China, Myanmar tragedies underscore importance of GEOSS
The grim statistics become more precise daily. The massive (7.9 on the Richter scale) earthquake that hit Sichuan province on May 12 has affected millions of Chinese - more than 60,000 dead, more than 26,000 still missing, 353,290 known injured and as many as five million left homeless. In Myanmar, where Cyclone Nargis struck a month ago, 130,000 are dead or missing and two million are homeless. ...