> Typhoon Nanmadol just skirted Northern Philippines as a cat-3 (killed > 8) while Irene (also a cat-3) was going through the East Coast; it > just took a breather (which means it could intensify) and is now on > its way to Taiwan. CNN never said anything about it while BBC would > mention it about a third of the time but in the same breath as Irene > and Libya. >
that's because the Northern Phillipines aren't one of the world's major financial centres. The size of the storm isn't what was important to the press, the politicians and the emergency services - it's the scale of the potential impact that matters. It's basic risk management. B > But hey--we're used to it! I mean the typhoons, not necessarily the > lack of media or even government attention. But that may just be the > point that it is so routine that it does get as much fuss as say the > East Coast which just had an earthquake and a hurricane go through it. > My living memory has been peppered with category 3-5 typhoons EVERY > year and my choice of residence and lifestyle revolves around them so > I do not necessarily worry as much as others would but I appreciate > being "over-warned" and "over-prepared". > > Bong > -- > Bong Manayon > http://bong.manayon.net > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
