Krakatoa, Indonesia, 1833; arguably the biggest volcanic eruption ever witnessed by modern man. Explosions could be heard 3500kms away; ships as far away as South Africa were rocked by Tsunami waves & global weather was affected in many ways. There have been some serious eruptions in the not too distant past with or without Tsunamis. On many occasions, nature has shown man its violent spirit but man has refused to hate it; au contraire, man loves nature because Nature nurtures him. His most important requirements are provided by Nature & yet man knows that Nature is capable of more destruction than all the atomic & nuclear bombs put together.
While enjoying the sweeter part of Nature, we are constantly working at disrupting Nature on its violent path; can we win? I doubt it.
Japan, one of the most advanced countries in the world has been working for decades anticipating what happened in the last week but look what happened. Buildings supposed to be resistant to tremors & quakes & mud slides all gave in to Mother Nature. In California & Australia, bush fires cost the people billions of dollars every year. Mudslides in Central & South America; hurricanes in the Caribbean & the Gulf of Mexico. Tornadoes in the USA, monsoons & typhoons & floods in India, Bangladesh, & most of South East Asia & severe climatic change & flooding in Europe.
Mean while in Africa, I do not believe that we can say that Mother Nature has dealt us a bad hand. Compared to the day-to-day news of natural disasters, we have fared pretty well.
Is it famine caused by desert encroachment, locusts, and queala birds that we cannot control? Are these our reasons for so many premature deaths, malnutrition, & diseases? Ours is home made: Imagine if what just hit Japan had hit an African country, just imagine it.
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