Russia has the better rapport with the Myanmar government, everyone get of the way of the Russian Relief Effort. I strongly recommend the United Nations channel its efforts through Russia !
Russia to deliver more humanitarian aid to Myanmar May 12 (click here)
MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti) - A second plane from Russia's Emergencies Ministry's fleet is expected to deliver humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar on Monday, Russia's embassy in the southeast Asian country said on Sunday.
Myanmar is attempting to recover from Cyclone Nargis that, according to official data, has left over 20,000 people dead and dozens of thousands homeless.
Russia's first plane with humanitarian aid landed in the capital of Myanmar, Yangon, early on Saturday.
Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar on May 3, devastating large parts of the country. Health official fear that the death toll is likely to rise to at least 100,000 people as rescue workers struggle to reach remote settlements, while the nationwide number of displaced people could reach millions.
Both planes from Russia's Emergencies Ministry are expected to deliver a total of 60 metric tons of humanitarian supplies, including tents, blankets, generators, medical supplies, including disinfectants and bandages, and food.
A state of emergency has been introduced in the five worst-hit areas - the Irrawaddy delta, the cities of Yangon and Pegu, and the states of Karen and Mon. Most of the deaths came in the low-lying Irrawaddy delta region.
May 12, 2008
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Global Pacific Satellite
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Western Pacific Satellite
Besides the obvious tragedy that accompanies life due to severe storms, there is a heat transfer into Antarctica noted.
May 12, 2008
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Indian Ocean Satellite
The reason the heat is concentrated over the Indonesian Islands is because that is where there is available water vapor. The jungles and tropical forests help concentrate the heat and spawn huge storms to drive the heat into the oceans. Otherwise, the entire planet would be suffering the consequences of drought as Africa is today. The jungles of Africa are still producing heat accumulations that will result in hurricanes, but, where there is savannah there is profound, regional drought.
May 12, 2008
This is one of the photos released by the Burmese dissident group.
Bodies Flow Into Hard-Hit Area of Myanmar (click here)
THANAP PIN SATE, Myanmar — The bodies come and go with the tides. They wash up onto the riverbanks or float grotesquely downstream, almost always face down. They are all but ignored by the living....
Wild Weather, Heavy Wind Gusts Threaten NYC (click here for VIDEO)
NEW YORK (CBS) ― New York City felt more like Chicago on Monday morning, with chilly, wild weather turning the Big Apple into the Windy City and local airports into crowded waiting rooms.
"It is going to be a raw day today," said CBS 2 Meteorologist John Elliott.
Rain pushed into the tri-state overnight and tapered off to sprinkles in the morning, but the real concern is heavy bands of storms pushing in from the south. Periods of heavy rain are possible with extremely windy conditions.
The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory for the city until 5 p.m., and New Yorkers can expect to see winds between 20 and 30 mph, with strong gusts out of the east-northeast up to 50 mph.
The winds were causing headaches for travelers at area airports. Flights arriving at La Guardia Airport and Newark Liberty International Airport were experiencing delays of more than two hours, while flights arriving at John F. Kennedy Airport were seeing delays of up to an hour.
A Coastal Flood Advisory has also been issued until Tuesday due to tides averaging about two to three feet above normal.
In Cape May County, West Wildwood declared a state of emergency due to flooding, but did not insist that residents evacuate. The situation was the same in much of New Jersey's southernmost county, according to emergency management director Francis McCall.
"There's flooding on all the barrier islands," he said. "People have left on their own, but it wasn't mandatory."...
I tell you what, life in the USA is so bizarre that we just need to put our feet up and watch Britney Spears on "How I met your mother." Right? What a great distraction to reality while the weather conditions across the nation become lethal. Sounds like a plan.
The Greenland Melt in current decade (click here).
The ocean view below was once a mass of sea ice, icebergs and glaciers. 
Greenland's History of Melting (click here)
May 8, 2008 -- The idea that Greenland's ice melts sluggishly in response to global warming has long been one hedge against rapid global sea level rise -- but the idea may be wrong, say researchers.
New geologic evidence from the seafloor off the southern tip of Greenland shows that during the two past periods of global warming, the melting of Greenland glaciers was right in synch with rising global temperatures -- rather than lagging behind as models have predicted.
In other words, the ice is very sensitive to global warming and recent losses of ice there could be the beginning of a much larger melt than expected.
"People had thought that there was this thermal lag," said Anders Carlson of the University of Wisconsin in Madison.
But offshore sediments that record the debris that is washed out from valleys when glaciers recede tell another story. As Carlson said, "As soon as it starts warming, it starts to melt."...
The Artic Oscillation/Vortex extends to Asia. It is continous from Alaska, at 9 o'clock to the Asian continent at 10 o'clock. The entire planet is extremely hot and the Australian/New Zealand drought continues.
This is the lastest out of Japan. You know the folks. The ones that brought the world Kyoto Protocol which was supposed to be ratified by all world powers that had the resources to reverse and stop Human Induced Global Warming by the year 2012. The USA is criminally liable.
Arctic ice seen shrinking to smallest size recorded (click at title to entry)
