For those who have been wondering about the source and reliability of Myanmar disaster toll estimates, Slate provides an explanation: “eyewitnesses and guesswork.” Add a dash of data and a pound of politics, whirl in a blender and serve cold.
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For those who have been wondering about the source and reliability of Myanmar disaster toll estimates, Slate provides an explanation: “eyewitnesses and guesswork.” Add a dash of data and a pound of politics, whirl in a blender and serve cold.
Since a cyclone devastated much of Myanmar (formerly known as Burma), the military government has refused to allow entry to the U.S. and other countries offering disaster aid. Today, authorities there allowed the first United Nations plane to land with disaster relief supplies provided through an international relief effort. But, the U.S. government still […]
The death toll from a tropical cyclone that struck the nation of Myanmar on Saturday could reach 10,000, according to foreign minister Nyan Win. Myanmar’s “rice bowl,” the Irrawaddy delta, has been hit by massive flooding [map], and many are worried that the disaster could worsen a world rice shortage. Because Myanmar […]
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