Recently a few of us have been discussing whether there is any benefit distinquishing between a disaster and a catastrophe and a cataclysm. Too roughly, a disaster is very bad. A catastrophe is a disaster from which there will be no real recovery. In our personal lexicon, a cataclysm is an almost total washing away of what previously existed.
It is, perhaps, appropriate that the Greek kataklysmós means a thorough, complete, degenerating flood.
Desperation grows over Pakistan flood damage (New York Times)
Pakistan floods could sweep away weak government (CBS News)
Taliban will not be allowed to take advantage of crisis (DAWN)
Following is the original post from Sunday, August 15. This was intended to build on the two prior posts.
“Weather Underground Forecast for Monday, August 16, 2010. A long front that will initially extend from the eastern Sea of Japan through southeast China will be the biggest weather producer in eastern Asia as it moves slowly eastward throughout the day. Steady precipitation is expected through southeast China, but farther inland than the normally hard hit areas due to the monsoons. The monsoons themselves will be weak in nature with only scattered showers and thunderstorms likely along the southeast coast of China.”
See current conditions and forecast for Peshawar, Pakistan.
See current conditions and forecast for Moscow, Russia.
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