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Earthquakes, Tsunami, Hurricanes... Forecasting, Monitoring and Human Disaster Prevention.
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In December 2004, we wrote... The devastating human consequences of the earthquake and ensuing tsunami in Asia could have been avoided. Here again, the main culprit was indifference, inertia and...education. The general reaction was: "What are we going to do?" Humanitarian organisations and cohorts of specialists (scientists, medics, epidemiologists, psychologists, engineers, geophysicists, other "-ists"...) came over to try (...) to cope with the situation. But this was all too late! As usual... The solidarity, more emotional than rational, was not as worldwide and constructive as could have been imagined. Both the The United Nations and The European Union were unable to react as united entities. Reactions were fragmented. As usual. And too late. As usual. Who has really benefited from the raised funds? Shall this prevent other earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural disasters from happening and making thousands of victims in the future? I doubt it. Governments declared their intention to shell out millions of dollars/euros to cover expenses - much more than what would have been required to set up a monitoring device in the first place - but what has become of all these funds? Have there been any concrete political, economic and scientific solutions? Perhaps the initial reaction was trying to prevent something worse: a human tsunami of angry people who would certainly have wiped out idle governments, scientists, politicians and their inert bureaucratic Institutions and Organisations. What have the United Nations, the European Community, the sophisticated International Organisations (Health, Scientific, Medical, Political, Educational, Social, Humanitarian, Religious...) been doing actively to prevent this from happening? You tell me. It may be time to turn to the NewPOL
Network if you don't want this to happen ever again... September 2005 we wrote... The devastating human consequences of the hurricane Katrina could have been avoided. Here again, the main culprit is indifference, inertia and...education. The general reaction is: "What are we going to do?" Humanitarian organisations and cohorts of specialists (scientists, medics, epidemiologists, psychologists, engineers, geophysicists, other "-ists"...) shall come over to try (...) to cope with the situation. But this is all too late! Who shall really benefit from the raised funds? Shall this prevent other earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes and other natural disasters from happening and making thousands of victims in the future? I doubt it. What have the United Nations, the European Community, the sophisticated International Organisations (Health, Scientific, Medical, Political, Educational, Social, Humanitarian, Religious...) been doing actively to prevent this from happening? You tell me.
October 2005 we wrote...
Earthquake in Pakistan: a logistical nightmare...that could have been avoided. More than 80000 people killed, but this may be nothing compared to the 3 million homeless inhabitants who shall soon have to face the harsh winter conditions.
But who cares? *** As you can see, we can repeat WORD FOR WORD the comments that were made a few months ago. Nothing has changed. As usual. The NewPOL Network seems to offer the only credible alternative and CWINs must be urgently launched.
*** 1. Earthquake in Pakistan 8 October 2005
The main culprit here is the same as for the devastating consequences of the tsunami in Asia and the hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, to name a few: please review http://www.imnrc.org/NCN/NewPOL%20Network/newpol.htm (under "World Indifference and Incompetence...") A logistical nightmare...that could have been avoided.
But who cares?
2. Hurricane Disaster in the United States 2005
Thereafter and up to this day, agency documents show that further funding cuts forced federal engineers to delay improvements on the levees, floodgates and pumping stations that failed to protect New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina's floodwaters.
Why should anyone feel concerned about the possible ominous fate of a bunch of poor, essentially black or coloured population? Not worth the trouble...
Eighty percent of New Orleans was under water with much of the flooding coming after two levees broke...
No one knows how many people were killed and how many more succumbed waiting to be rescued. But the bodies are everywhere: hidden in attics, floating in the ruined city, crumpled in wheelchairs, abandoned on highways.
3. Tsunami Disaster in Asia 2004
Nobody knows where he comes from or what is his nationality. If anybody knows/recognises him, please phone 076-249400-4 ext. 1336, 1339 or send an e-mail to: info@phuket-inter-hospital.co.th immediately. Thank you. [Kindly sent by Dr Pierre Schembri-Wismayer, from Malta]
This little girl is now in hospital (Phuket). She is looking for her relatives. If anyone recognises her, please contact us immediately. [Kindly sent by the Juglas Medical Center, in Latvia] Further appeals are welcome... *** The international "experts" on these issues disagree on many important issues and nothing concrete is ever undertaken. Furthermore, a fortune is generally sent to the affected countries: where is all this money going? How about an International Audit? Please contact us if you would like to help or join this network. This page shall be updated as we progress.
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