤亡。