Typhoon Santi (Mirimae) : All Souls Day typhoon expected to bring floods and landslides

MikeinManila 3 weeks ago Region: Philippines

Typhoon Mirinae Aka Typhoon Santi the Philippine AOR (Area of Responsibilty) name is forecast to hit Luzon Island threatening Central, Northern, and National Capitol Region areas on Luzon. Island The forecast is grim... more

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Cyclone Reshmi Wreaks Devastation in Southwest, Killing 9

Md. Mahmudul Haq a year ago Region: Bangladesh

Cyclone 'Reshmi' swept over southwestern coastal belts of the country early on Monday, leaving at least nine people dead and many houses and crops on vast tracts of land damaged. Three people were killed in Patuaknali whi... more

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Cyclone, Psychocyclone and Incommunicado Myanmar

Mohan Nepali a year ago Region: Myanmar

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has been able to get through the Junta-set barriers for the sake of cyclone survivors. In principle, the Junta leaders have agreed to allow in international aid works but other conditio... more

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Exclusive Myanmar Cyclone Destruction Pictures

Ground Report a year ago Region: Myanmar

GroundReport.com has obtained exclusive, original photos from the ground in Myanmar, capturing the destruction of Cyclone Nargis. Myanmar's junta government is refusing foreign aid workers. Already there are reports of an... more

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Myanmar and the Idea of National Sovereignty

Rob Mintzes a year ago Region: Myanmar

My views on issues like national sovereignty could be seen as unusual.   In the strong unlikelihood that any outside nation would attempt to invade the U.S., I'd be waiting on line to be handed fatigues and a rifle.... more

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Myanmar: Slow Relief Work

Global Voices a year ago Region: Myanmar

 by Mong Palatino First, an update on the situation in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis hit the country a few days ago. The death toll continues to rise. The official report on the number of casualties is way below ... more

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Help Provide Relief to Burmese Workers

AFL CIO a year ago Region: Myanmar

 by James Parks With more than 22,000 people reported dead (with some estimations going as high as 100,000) and as many as 1 million homeless after a tropical cyclone that struck Burma over the weekend, the Fede... more

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Military Junta Ignores Pleas from Relief Missions

Al Jeratso a year ago Region: Myanmar

Myanmar's military junta has made it clear that its government only wanted to allow the relief goods to come in, but not the reflief workers, especially those coming from the United States. Obviously, the military general... more

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Americans Ask Difference Between Cyclone and Hurricane

Ground Report a year ago Region: United States

As Cyclone Nargis' destruction is healed by the international aid community, Americans, Canadians and Britons are wondering aloud the difference between a cyclone and hurricane.  In the Nothern hemisphere, the term hu... more

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Myanmar: The Perfect Storm

Global Voices a year ago Region: Myanmar

  - by Mong Palatino More than 4,000 people are dead after cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar last weekend. Cyclone Nargis, a Category 3 storm packed winds of 190 km (120 mile) per hour. It was the world’s&n... more

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