The same thing the world is talking about ... the destruction in the path of Typhoon Haiyan, and the exponential growth in the predicted number of fatalities. From 100 on Friday to 1000 on Saturday to 10000 on Sunday, that number that gets an extra 0 tacked on the end of it daily helps to put into perspective the devastation in the area.
I would expect the donation campaigns to start at any time (and shouldn't we have already had a telethon by now?), but for the time being, we offer up our thoughts and prayers for those left behind and the work that must be done in the days ... and months ... and years ahead.
CHICAGO'S COVERAGE:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-typhoon-philippines-20131110,0,3220526.story
SOME POWERFUL PHOTOGRAPHS:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/typhoon-haiyan-kills-1-200-philippines-report-article-1.1511577
GET FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPHOON IN GENERAL:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2013/11/131107-typhoons-pacific-natural-disasters/
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