Here I have been, having a bit of a moan since the weather warmed up, got more tropical. But where do I live … in the tropics!
In the last week, however, in several other places around the equator there has been a bit more than just humidity happening.
Last week it was floods in the Philippines, caused by Tropical Storm Ketsana.
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/asiapac/stories/200909/s2699997.htm
Three days ago there was a 8.0 earthquake in American Samoa, which initiated a monstrous tsunami which swept ashore killing hundreds and injuring many more, and destroying villages before it.
http://www.news.com.au/features/0,,5019260,00.html
Two days ago there was a 7.6 earthquake off Padang in Sumatra, Indonesia, collapsing buildings and causing another tsunami. The death toll increases with each news broadcast, but is at least 1000, with many, many more still trapped.
Look at the earthquake map on the link below and see what I mean.
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/
It will update by the minute, but I am sure you will get the picture; when I copied this link there had been 73 aftershocks in Samoa and 5 in Sumatra.
All this is happening so relatively close to us.
This is all too glum and I felt I would post the latest Swamp cartoon to lift our spirits. It sort of seemed relevant really. It hasn't been a good week.
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