NASA's Terra satellite captures startling before and after pictures of the coast of Burma
Posted 05.08.2008 at 9:57 am
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Burma Before And After
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Tropical Cyclone Nargis slammed the Burmese coast with 130 mph winds and bursts of up to 160 mph—the equivalent of a category 3 or low-level category 4 hurricane. It reportedly led to thousands of deaths, and as of Monday, thousands more were missing. Now NASA has released a set of images that show how drastically the flooding has drenched Burma's coast.
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holy crap
wish I could care more about this. Wish I could become concerned about the people of Burma. But I can't. The military junta has absolutely ruined this country; it's neighboring countries have done nothing to restore any sense of democracy; and the UN...well, what can one say about the UN?
No. Sorry for the loss of life and the widespread destruction. But I can't feel empathy for any country that refuses aid.
You may not feel empathy for the junta, but a country is much more than the militant powers that controll it. Your outlook is a little short minded, a lot of families were detroyed and those people would love any help they could get I'm sure.
...And yes, what can be said about the UN. Worthless, would be one word at the top of my list.
i can feel bad for them, people died and its somewhat sad that you cant even feel sympathy for them. maybe not empathy, but atleast try some sympathy
i can feel bad for them, people died and its somewhat sad that you cant even feel sympathy for them. maybe not empathy, but atleast try some sympathy
i can feel bad for them, people died and its somewhat sad that you cant even feel sympathy for them. maybe not empathy, but atleast try some sympathy
this really opened my eyes to the things that are happening in this world. it is so scary to think what might happen in the future
Scotty Boy
why'd you post 3 comments? And what's the difference between "empathy" and "sympathy"?
Flooding is a terrible thing and the devastation afterwards when the waters subside can be equally bad if not worse. Think about all the diseases.
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