A look at prepper foods and keeping fed in a disaster. In short, have good gear, not bland stored food.
Category Archives: Natural Disasters
Reconstructing the Story of the Storm: Hurricane Katrina at Five | The Nation
Another homage to what we all lost in Hurricane Katrina.
FRONTLINE/WORLD . Haiti Quake: Improvisation Amid the Chaos | PBS
A prelude to the Haiti internet story I linked yesterday.
Haiti Earthquake: Who’s Give What | guardian.co.uk
A graphical look at where the money is coming from for Haitian relief.
The right-wing media react to Haiti | Media Matters for America
A round-up of the conservative cretins that are both politicizing the Haitian earthquake and insulting those suffering and dying in that disaster. Seriously, if you are a Republican and you buy into this shit, you’re not even human.
Hell, even the Hannity trolls can’t stand Robertson. Well, most of them.
Hell, FAUXNews can barely be bothered to cover the story, spending less than 7 minutes covering Haiti two nights ago when the first day’s work of solid news was coming in.
That said, maybe less from these racist bastards is best, as this is the crap FAUX chooses to report:
“Expect Gettysburg” – Paging Dr. Gupta – CNN.com Blogs
The type of medicine being practiced – when it can – is apparently on the level of a Civil War field hospital.
We can do better than this. And it needs to be done soon.
Here’s another story on the sad state of medicine there right now.
Haiti: WFP Readies Op To Feed 2 Million Quake Victims | WFP | United Nations World Food Programme
The World Food Program has plans to feed two million people in Haiti so do what you can to help them out.
Here are 10 really sobering facts about the conditions on the ground there.
Kudos to Ned for passing along this story on the need for cash, and not whatever old blankets you want to get rid of. This is a humanitarian crisis, not a yard sale. Leave your clutter where it is and out of the way of those trying to save lives.
The Center for International Disaster Information seconds this notion.
Charity Navigator is hosting some good advice on how best to send assistance and through what agencies.
Earthquake in Haiti – The Big Picture – Boston.com
Sobbering images of yet another massive tragedy.
