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tsunamis' new scale of disaster - relief, tech style
12/29/2004 @ 6:01:31 PM | 1421 days ago | permanent link | posted in news / web
Some 3100 were killed on 9/11, it was pretty bad.. however, an astounding bodycount of 80,000 is piling up since Dec. 26 in the aftermath of a huge earthquake and its subsequent tsunami in South East Asia (they are still uncovering bodies), sad stuff tsu·na·mi n. pl. tsu·na·mis A very large ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or volcanic eruption.We're so far away but one thing can do is donate $ to help the relief effort.. notable in geek world, Amazon has setup its 1-Click system to help collect money for the Red Cross (at one point, it was getting $1300/min). Apple's entire home page is devoted to the disaster and some of the major help organizations. A couple of grassroots sites are up as well (a wiki and a blog), not to discount the numerous corporate donations and matching programs that aren't getting that much publicity If you plan on donating, I've heard some companies have a matching program so that's something you should look up Dec 30 Update - deathtoll rises past 120,000 Jan 5 Update - 150,000 Links - http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/tsunami.disaster/ - http://amazon.com - http://apple.com - http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Tsunami_Help - http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com/
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