Annus horribilis MMX

Good Riddance to 2010

2010 has been an eventful year!  It  was the worst year for millions of people from every corner of the globe.  

2010 was truly a year when;

nature ruled

the greedy got greedier

financial markets quivered and shook

religious fundamentalism disdained

And – despots proved that <em>leopards can’t change their spots</em>.

2010 had it all!

Wars  –  Terrorist plots – Nuclear threats from despots

Economic doom  – Job losses  – Home foreclosures

Floods – Earthquakes – Hurricanes – Famines – Forest Fires –  BP Oil spill

Freak weather

Wiki leaks

 What have I missed? 

EVERYONE  is looking forward to the New Year with optimism and hoping that 2011 will bring us some good cheer.

The only people who thriveds  in 2010 were the behemoth<em>energy, banks and tech companies</em>.

2010 had many successful and memorable events as well but they just escape me for the moment.

 Just a few more days to keep your head down!

2010 Disasters

The Haiti earthquake – January 12, 2010

The Haiti earthquake was a disaster of gigantic proportion.  It claimed over 230,000 lives an made the list of  top ten disasters in human history.

Britain Freeze-over -18 Dec 2010

Snow and ice bring travel chaos to Britain

Israel Wildfires -  Dec 2010

At least 41 people have died in what is thought to be Israel’s largest fire.

Colombia Floods – 8 Dec 2010

Heavy rain has caused floods that have killed more than 200 people, damaged crops and livestock and forced around 1.7 million from their homes across Colombia.

Iran Quake - 21 Dec 2010

Hundreds were trapped after an earthquake destroyed villages in Iran. Nine aftershocks followed the 6.3 magnitude quake, which hit at least thirty villages in the southeast of the country.

Chile earthquake – February 27, 2010

The 8.8 quake was the fifth largest on record, and moved the city of Concepción at least 10 feet (3 meters) to the west. The quake killed 500 to 700 individuals.

Russian Heatwave – 25 June 2010 – 1^st August

Scorching heat waves  caused  fires throughout Russia  from June-August 2010. The country experienced its worst drought in nearly 40 years.   As a result many people died and  at least 9 million hectares of crop were destroyed.

Alexander Frolov, head of  the Rosgidromet state weather agency, suggested that this was the worst heat wave for over 1000 years.

The Pakistan Floods – July/August 2010

Monsoon floods devastated the country. The scale of the disaster was such that millions of people are still homeless.