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ABC Calls Myanmar Cyclone 'Asia's Katrina'
newsvine.com May 10, 2008
-By Warner Todd Huston ... How long do you think it will be before the idea takes hold and all manner of comparisons will be made between Katrina and the cyclone in Myanmar? If this idea takes hold it won't be long before the media's Bush Derangement Syndrome starts...
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What is this article about?
- Environment,
- Environmental Organizations,
- U.S. Government,
- U.S. Governmental Agencies,
- Intergovernmental Organizations,
- International Relations,
- Government,
- Climate Change,
- Natural Disasters,
- Disasters, Accidents & Crises,
- Global Warming,
- Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar,
- Storms
What organizations were involved?
- United Nations,
- World Meteorological Organization,
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,
- U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency
Geography:
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