The Tsunami: Close-up

For the past couple of days, I’ve been trying to get a better understanding and visualization of the immensity of the recent Indian Ocean tsunami. Last night, I discovered two new Web sites that have links to videos and photos that put you in the middle of the maelstrom. The videos are riveting, not because you see death, but because you are put in the middle of the event. No news organization has presented this in such clear terms. If you wanted to understand the magnitude of this disaster as a basis for charitable contributions, this is perhaps the best way to understand what it was like. (My apologies to those of you who may have already seen some of these.)

You can see videos and photos here:

Cheese and Crackers Blog

Wizbang Blog

Photo sequnce of the tsunami impact

Wikipedia has a very good description of what happened here

You can donate to help the victims of this disaster through the following Web sites:

Wikipedia Donation Site

Apple Computer Home Page (has links to many charitable organizations)

Amazon.com

Thanks for your help!