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Originally Posted by MargaretR
I don't want to in any way minimise the tragedy happening in OZ, but this post by Eric set me off webrowsing.
I found that a volcano in South Alaska is due to blow up any day now and there are webcams trained on it.
Disasters are happening more often, or are we just made aware of them more than we used to be?
The links that I have explored today have given me food for thought and put me off my breakfast 
Try googling ........Niburu planet X
........ Horizon project
which leads to youtube - 5 videos - 2012 how to survive
This webbrowsing is NOT recommended for anyone who is already depressed |
I don't think that seeing what is going on in the world in general trivialize the terrible events in South Australia ... one thing that makes this disaster stand out is the large number of casualties ... I realize that many of you will have noticed that when a major ecological disaster happens, the number of casualties seems to be a function of the wealth and sophistication of the area suffering the disaster: casualties in the First World are usually much smaller than those in the Third World ... here we see a modern, developed natioin, with excellent emergency services, suffering large numbers of dead. This, I believe, indicates that this is an event of major proportions ... like Katrina ... one that overwhelms even the best prepared nations.
For those who are interested in all that is going wrong with our planet, take a look at what is going on in the High Arctic ... and remeber, what goes on there will affect the North Atlantic Drift ... the thingy that determines what your weather in Accy will be like. And, as Margaret says: this is not for those who are already depressd.