What happened in Indonesia?
On Wednesday morning, a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck western Indonesia. According to the AP, at least 75 people have died and thousands have been trapped by falling buildings and landslides. Vice President Jusuf Kalla told reporters that it is hard to tell just how many people have perished because of the “heavy rain and blackout,” but he expects the death toll to rise sharply. In the aftermath of the quake, searches soared on “indonesian earthquake,” “jakarta” (the country’s capital), and “Sumatra Island,” where many Indonesians have perished. What happened in the Philippines? This past weekend, Typhoon Ketsana hit Southeast Asia, causing massive flooding and hundreds of deaths. The death toll has passed 300, according to a recently updated article from AFP. In the aftermath, we noticed a surge of lookups on “typhoons vs. hurricanes.” According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization, a hurricane applies to storms that form over the Atlantic Ocean. A typhoon refers to
