http://dir.salon.com/topics/disasters/?source=rss&aim=disasters en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT By Jürgen Kremb Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/07/burma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/05/07/burma/index.html?source=rss In Burma, hundreds of thousands are without food, water or shelter in the wake of the cyclone, but the military junta prioritizes its grip on power. By Stacey D'Erasmo Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/11/scale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2005/09/11/scale/index.html?source=rss 9/11, the tsunami and Katrina have permanently altered our sense of scale. By Jeff Greenwald Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/11/sri_lanka/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/01/11/sri_lanka/index.html?source=rss After the waves hit, I dared myself to do something. Now I'm in Sri Lanka, where nothing will ever be the same again. Jon Krakauer Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/krakauer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/audio/2000/10/05/krakauer/index.html?source=rss "Into Thin Air" By Daryl Lindsey Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/16/submarine/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/08/16/submarine/index.html?source=rss The sinking of the Kursk raises questions about the safety of Russia's nuclear submarines. By Elliott Neal Hester Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/31/concorde/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/business/feature/2000/07/31/concorde/index.html?source=rss Consoling odds: Your chances of dying in a domestic plane crash are still less than one in a million. By Greg Villepique Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/07/13/wearne/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2000/07/13/wearne/index.html?source=rss Read the hair-raising details of how and why man-made structures come tumbling to earth! By Mary Roach Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/2000/04/07/roach/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/health/col/roac/2000/04/07/roach/index.html?source=rss Where's the virile firefighter who's supposed to cut off my clothes? By Vivienne Walt Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/07/floods/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2000/03/07/floods/index.html?source=rss An international showcase of aid in Mozambique could mean a long-term boon for the impoverished country. By David Cassel Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/07/y2k_spoof/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/log/2000/01/07/y2k_spoof/index.html?source=rss If you're disappointed that Y2K wasn't ushered in with calamity, take heart: Spoof sites revel in the year 1900. By Scott Kirsner Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/12/27/y2k_faq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1999/12/27/y2k_faq/index.html?source=rss Uncertainty surrounds a bug that could cause computers to confuse the year 2000 with 1900. This FAQ will do nothing to change that. By Don George Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/10/13/disaster/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/bag/1999/10/13/disaster/index.html?source=rss Lonely Planet's new anthology presents an I'm-glad-that-wasn't-me collection of delightful disasters. By Cynthia Gorney Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/09/16/hurricane/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/09/16/hurricane/index.html?source=rss You have 30 minutes and two garbage bags: How do you pack for a disaster? By Fiona Morgan Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/08/23/relief/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/08/23/relief/index.html?source=rss As the relief effort in Turkey mounts, international humanitarian organizations are seeking contributions for earthquake victims. By Elliott Neal Hester Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/hest/1999/06/08/crash/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/diary/hest/1999/06/08/crash/index.html?source=rss After a few weeks, consumers will move beyond the American Airlines crash. But flight attendants won't. By Rachel Louise Snyder Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/26/post/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/feature/1999/01/26/post/index.html?source=rss Rachel Louise Snyder reports on grueling recovery efforts in this storm-battered Central American country -- and on the persistence of dreams among the people. Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/dq/1998/07/21/contestants/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/dq/1998/07/21/contestants/index.html?source=rss Drama queen contestants on family vacations from hell By Bob Blumer Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/1997/11/04/surreal/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/travel/food/feature/1997/11/04/surreal/index.html?source=rss The Surreal Gourmet's cut-and-save El Niño survival meal. By Andrew Leonard Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/09/21/trapped/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/1997/09/21/trapped/index.html?source=rss Salon 21st: Little crashes lead to big crashes: By Andrew Leonard. Today's computer networks allow less and less "slack" for error. Yet we depend on them more and more to run our banks and airlines, our governments and wars. According to the author of "Trapped in the Net," we're asking for trouble. By David Futrelle Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/09/18/media/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/media/circus/1997/09/18/media/index.html?source=rss How to save the Russian space program and MTV's "The Real World" -- at the same time! By Anne Lamott Wed, 07 May 2008 03:05:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamo/1997/09/11/lamott970911/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/lamo/1997/09/11/lamott970911/index.html?source=rss Sometimes you have to fall on your butt to get your head out of your rear end.