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When the news is just too soul-crushing for words, it seems to get even worse…

At least 965 die in Baghdad stampede {meta}

This is not the same scope of destruction (infrastructure and physical devastation) as Katrina, of course, but it’s a horrific human toll. Sadly, we don’t yet know just how many lives have been lost due to Katrina.

Hurricanes at least have warnings and, if need be, evacuations. Stampedes on bridges with tens of thousands of people on foot? Not so much warning…

Humanity’s hurting in a lot of ways right now. It really sucks that we can’t just all stop being assholes to each other. Our planet’s got enough perils to keep us all busy for our lifetimes, without wars and thievery and violence amongst ourselves.

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On a less somber note, and for those seeking less visceral images from hurricanes:
NASA’s time-lapse videos of hurricanes from space {meta}