Comments on: Are Natural Disasters Becoming More and More Common? http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/ The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:31:40 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Andrew http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-56006 Andrew Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:37:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-56006 More people living in places that are dangerous, as well as a more global and comprehensive tracking network (especially for earthquakes) and climate change and other factors such as top soil erosion and deforestation (in the case of floods). More people living in places that are dangerous, as well as a more global and comprehensive tracking network (especially for earthquakes) and climate change and other factors such as top soil erosion and deforestation (in the case of floods).

]]> By: donna http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-56004 donna Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:33:36 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-56004 And more people living in more stupid places, building things where they don't belong anyway..... So what once were natural areas with natural incidents become "disaster" areas. And more people living in more stupid places, building things where they don't belong anyway.....

So what once were natural areas with natural incidents become "disaster" areas.

]]> By: Ozmo http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-55937 Ozmo Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:27:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-55937 good points I feel with more sensative instruments and more sensative scientists sadly emerging this may just be another bit of a scare theres always been natural disasters, it fluctuates, we had the boxing day tsunami lets hope now we are going to sail clear for a few more years =] good points I feel with more sensative instruments and more sensative scientists sadly emerging this may just be another bit of a scare

theres always been natural disasters, it fluctuates, we had the boxing day tsunami lets hope now we are going to sail clear for a few more years =]

]]> By: Akiro http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-55935 Akiro Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:23:26 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-55935 I agree this data could vary well be confounded by current detection abilities being better than past ones, however there is also the possibility that disasters are on a slight rise with the advent of global warming and more and more naturally at risk areas becoming populated. I agree this data could vary well be confounded by current detection abilities being better than past ones, however there is also the possibility that disasters are on a slight rise with the advent of global warming and more and more naturally at risk areas becoming populated.

]]> By: sigh http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-55933 sigh Mon, 04 Dec 2006 18:16:08 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-55933 That's what I thought too. The world has had problems and disasters, but with modern communications, we know more and we know it sooner. Notice you have "reported" disasters. With the plague of media nowadays, of course there's more reported everything. I mean how much crap do I really care to know about Tom Cruise or Paris Hilton? That's what I thought too. The world has had problems and disasters, but with modern communications, we know more and we know it sooner.
Notice you have "reported" disasters. With the plague of media nowadays, of course there's more reported everything. I mean how much crap do I really care to know about Tom Cruise or Paris Hilton?

]]> By: Alex http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-55919 Alex Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:56:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-55919 Maybe you're right Tim, that the increase is due to more reporting of insignificant natural events. But notice that significant natural disasters like flood also show an upswing in trend. Maybe you're right Tim, that the increase is due to more reporting of insignificant natural events. But notice that significant natural disasters like flood also show an upswing in trend.

]]> By: mrgoodbar http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-55917 mrgoodbar Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:45:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-55917 This is just the type of data that evangelicals use to "prove" that we're living in the end times. I wouldn't be surprised if you see Pat Robeterson or Jerry Falwell reference this sometime in the near future. This is just the type of data that evangelicals use to "prove" that we're living in the end times. I wouldn't be surprised if you see Pat Robeterson or Jerry Falwell reference this sometime in the near future.

]]> By: Tim http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/comment-page-1/#comment-55867 Tim Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:14:53 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2006/12/04/are-natural-disasters-becoming-more-and-more-common/#comment-55867 Such silly data. When "Events" happened in other parts of the world, not many even knew about it. Now, we have global view. Such silly data. When "Events" happened in other parts of the world, not many even knew about it. Now, we have global view.

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