Disaster

Boat launches and rescue infrastructure

In Current, Disaster, Infrastructure, New Orleans on 2 September 2008 with no comments

In one of many Current TV pods marking the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Jared Arsement documents a volunteer effort to rescue those stranded in New Orleans using an army of citizen owned and operated flat-bottom boats. Arsement observes something a few moments into the story that caught my attention:
“…it’s an interesting situation to try [...]

Chinese websites mourn

In China, Commerce, Disaster, Internet on 27 May 2008 with no comments

Chinese corporations and multinationals doing business in China toned down the colors on their websites after the devastating Sichuan earthquake. Most opted for black.
Although white more commonly signifies death and mourning in China, black is a more effective way of expressing grief on the white background of a Web page.