The Insurgence Of Natural Disasters

Gone are the times when we used to talk about the Osamas, Iraq Wars, Indo-Pak relationships, Viagras, NFL's and Britneys...We have a severe and a serious insurgence of various natural disasters in the form of tsunami's, Ivans, Katrina and not to forget about our own Mumbai rains which not only found its place in the Guinness records but created a havoc amongst the Mumbayites.

While pondering on all these disasters, one thought which comes to my mind is that what has changed all of a sudden which brings-in all these, all together. Well, I don't know, or maybe, there have been so many environmental, technological and radical changes in the past decade that the nature revolts back and tells us...Hey Guys! What are you upto? Hold your reins and be natural...be friendly....be ecological.....See, this is what I have done in the past (my credentials are mentioned below) and so, BEWARE!!!

1. On average, an earthquake strikes the British Isles every four days.
2. 10% of the world's population live under threat from the 1,511 active volcanoes.
3. There are more tornadoes per square mile each year in Britain than the USA.
4. In Britain, five million people in two million homes live in flood prone areas.
5. Colossal tsunami waves travel across oceans at speeds of up to 500mph (800kmh). Waves hitting coastlines have shifted 20-tonne rocks hundreds of metres inland.
6. Droughts starve the land of nourishment, replacing them with mineral salts.