topic: natural disaster

Pelileo: The Ghost Town That Was Never Haunted
October 27, 2017
“Ecuador won’t be destroyed by natural disasters, but rather by bad politicians.” So go the words of Mariana de Jesus, patron saint of...
blog
A Response to the "Predictable Tragedy"
September 9, 2014
On Tuesday, September 1, the rains came. By the next day, much of the city of Srinagar in the Indian-controlled region of Jammu and Kashmir...
Opinion
Russia’s Prosthetic Volunteerism
August 1, 2012
In Russia, disaster historically strikes with such great frequency during August that much of the month is spent anticipating tragedy. But...