05.05.2008 12:02 pm
Death Toll from Myanmar Cyclone Passes 10,000
Myanmar’s foreign ministry is reporting that the death toll from Saturdays strike by Typhoon Nargis has passed 10,000. There are many ways you can help, by donations and and international relief efforts, including the International Committee of the Red Cross, and other organizations.



Tim Kusky is a professor of natural sciences and director of the Center for Environmental Science at St. Louis University. His research and teaching have focused on the fields of plate tectonics and the early history of the Earth, as well as natural hazards and disasters, satellite imagery, mineral and water resources and relationships between people and the natural environment.