tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post112895721239313096..comments2024-01-14T22:18:06.542+01:00Comments on Jewels in the Jungle: Earthquakes and Floods: South Asia to the AmericasBREhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1129039412055988032005-10-11T16:03:00.000+02:002005-10-11T16:03:00.000+02:00Some of the oldtimers back from where I come from ...Some of the oldtimers back from where I come from would say that we ain't been living right and God is punishing us. I personally would attribute many of these natural disasters to cycles of geologic and weather events that have been occuring on the planet for millions and millions of years.<BR/><BR/>More people get killed, injured, and are left homeless because there are more people on Earth. Many people unfortunately live in earthquake zones and flood plains and tornado alleys and so forth, which is a result of poor and extremely dangerous planning for human habitat. For the vast majority of people affected by these most recent disasters it is simply a result of living in poverty and not having a say or choice where they can live, among other things they cannot do to avert disaster.<BR/><BR/>Then there are those who would claim that Armageddon is near and that the world is coming to a violent end any minute now. For example, checkout the folks over at http://www.armageddononline.org/<BR/><BR/>Take your pick. They are all right.BREhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09668844948345978806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6950796.post-1129033151395492862005-10-11T14:19:00.000+02:002005-10-11T14:19:00.000+02:00Oh god, what's happening? Why all these natural d...Oh god, what's happening? Why all these natural disasters in the space of a few months?007 in Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04683627918247455360noreply@blogger.com