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Now that an East Coast earthquake has actually damaged the historic Washington Monument, we all have reason to be more acutely aware of the potential danger from the kinds of natural disasters that seem comparatively rare in most regions, but that we know from the news can be spectacularly devastating. Knowing what we do about [...]
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Yesterday the earth shook in both the western and eastern United States, thereby proving my dad’s theory that I should have never left the safe and sound Midwest. And while I found it amusing that our local news stations here went into Earthquake 2011! mode for a tremble that most of us barely felt, it [...]
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By now, I suppose you’ve heard that the end of the world started over the weekend. Did anyone see Jesus come back on Saturday? If he’s around, tell him I said “hey.” Also, ask him if they have bamboo in Heaven. I like to think he and I are on good terms, even though I [...]
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Have you been keeping count on the natural disasters sweeping the globe in 2011? I don’t want to be an alarmist but the sheer volume is staggering. We have had, of course, incredibly strong and frightening earthquakes in Japan, in turn causing devastating tsunamis. Other earthquakes have occurred in Argentina, Chile, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Burma, [...]
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On the anniversary of the Haiti earthquake which devastated tens of thousands of lives, there is still much to do to help the recovering country. Cholera outbreaks remain common, violence spreads through the tent cities and people are still struggling to return to jobs, schools and a semblance of normal life. Housing remains a key [...]
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On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude devastated the island nation of Haiti. The powerful quake collapsed over 250,000 residences, leaving roughly 1 million people homeless. The world itself shook with the impact of the relief effort. International aid agencies and private citizens responded with an outpouring of donations. The focus of the relief effort [...]
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