Unfortunately there have been two natural disasters in recent days and although they do not appear on the Higher syllabus as a world citizen you should be aware of such major events.
The first is the cyclone in Myanmar ( formerly known as Burma) which this evenign is being reported as having caused the death of over 10,000 people. Follow the up to date information on the BBC website
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7384041.stm
The second is the eruption of the Chaiten volcano in Chile which has been dormant for approx 450 years - follow the link below for video clip of the results of the eruption
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7383466.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7381652.stm
