I just finished reading the story of the cyclone that hit Myanmar and they are predicting almost 10,000 deaths. Why do they not have adequate warning systems in place so people make seek shelter or higher ground. This coming from someone who lives in Tornado Alley in America and is well aware of the destructive powers of a storm. Yes, we choose to live here, because we love it. But we accept the fact that tornados will strike, and we have warning systems in place because they are expected. In the smaller Pacific Asian countries, aren't cyclones and such expected? Why don't they have capabilities? I'm really trying to understand. I'm not being hateful, I just don't understand. I'm trying to learn. Please let me know why these people aren't warned. To JonChicago: A tornado is a small thing? Have you ever experienced a tornado? Have you seen the devastation and destruction they leave behind? Look up Greensburg, Kansas and tell me that a tornado is a small thing.
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Poverty & lack of infrastructure, perhaps.
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It's Myanmar, not the USA. They don't all have 6 TVs in their houses and cell phones for everyone. They're lucky if they have a house and enough to eat.
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The wind blowing 60 MPH is a pretty good warning system.
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it costs money and some of the Asian Pacific countries don't have it. Its like the tsunami in 2004 the killed tens of thousands. they didn't have a warning system either. also the majority of these people don't have tvs, phones, radios, etc.
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To have an uninterupted warning system in place it would have to be planned out & a system of warning would have to be aggreed upon by local residents. That is the strength of any community. Even in Ancient China & feudal Japan there were warning systems that locals utilized to reduce deaths. But their governments had controll over their respective countries. Education was a tradition there, following traditions and respecting elders wasn't just a nice suggestion everyone took to, they were enforcable edicts of behavior. In America things are not as structured but I still have the ability to tell my neighbor that I saw a funel cloud forming & that There was a stilness in the air then a change in wind direction. I (being female) even have the authority, right & obligation to call my local radio station or sherrifs office & report what I saw so that it can be verified and alarms can be sounded, TV & radio signals can be interupted with the information that I (or someone like me) gave the heads up on. In short there is very little communication & much less trust in a war torn country. Any systems they might put in place would crumble because of lack of strong infastructure. They are not having community meetings that go over the details of making life smoother. They are busy surviving week to week. I am sorry this happened but they have been distracted preparing for military emergencies not cataclismic ones. It is a true tragedy. To the fellow who believes that everyone in America has 6 TV's & cell phones: You can buy a prepaid cell phone here for $40 one time fee (two years ago) for the phone & pay $25 to get 100 minutes (had to refill it three months ago). Its cheeper than a land line & we only use it for emergencies. I live on a dirt road. My neighbors are 1/4 mile apart. We have two TV's I got them both at pawn shops one for $50 the other for $99, two years apart. We use them for video games or movies picked out from net flicks $18 per month. We do not get satalyte or cable as we cannot afford it. My husband is a teacher. And I go to the second hand store to get shoes or pants when they can nolonger be patched or repaired (by me). What type of retard would believe that there is an entire country that lives in financial splendor?
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There are adequate warning systems in place, such as............ http://www.ntlib.nt.gov.au/tracy/advanced/Met/Warning.html http://www.imd.ernet.in/services/cyclone/Cyclone-warning.htm The fact that governments fail to protect their citizens is another matter, life is cheap in these countries, sad but true. That said, look what happened with hurricane Katrina.
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A cyclone is a tropical storm that occurs in the Indian Ocean, much like a hurricane in the Atlantic ocean. It is not a small thing as are tornado's. Myanmar is not even wired for electricity to power a system.
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there are, but most people in poor countries don't watch the weather channel.
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There are warning systems. But little communications and no where for the people to go. They walk and ride bicycles. Even when warned, the people do not or can not escape because there is no where to go.
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