Wednesday, December 29, 2004
World Moves Up A Gear...
So there I was, blogging about an earthquake somewhere out in the Atlantic that affected Algarve...
Than BANG; this tsunami thing happens and eclipses it completely.
Many others are blogging about the rescue efforts and the need to give generously to an aid charity, so I won't repeat all that stuff. Apparently, the BBC's recent appeal programme was so effective that all the lines to Oxfam etc. are blocked! Let's hope the techie boys (and girls) sort out that stuff ASAP.
So, is this a sudden spate of related events? Are earthquakes and tsunamis going to be on the cards more often in future?
Or was this just coincidence - a statistical blip?
There's probably some seismologist somewhere trying to tell us, but being drowned out by the media preoccupation with body counts.
As if today's 60,000+ estimates weren't bad enough.
It would be nice if tomorrow's news broadcasts were about how the aid is getting through and being distributed effectively.
It's the living we should be concerned with now. Drinkable water and some form of sanitation are top priorities.
It's hard not to think: thank God I live in a part of the world where the occasional falling tree is major news. Selfish, but difficult to avoid...
Than BANG; this tsunami thing happens and eclipses it completely.
Many others are blogging about the rescue efforts and the need to give generously to an aid charity, so I won't repeat all that stuff. Apparently, the BBC's recent appeal programme was so effective that all the lines to Oxfam etc. are blocked! Let's hope the techie boys (and girls) sort out that stuff ASAP.
So, is this a sudden spate of related events? Are earthquakes and tsunamis going to be on the cards more often in future?
Or was this just coincidence - a statistical blip?
There's probably some seismologist somewhere trying to tell us, but being drowned out by the media preoccupation with body counts.
As if today's 60,000+ estimates weren't bad enough.
It would be nice if tomorrow's news broadcasts were about how the aid is getting through and being distributed effectively.
It's the living we should be concerned with now. Drinkable water and some form of sanitation are top priorities.
It's hard not to think: thank God I live in a part of the world where the occasional falling tree is major news. Selfish, but difficult to avoid...
