Earthquake/Tsunami News >> http://forum.planeta.com/viewtopic.php?t=369
For those following the news of the massive 9.0-magnitude earthquake and 20-foot tidal waves that struck southern Asia, we present a few select forums and websites. With 60,000+ estimated dead and the threat of that number doubling due to disease, relief efforts are underway ... and will likely be the most ambitious the world has ever seen. REQUEST -- Those interested in reviewing how national tourism portals are alerting travelers to the crisis should contact Planeta.com online >> http://www.planeta.com/contact/index.html KUDOS Special kudos to the Worldchanging website for such comprehensive AND inspiring resources: >> http://www.worldchanging.com NEWS PORTALS http://news.google.com http://news.yahoo.com FEATURES Blogs to make a Difference - Worldchanging http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/001821.html The Asian Tsunami: Think Globally, Locally, Journalistically - Poynter http://www.poynter.org/content/content_view.asp?id=76241 Tsunami: No one to tell - Jeff Ooi http://www.jeffooi.com/archives/2004/12/tsunami_no_one.php RELIEF Indian Ocean Earthquake - Architecture for Humanity http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/__Sumatra.htm Southeast Asia Earthquake and Tsunami - Blogger http://tsunamihelp.blogspot.com Tsunami Help - Wikinews http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Tsunami_Help REGIONAL COVERAGE/DISCUSSION Locating Missing Persons - Thorn Tree http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=68 Thailand - Thorn Tree http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=51 Southeast Asia - Thorn Tree http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=24 Southeast Asia Islands - Thorn Tree http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com/categories.cfm?catid=23 EARTHQUAKE INFO Earthquakes Hazards Program - USGS http://earthquake.usgs.gov List of Worldwide Earthquakes http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.html Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology http://www.iris.edu Seismic Monitor - IRIS http://www.iris.edu/seismon DISASTER PREVENTION International Strategy for Disaster Reduction http://www.unisdr.org Pacific Disaster Center http://www.pdc.org
