Geography is an interesting subject, learning about the world and the social issues associated with it. It kind of shows, well not kind of, it shows how ignorant we are even though most of us now come from an 'educated background'. It's true, in the last year and a half I have probably learned more about world affairs, politics, how we as the future generation of the world are simply ignorant. It is right in front of us and all this STUFF just happens.
A recap of the last two year's major events.
Earthquakes - Top Deaths
7.0M - Haiti (~230 000 deaths)
6.9M - Qinghai (~2 600 deaths)
8.8 M - Chile (~521 deaths)
+ one from this year
6.3M - New Zealand (~163 deaths)
Droughts - Recent
- China's drought, is said to be the worst in 200 years [1]
- Pakistan's drought, shortage of wheat and threatens subsistence farmers [2]
Flooding - Recent
- China's floods, where tens of thousands were moved [3]
- France Flash floods, 19 dead and worst in 200 years [4]
- Pakistan's floods, affecting 14m people [5]
- Brazil's flood and mudslides [6]
Human Induced
- BP oil spill
Civil Unrest - protests against the government prominently in Northern Africa and Middle East. It now threatens consumers <-- not a big surprise? As it is predicted that oil can rise up to $220 /b if Algeria and Libya stop their pumps. [7]
The world is a depressing place, so many things happening simultaneously, it's all shocking. If I went out of the door at the moment, asked 50 people what was the most shocking thing you've heard in the news lately, I'd probably get a response regarding the 6 000HKD the gov is giving out or Donald Tsang being attacked with rice. Yes, as much as those things are important, we loose the perspective of some bigger events that cause great suffrage around the world.
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