Tragedy Unfolding

Aid workers fear Burma cyclone deaths will top 50,000

This is a horrible tragedy and my heart and prayers go out to the victims.

And speaking of horrible things, how dare Al Gore use this tragedy to further his ridiculous claims of global warming.

Gore claimed global warming is forcing ocean temperatures to rise, which is causing storms, including cyclones and hurricanes, to intensify.

From what I am reading, including in the first article above, this cyclone (hurricane) had wind speeds of about 120 mph. That makes it a category 3 storm. Bad, yes, but hardly unprecedented. The high death toll is no doubt due to the primitive living conditions and lack of preparedness on the part of the government and people of Burma (Myanmar). They are still refusing aid.

The people’s plight is not helped by the disposition of their Government. Running the country on a combination of internal repression and xenophobia, the junta seems not to have made up its mind that this is a tragedy that it cannot remedy on its own.