Good point on the quicker news reports. I'm sure things like this used to happen a lot, we just didn't hear about them the same way as we do now.

And yes - I feel so bad for those who are suffering thru all of this!! I was getting ready to send some money to the Red Cross to help with the Myanmar thing, but now with so many other things going on, I'm not sure what to donate to. I want to help a little bit, but I feel a bit powerless. Kinda like hurricane Katrina. Cash only helps so much when those distributing the help don't know what they're doing...