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  • July 2008

    • Mother Nature's Wrath Creates Prosperity

      newser  |  Boston Globe  |  Jul 8, 08 7:25 PM CDT

      Mother Nature's Wrath Creates Prosperity

      Casualties aside, natural disasters may not be so devastating after all. Catastrophes like the recent earthquake in China destroy old buildings and roads, making way for new and improved infrastructure that may not have been created otherwise and pumping cash into the economy. In the long term, updated technology and efficiencies have the potential to create a more productive economy, reports the Boston Globe . More »

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      economy  • flood  • natural disaster  • China earthquake  • hurricane  • Chinese economy  • rebuilding

  • June 2008

    • Flood Recedes, But Only 1 Well Remains

      newser  |  CNN  |  Jun 14, 08 7:55 PM CDT

      Flood Recedes, But Only 1 Well Remains

      Floodwaters receded today after 24,000 people fled Cedar Rapids, Iowa, but only one well is uncontaminated to service the city, CNN reports. Officials say it will run down if people take showers and flush toilets over the next 3 or 4 days. "Water is still our primary concern," one said. "We're still using water at a greater rate than we're producing." More »

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      Iowa  • flood  • natural disaster  • storm  • flooding  • Federal aid  • Cedar Rapids  • fresh water

  • May 2008

    • Junta Closing Cyclone Shelters

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 30, 08 12:16 PM CDT

      Junta Closing Cyclone Shelters

      The Burmese junta has reportedly begun closing shelters and telling cyclone victims to return to their decimated villages, a move that drew strong condemnation from a UN official, the BBC reports. Military leaders, apparently worried that the camps will become permanent aid centers, have given victims tents and bamboo poles and told them to rebuild their lives, says a UNICEF official. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • junta  • military junta  • homeless  • shelter

    • 8 Killed as Tornadoes Hammer Midwest

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 26, 08 5:17 AM CDT

      8 Killed as Tornadoes Hammer Midwest

      Midwestern tornadoes killed seven people in Iowa and a toddler in Minnesota yesterday as they tore paths of destruction through communities, CNN reports. The southern half of a town in Iowa was unrecognizable after a twister demolished the local high school, commercial areas  and some 200 houses. At least 50 people were injured in the town of 1,900, the Des Moines Register reports. More »

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      Iowa  • natural disaster  • Minnesota  • tornado

    • Poorly Built Schools Stood No Chance in Earthquake

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 25, 08 9:56 AM CDT

      Poorly Built Schools Stood No Chance in Earthquake

      As a massive earthquake shook Sichuan province, subpar construction turned many Chinese schoolrooms into the mass graves of as many as 10,000 children, the New York Times reports, and grieving parents are pointing fingers at Beijing. The government, aware of the problem, had issued warnings on school safety in the years before the quake—but in many cases, the shoddy buildings remained. “This is not a natural disaster,” said one parent. “They stole our children.” More »

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      China  • children  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • student  • school  • Sichuan province  • construction  • building

    • China Death Toll Nears 40,000

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 20, 08 8:28 AM CDT

      China Death Toll Nears 40,000

      The official quake death toll climbed to nearly 40,000 in China’s Sichuan province today, the Guardian reports, as foreign medical teams and equipment arrived on the scene. Relief efforts began shifting away from finding survivors to aiding the more than 200,000 injured and 5 million left homeless. Russia, Taiwan, Japan, the US, Germany, and Italy had all sent rescue workers. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • death toll  • relief  • aftershock  • panda  • foreign aid  • medical care

    • 'Disaster Fatigue' Shuts US Wallets

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 20, 08 7:00 AM CDT

      'Disaster Fatigue' Shuts US Wallets

      Americans’ donations to disaster relief this year fall far short of money given to victims of the 2004 tsunami and Hurricane Katrina—and it’s likely due to “disaster fatigue," say experts. With tragedies like Burma’s cyclone and China’s earthquake quickly piling up, people may feel they can’t make a difference, AP reports. As of Friday, Americans had given $12.1 million to Burma, while the tsunami garnered $1.92 billion in US donations. More »

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      China  • Burma  • earthquake  • Hurricane Katrina  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • charity  • relief  • donation  • tsunami

    • Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 18, 08 2:48 PM CDT

      Junta Leader Visits Nargis Victims as UN Envoy Arrives

      The head of Burma's junta emerged today for the first time since cyclone Nargis struck two weeks ago to meet with survivors, CNN reports. Gen. Than Shwe visited a refugee camp 200 miles south of Yangon, touching the faces of infant survivors. The visit came as the UN's humanitarian secretary began a three-day tour meant to pressure Burma to accept more foreign aid, the AP reports. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • foreign aid  • humanitarian crisis  • survivors  • Than Shwe  • humanitarian aid

    • 133K Dead, Missing: Junta

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 16, 08 5:05 PM CDT

      133K Dead, Missing: Junta

      Nearly 78,000 are confirmed dead and another 56,000 missing in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, Reuters reports. Torrential rains continued to pound Burma today, complicating rescue efforts. The EU’s chief aid official met with military leaders to press for increasing foreign rescue workers' involvement, but he met with no more success than UN and US officials before him. More »

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      United Nations  • European Union  • Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • junta  • relief  • military junta  • dictatorship  • negligence

    • Cyclone's Toll Worsens

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 14, 08 8:04 PM CDT

      Cyclone's Toll Worsens

      The UN today nearly doubled its estimate of the number of people "severely affected" by the cyclone in Burma to up to 2.5 million and said they were in dire need of immediate aid, Reuters reports. The frustrated UN chief urged the creation of a "high-level pledging conference" of donor nations and said it was sending a top diplomat to meet with Burmese leaders to try to convince them to allow in more aid and relief workers.  More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone

    • Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  May 13, 08 7:01 PM CDT

      Quake Moves Xinhua Past Propaganda

      Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency, is better known for People’s Republic propaganda than hard-hitting journalism. But in the aftermath of the catastrophic Sichuan earthquake, the Wall Street Journal reports, the agency has published hundreds of up-to-the-minute accounts, many of them on the anguish of the victims and the grievances of provincial officials—a deviation from the usual focus on the government’s response. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • news  • propaganda  • media coverage  • Xinhua

    • 2008 Twister Deaths Highest in a Decade

      newser  |  USA Today  |  May 12, 08 7:31 AM CDT

      2008 Twister Deaths Highest in a Decade

      With 22 tornado-related deaths in the South over the weekend, 2008 is shaping up to be the deadliest year for twisters in a decade, USA Today reports. With 98 total fatalities, “we are on a pace that continues a record number” of tornadoes since modern record-keeping began in 1950, said an expert. Thus far, there have been 636 twisters this year, officials say, behind only 1999, which saw 669 through May 11. More »

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      natural disaster  • death toll  • tornado  • severe weather  • twister

    • World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  May 9, 08 9:20 PM CDT

      World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says

      Burma says it warned its people of Cyclone Nargis 5 days before landfall, when it learned of the storm over news wires—but one expert believes Burma's media outlets were too primitive to spread the message. With Burma's death toll as high as 100,000, Newsweek talked to a global weather analyst about the warning that failed to reach Burma's people. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • weather  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center  • disaster preparedness

    • Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 9, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Deadly Storms Sweep Southeast

      A deadly North Carolina twister was part of a powerful storm system that rocked the Southeast last night, AP reports. The Carolina tornado knocked three tractor-trailers off a highway, killing one and injuring two. Storms also hammered a shopping area in Mississippi, and homes in Tennessee and Alabama, where winds hit 60 mph. More »

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      North Carolina  • natural disaster  • storm  • Mississippi  • tornado  • Alabama  • Tennessee  • severe weather

    • Cyclone Death Toll 22,000 and Climbing

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 6, 08 7:16 AM CDT

      Cyclone Death Toll 22,000 and Climbing

      The cyclone that ripped through Burma has claimed at least 22,000 lives, the military junta said today, and more than 40,000 remain missing. The scope of the disaster forced military leaders to postpone a constitutional referendum—designed to cement their grip on power—in the worst-hit regions, the New York Times notes. The vote is still scheduled to take place Saturday in the rest of the country. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone

    • Cyclone Savages Burma; at Least 351 Dead

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 4, 08 7:28 AM CDT

      Cyclone Savages Burma; at Least 351 Dead

      A tropical cyclone has wreaked havoc in Burma, killing at least 351 and destroying tens of thousands of buildings, the BBC reports. Cyclone Nargis brought 120 mph winds to the country, knocking down 75% of buildings in one town and cutting off power, water, and phone lines in the largest city, Rangoon. The storm is now headed toward Thailand, but seems to have quieted somewhat. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • cyclone  • Yangon  • Rangoon

    • Stubborn NM Fire Burns 50 More Homes

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 3, 08 6:52 PM CDT

      Stubborn NM Fire Burns 50 More Homes

      Firefighters nearly contained a New Mexico wildfire this week before it leaped containment lines and razed another 50 homes on Wednesday, the AP reports. Nine had already gone up in flames. Firefighters are working today to cut new lines around the blaze, which is 35% contained near Albuquerque. Officials say the 13,790-acre fire was man-made. More »

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      wildfires  • natural disaster  • Bill Richardson  • firefighters  • New Mexico  • fire  • house fire

    • Heartland Tornadoes Kill 7 in Arkansas

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 2, 08 6:35 PM CDT

      Heartland Tornadoes Kill 7 in Arkansas

      Severe storms spawned twisters in America's heartland today, knocking out power, toppling tractor-trailers, and killing seven people in Arkansas, the AP reports. Up to 25 tornadoes also hit Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma, a state where hail smashed windshields and storms derailed railway cars. “It just seems like we’re getting pounded,” one official said. More »

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      Texas  • death  • natural disaster  • Missouri  • Kentucky  • tornado  • Kentucky Derby  • Arkansas  • Oklahoma

  • April 2008

    • All Safe in 5.8 Mexico Quake

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 28, 08 4:21 AM CDT

      All Safe in 5.8 Mexico Quake

      A 5.8 magnitude earthquake shook Mexico yesterday, but no major damage or injuries were reported, AP reports. The rumble, centered 96 miles north of Acapulco, rattled buildings in Mexico City and sent many scurrying into the streets. "It scared us. It was strong," remarked one resident who recalled the 1985 quake that killed thousands. “We’re just waiting for an earthquake that strong to hit again.” More »

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      Mexico  • earthquake  • natural disaster  • Mexico City

    • Scientists Warn Reno to Brace for Major Quake

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 27, 08 6:25 AM CDT

      Scientists Warn Reno to Brace for Major Quake

      Scientists are warning Reno residents to prepare for a major quake following a series of smaller rumbles that have shaken the area for two months, AP reports. The strongest was Friday night’s magnitude 4.7 tremor, which cracked walls and rattled products off store shelves. Now, “a magnitude 6 quake wouldn't be a scientific surprise,” said a seismologist. More »

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      earthquake  • Nevada  • natural disaster  • Reno

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