20 month ago
Linkorama : Strong earthquake near Solomon Islands, tsunami reported - According the the US Geological Survey, a magnitude 8.0 earthquake struck Sunday, April 1, 2007 at 20:39:56 (UTC) about 45 km (25 mi) south-southeast of Gizo, New Georgia Islands, Solomon Islands, at a depth of 10 km.
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29 month ago
jimray : Daily Show coverage of the 2004 tsunami - Come for Star Jones, stay for Bush bashing
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39 month ago
jimray : TIME - Washington - Animations - Seattle is gonna be under water when "the big one" hits
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46 month ago
jimray : Tzu Chi Foundation - If you're still looking for somewhere to give Tsunami relief funds - a local Buddhist group, buying locally to help support the ravaged economy
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47 month ago
Richard Rutter : Satellite imagery of tsunami damage - Astounding images taken before and after the devastation (filed under Photography). [via Multimap]
deusx : Earth News: Tsunami Damage in Lhoknga, Indonesia - Holy crap. These images really sink it home.
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47 month ago
plasticbag : Do you know this child? - 2 years old, appears to have lost his parents in Phuket. Does anyone out there recognise him?
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47 month ago
jkottke : Ayn Rand Institute: the US should not help tsunami victims - All of the giving should come from private organizations and individuals.
plasticbag : Another block of separatist right-wing inhuman libertarian bullshit from The Ayn Rand Institute: U.S. Should Not Help Tsunami Victims - Which - as usual - misses the fact that in the long run, we all benefit from living in a stable and humane world in which people help each other out in times of trouble...
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