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NGOs: The Parasitic Altruists
Their arrival portends rising local prices and a culture shock. Many of them live in plush apartments, or five star hotels, drive SUV's, sport $3000 laptops and PDA's. They earn a two figure multiple of the local average wage. They are busybodies, preachers, critics,... 2008 Second-Worst Year for Natural Disasters This Decade
According to the United Nations, the slew of natural disasters around the world made 2008 the second-worst year this decade. Roughly 235,816 people were killed in 321 different disasters with Burma and China... The 10 Poorest Countries on this planet.
By, Uwe Paschen.The 10 Poorest countries on our planet today. The Republic of Congo in central Africa is leading the way being the Poorest Country today with a GDP-per Capita of $300.00, being...
created by Uwe Paschen | 3 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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14577 views | 108 recommendations | 63 comments
No altruists in the storm path
Despite the truism, there most certainly have been atheists in foxholes. But it is absolutely true that there are no altruists in a storm path. Over 45 years of living on the southernmost coast of South Carolina... Anatomy of a hurricane
Hurricane season comes every June through November. Though Americans dread the storms, eastern Asia and many other areas of the world, including the Baja Peninsula of Mexico, depend on hurricanes to bring...
created by denseatoms | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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1044 views | 38 recommendations | 11 comments
China Geothermal Energy Earthquake Deterrent Project....News & Opinion
The International Institute of Nonviolence: and
The China Geothermal Energy Earthquake Deterrent Project
By: Rev. Jermano
contact: djermano@yahoo.com
Given the huge amount of... Epic Fire in San Diego County - Billion Dollar Disaster and Counting
Wednesday Update: Geraldo Rivera has finally arrived in San Diego...Flames roaring over a hill behind him.
While Los Angeles media had been focused on the fire in Malibu, San Diego County is...
created by TheBigRuski | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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5533 views | 4 recommendations | 7 comments
Expert warns of tsunami risk in Bay of Bengal
"HONG KONG - Powerful earthquakes could rock the Bay of Bengal, triggering tsunamis that would inundate Myanmar, Bangladesh and possibly India, an Australian geologist has warned."VIEW ANIMATED SEQUENCETidal waves pound Orissa Coast
Berhampur, August 14: At least 13 houses were washed away and three more houses damaged under the impact of high tidal waves in Podampeta, a sea-side village under Palibandha gram panchayat in...'Five Years Left to Save the Planet'
Our planet is just five years away from climate change catastrophe - but can still be saved, according to a new report.The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warns governments have until 2012 to "plant the seeds of... Historical Video: Massive Tsunami slams B.C. coast in 1964
In the wake of the large tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands yesterday, residents of Vancouver Island and Valdez, Alaska, remember all too well the devasting tsunami that hit their region in 1964.
From the... Top 10 Disasters
With the recent powerful Hawaii earthquake, it got me thinking about other horrible tragedies humanity has had to endured. With that in mind, I present the Top 10 Disasters to remind all of us just how precious and fragile life really is!IFAW Launches Web’s First Animal Rescue Blog
"(Yarmouth Port, MA – 17 August 2006) – IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) has officially launched the Animal Rescue Blog at www.animalrescueblog.org, the first blog on the Internet to focus solely on worldwide emergency relief...'More disasters' for warmer world
"Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, UK climate scientists have warned. Even if harmful emissions were cut now, many parts of the world...Indonesia quake toll tops 5,000
"Reuters - Aid was trickling in on Monday for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia's Java island and left tens of thousands of homeless foraging for food and shelter."NowPublic on Facebook
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