Whether for Haiti or for Fukushima, satellites have taken part in ground relief efforts during the early hours of emergency. The International Charter “Space and Major Disasters” is a space technologies coordination plan designed to help in the event of large-scale natural disasters.
For 18 horrific hours on April 3, 1974, a cataclysmic group of tornados spun through and sacked 13 states and one Canadian province, ravaging some 900 square miles and killing 148 people.
The rewinding of the first 10 years of the new century, reminding you of the best, worst, and unforgettable moments in politics, economy, science and society.
It may seem like Mother Nature is pulling out all the weapons in her arsenal, after a spate of earthquakes and cyclones struck Asia in recent days, but the fact that these events coincided is just that — a coincidence.
