On AlterNet: cyclone

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "cyclone"

In Burma, A Crime for Civil Society to Provide Relief?

Marwaan Macan-Markar, IPS News. June 10, 2008.

Individuals and civil society groups can't provide emergency relief to the hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims.

The Politics of Humanitarian Aid

Walter Brasch, The All Spin Zone. June 2, 2008.

Seeing Shades of Katrina in the Myanmar Cyclone

Myanmar's Junta Gets a Pass from Powerful Neighbors

Andrew Lam, deleted. May 17, 2008.

Many wealthy Asian countries are more concerned with appeasing Myanmar's junta than helping victims of the cyclone.

Environmental Destruction Adds to Devastation in Myanmar

Tara Lohan, AlterNet. May 7, 2008.

It turns out mangroves are really, really important.

Death Toll After Myanmar Cyclone Could Reach 10,000

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville. May 5, 2008.

The UN and Red Cross are working to provide relief to hundreds of thousands affected by the cyclone.