Here I sit on the cusp of an impending hurricane....

Out of its room comes the storm, and cold out of the north.

Out of the south cometh the whirlwind and cold out of the north.

I want to write about this really interesting world.

That twister two years ago, like a big black dog chasing his tail!

In 2008, Cyclone Nargis and its aftermath killed 138,000 in Myanmar.

A week before we got to the workshop, a massive landslide, caused by Hurricane Stan,

And then the hurricane comes through, and the house is in much better condition than it would normally have been in.

Caribbean Comment provides an analysis on how Hurricane Dean continues to affect Jamaican politics.

I want to write about a tornado that comes into our house and blows all the windows out and ruins all the furniture and kills everybody.

In 2007, Hurricane Dean caused significant damage to the agricultural sector as well as the country's infrastructure, especially roads.

I was in the museum of science at the time the tornado hit, playing with the tornado display (Laughter) so I missed her call.

A week before we got to the workshop, a massive landslide, caused by Hurricane Stan, last October, came in and buried 600 people alive in their village.

When a situation is urgent, when action is required now, when you need to know where the tornado will hit, how fast the fire is spreading, and if it will reach your home today.

And these raised and energy efficient homes were developed by Brad Pitt and Make It Right for the hard hit Ninth Ward.

While it's true that many who died in Katrina did not have access to transportation, others who did refused to leave as the storm approached, often because available transportation and shelters refused to allow them to take their pets.

Annan and Gurría also neglected to note that global Accumulated Cyclone Energy, an index for total hurricane activity, is hovering at the lowest values seen since the 1970 s. Indeed, the trend for strong hurricanes around the Philippines has declined since 1951.