When Disaster Strikes

Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Uncategorized, Agriculture, Climate Scientist, Climate Trends, Disaster, Disasters, Disastrous Earthquakes, Drought, Earthquake, Earthquakes In Asia, Faults, Food Crisis, Inadequate Preparation, Scientist Colleagues, Sub Saharan Africa, Term Climate, Tropical Cyclones, World Food

FP: What potential disasters keep you up at night?
ALL: We’re all concerned about major, disastrous earthquakes. In particular, I’m worried about disastrous earthquakes in Asia. Large cities are built near faults, and there are cities that haven’t seen earthquakes in 500 years but are due. It is entirely conceivable that we could see an earthquake [...]

Critics say China’s builders cut corners

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Published in China, 10 Years, Apartment, Central China, Construction Boom, Death Toll, Devastation, Earthquake, Mementos, Powerful Earthquake, Rage, Recent Construction, Sichuan Province, Toll Soars

As the death toll soars from the powerful earthquake that ravaged central China’s Sichuan province, the scale of the devastation is raising questions about the quality of China’s recent construction boom.
“This building is just a piece of junk,” one newly homeless resident of Dujiangyan yelled today, her body quivering with rage. Her family salvaged clothing [...]

Ecuador Targets a U.S. Air Base

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Published in Americas, Colombian Guerrillas, Colombian Military, Ecuador, Ecuadorian President, Freddy, Incursion, Intelligence Agencies, Latin American, Manta, Manta Air Base, Manta Ecuador, March 1, Pacific Coast, President Rafael Correa, Quito, Rafael Correa, S Pacific, Security Expert, Social Sciences Faculty, South American Nation, Suspicions, U S Air, U S Air Force

When the Colombian military made its controversial incursion into neighboring Ecuador two months ago, it may well have removed more than just a camp full of leftist Colombian guerrillas. The raid may wind up taking out a $70 million U.S. Air Force base as well. On Monday, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said he’s “convinced” the [...]

Ahmadinejad says Israel doomed

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Published in Iran, Israel, 60th Anniversary, Annihilation, Anniversary Celebrations, Arabic Word, Collapse, Criminals, Iranian President Mahmoud, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Israel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Northern Iran, President Bush, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Zionist Regime

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that Israel is dying and that its 60th anniversary celebrations are an attempt to prevent its “annihilation.”
He spoke hours after President Bush arrived in Israel for the anniversary celebrations.
“The Zionist (Israeli) regime is dying,” said Ahmadinejad during a speech in northern Iran. “The criminals assume that by holding [...]

Georgia civil war — Part 1

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Published in War, Abkhazia, Armed Conflict, Armed Forces, Army, Battalions, Brigades, Civil War, Georgia, NATO, Nuclear Conflict, Russia, scenarios, War

Analysts are actively debating the possible outcomes of an armed conflict between Georgia and the self-proclaimed republic of Abkhazia, which seceded from Georgia in 1992.
Without looking into the most pessimistic scenarios envisioning a nuclear conflict between Russia and NATO, let’s try to predict the possible outcomes of a Georgian-Abkhazian conflict.
In late 2007 the Georgian armed [...]

Building with BRICs

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Published in Brazil, China, India, Russia, Bloomberg, Brazil, Bric Countries, China, Clout, Ekaterinburg, Financial Trends, Food Security, Foreign Ministers, Fortune Seekers, Global Economy, Goldman Sachs, India, Institutions, International Monetary Fund, Investment Bank, John Browne, Nations Summit, Patrick Donahue, Research Paper, Russia, Russian City, Russian Economy, Safe Haven, Slowdown, World Bank

Are the BRIC countries an emerging threat?
From the article:
The concept of the BRIC countries — Brazil, Russia, India and China — was coined five years ago in a research paper from the Goldman Sachs investment bank.
This week, reality takes over from theory as the foreign ministers of the BRIC countries hold their first formal meeting [...]

Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence

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Published in Energy, U.S., Addiction, Alternative Energy Sources, Bryce, Ceos, Cold Water, Curtailment, Delusions, Energy Independence, Environmentalists, Ethanol, Gusher, Liberals, Members Of Congress, Military Commanders, Neoconservatives, Oil Consumption, Optimist, Premise, S Line, Treatise

Bryce considers himself an optimist but his book throws cold water on the current rush to embrace alternative energy sources.
As his title suggests, he believes that arguments for swift curtailment of oil consumption on the premise that it will enable America to achieve “energy independence” are grossly misinformed or deliberately deceptive.
Readers who think they know [...]

Protein Folding for Fun and Profit

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Published in Uncategorized, Australia Australia, Blogsphere, Brainpower, Competitive Computer, Computer Game, Conundrums, Discovery Channel, Free Downloadable Game, Fun, Gamers, Getting Into The Game, Grand Theft Auto, Grand Theft Auto Iv, Guitar Hero, High Score, Human Element, Introductory Levels, Laws Of Physics, Lead, Maps, Medical Breakthroughs, Medical Mysteries, Medicine Science, New Computer, New Game, Nobel Prize In Medicine, Problem Solving Skills, Promise Computer, Protein Chains, Protein Folding, Protein Strands, Science Daily, Scientific Solutions, Smooth Experience, Three Dimensional Shapes, University Of Washington

Are you good with maps? Can you mentally unfold a box? If so, then you too might be candidate for the new computer game called Foldit. This is a protein folding game that could lead to medical breakthoughs. It’s free so check it out.
Tetris-Like Game Lets Players Find Scientific Solutions
Discovery Channel - May 13, 2008
May [...]

China’s future water war with India

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Published in China, India, Water, 100 Million, 100 People, Ambitions, Asia China, Blockade, Blockades, Blockages, Border, China War, Chinese China, gwadar, India, Last Ten Years, Machiavellism, Military Diplomacy, Military Infrastructure, Oil Supplies, Persian Gulf, River Brahmaputra, Tibet, Water War

Is there any end to Chinese ambitions in Asia? China wishes to dominate Asia with blockades, blockages, military diplomacy and political Machiavellism.
China’s building of the port of Gwadar at the mouth of the Persian Gulf in fact is meant to blockade the oil supplies of the world. Its military diplomacy is on display at the [...]

Is Japan trying to militarise space?

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Published in Japan, Military, Space, Defensive Strategy, Expert John, George Washington, George Washington University, interceptors, Japan Military, Japanese Government, Japanese Space, John Logsdon, Lead, New Scientist, Orbit, Policy Expert, Profile, Scientists, Space Policy, Washington D.C.

“This is a major change in Japanese space policy,” says space policy expert John Logsdon of George Washington University in Washington, DC, US.
For many years, scientists and engineers have run the country’s space programme for their own purposes. Logsdon told New Scientist that the change will “allow Japan to carry out military programmes as long [...]

An Underwater Threat

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Published in China, Military, Asian Countries, Balance Of Power, China Threat, Chinese Navy, Deep Water, East Asia, Fanfare, Hainan Island, Indian Ocean Region, Maritime Dominance, Military Power, prosperity, Remarkable Growth, Revelations, Sanya, Sea Routes, South China Sea, submarines, Trade Routes, U S Navy, Underground Facilities, world-war-II

As America and its allies focus their diplomatic energy on the Middle East and Afghanistan, China continues to alter the balance of power in East Asia with little fanfare and even less resistance. Consider recent revelations that China has built a massive new naval base in Sanya, on Hainan Island. The strategically located base, which [...]

Extremists Have Infiltrated Germany’s Left Party, Authorities Warn

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Published in Europe, Authorities, Berlin Germany, Communists, Cuba, Demagogues, Domestic Intelligence, Extremist, Extremists, Factions, Germany, Intelligence Agency, Letter From Berlin, Migraine, Social Democrats

Germany’s domestic intelligence agency has warned of “extremist structures” within the Left Party. A new report lists a number of left-wing extremist factions within the party, including the Communist Platform, the Marxist Forum and a pro-Cuba group. more…

Letter from Berlin: Germany’s Social Democrats and their Far Left Migraine
Letter from Berlin: Demagogues, Communists, and Germany’s New [...]

China’s ‘Grandpa Wen’ Spins a Disaster into a PR Coup

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Published in China, Bangkok Thailand Ap, Calgary Herald, China China, Cnn, Cnn Ibn, Cnn Ibn India, Cold Today, Devastating Earthquake, Earthquake, Earthquake Aftermath, Earthquake Survivors, Earthquake Zone, International Isolation, Makeshift Tents, Melbourne Herald Sun, Military Helicopters, New Threat, Nuclear Facilities, Quake Relief, Quake Toll, Quake Victims, Shelter From The Rain, Southeast Asian Nation, Spiegel, Time Quake, Weather Center, Wieland Wagner

In the aftermath of China’s devastating earthquake, Prime Minsister Wen Jiabao is running around the earthquake zone like a fireman, introducing himself as “Grandpa.” The Communist Party is seeking a PR coup that will help end China’s international isolation over Tibet. By Wieland Wagner in Shanghai more…

Photo Gallery: Destruction, Shock and Fear after the Quake
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When Disaster Strikes

Critics say China’s builders cut corners

Ecuador Targets a U.S. Air Base

Ahmadinejad says Israel doomed

Georgia civil war — Part 1

Building with BRICs

Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of Energy Independence

Protein Folding for Fun and Profit

China’s future water war with India

Is Japan trying to militarise space?

An Underwater Threat

Extremists Have Infiltrated Germany’s Left Party, Authorities Warn

China’s ‘Grandpa Wen’ Spins a Disaster into a PR Coup

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