China Geothermal Energy Earthquake Deterrent Project....News & Opinion

The International Institute of Nonviolence: and   The China Geothermal Energy Earthquake Deterrent Project     By: Rev. Jermano contact: djermano@yahoo.com   Given the huge amount of...

Epic Fire in San Diego County - Billion Dollar Disaster and Counting

Wednesday Update: Geraldo Rivera has finally arrived in San Diego...Flames roaring over a hill behind him.   While Los Angeles media had been focused on the fire in Malibu, San Diego County is...

Expert warns of tsunami risk in Bay of Bengal

"HONG KONG - Powerful earthquakes could rock the Bay of Bengal, triggering tsunamis that would inundate Myanmar, Bangladesh and possibly India, an Australian geologist has warned."VIEW ANIMATED SEQUENCE 

Tidal waves pound Orissa Coast

Berhampur, August 14: At least 13 houses were washed away and three more houses damaged under the impact of high tidal waves in Podampeta, a sea-side village under Palibandha gram panchayat in Ganjam...

'Five Years Left to Save the Planet'

Our planet is just five years away from climate change catastrophe - but can still be saved, according to a new report.The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) warns governments have until 2012 to "plant the seeds of...

Historical Video: Massive Tsunami slams B.C. coast in 1964

In the wake of the large tsunami that hit the Solomon Islands yesterday, residents of Vancouver Island and Valdez, Alaska, remember all too well the devasting tsunami that hit their region in 1964. From the Archives...

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Top 10 Disasters

With the recent powerful Hawaii earthquake, it got me thinking about other horrible tragedies humanity has had to endured. With that in mind, I present the Top 10 Disasters to remind all of us just how precious and fragile life really is!

IFAW Launches Web’s First Animal Rescue Blog

"(Yarmouth Port, MA – 17 August 2006) – IFAW (The International Fund for Animal Welfare – www.ifaw.org) has officially launched the Animal Rescue Blog at www.animalrescueblog.org, the first blog on the Internet to focus solely on worldwide emergency relief...

'More disasters' for warmer world

"Rising temperatures will increase the risk of forest fires, droughts and flooding over the next two centuries, UK climate scientists have warned. Even if harmful emissions were cut now, many parts of the world would...

Indonesia quake toll tops 5,000

"Reuters - Aid was trickling in on Monday for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia's Java island and left tens of thousands of homeless foraging for food and shelter."

Storm Survivors Try to Pick Up the Pieces

"AP - Emergency teams spray-painted damaged houses with "X" signs Saturday after checking them for bodies or survivors and crews moved in dump trucks to haul away the wreckage piled up by tornadoes blamed for 12 deaths."

Powerful cyclone hits northeastern Australia

"Reuters - A powerful cyclone hit Australia's far northeast early on Monday near the tropical city of Cairns, with winds of up to 290 kph (180 mph) uprooting trees, flattening crops and ripping off the roofs of houses."

New Orleans East: Sustaining a World Community in a Neglected Disaster Zone

New Orleans East: October & November 2005 New Orleans East is a large part of New Orleans and totally flooded and devastated by Hurricane Katrina. This predominantly African-American and Southeast Asian community...

Housing Rights for New Orleans Hurricane Survivors

Watch the video 27 minutes - 70 mgs - QuickTimeHere's a super Big Phat Version 207 mgsHere's a Crappy Bandwidth Challenged Version 8 mgs RealPlayerWhen considering the rebuilding of New Orleans, every issue...

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