Dams are weakened by quakes in China ... Chinese officials are monitoring damage to more than 400 dams in the Sichuan Province. The fear is that the recent large earthquake has weakened the infrastructure putting even more communities at risk should the dams brake... read more>>

Death toll in China could reach 50,000 ... The death toll in China is rising and officials have said the total number of fatalities could reach 50,000 after earthquakes struck the Sichuan Province. The Chinese government also has begun to accept aid from Japan and Taiwan... read more>>

Earthlink shuts down Philly WiFi ... Earthlink announced that it will suspend its wireless Internet network in Philadelphia because it could not find a buyer for the $17 million communications infrastructure... read more>>

Death toll in China continues to rise ... The death toll in China continues to rise as more victims of the worst earthquake to hit the country in 30 years are found... read more>>

Death toll in Myanmar rises ... The death toll in Myanmar has risen to about 32,000 while American relief supplies are being airlifted into the country according to officials. Health officials are worried about disease setting in the displaced and affected populations... read more>>

Temblor in China kills thousands ... A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck central China killing at least 8,500 people, though the death toll is expected to rise according to state-run news agencies... read more>>

Myanmar government blocks food aid ... The United Nations initially has ceased its food relief operations to Myanmar after the military junta government refused to allow UN disaster representatives to distribute supplies to disaster victims. However, officials have now said they will resume the food deliveries... read more>>

Oklahoma and Mississippi weather severe storms ... Officials are investigating the recent severe storms which hit Oklahoma and Mississippi communities. In Oklahoma about 14,000 residents are without power... read more>>

Cyclone Nargis track from Google Earth ... The Lat Long Blog at Google has been monitoring images being process by Google Earth and overlaying that data with information and images from Cyclone Nargis... read more>>