Over the weekend of June 7-8, and continuing through the following week, people, towns and cities in Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois and others along the river systems of the American Midwest began to find themselves inundated by floodwaters. Homes have been destroyed. At least one hospital (in Columbus, Indiana) has been closed indefinitely. Farmers with […]

On Saturday, May 3, Cyclone Nargis hit the nation of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), inundating low lying areas and killing over 100.000 people so far, with estimates of totals reaching nearly 250,000. Nations and international aid organizations are offering support of many kinds, but the government in Burma has been very slow to allow […]