Category Archives: Disaster
When Worlds Collide #56: Communicating for Survival – Who will save Earth?
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 3 March 2013 See also, previous columns: 23 Dec 2012: Avoiding the ‘Mother of All Tsunamis’ 24 Feb 2013: ‘Wake-up Call’ from Outer Space Imagine this … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #55: ‘Wake-up Call’ from Outer Space
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 17 February 2013 See also column on 23 Dec 2012: Avoiding the ‘Mother of All Tsunamis’ Follow up column on 3 March 2013: When Worlds Collide … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #53: Saving Lives on India’s ‘Mean Streets’
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 10 February 2013 Sometimes it takes a personal tragedy to open our eyes to monstrous realities. A few years ago, 17-year-old Shivam Bajpai was struck down … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #47: Avoiding the ‘Mother of All Tsunamis’
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 23 December 2012 The much-hyped End of the World didn’t happen on December 21. As I wrote in my blog that morning, Ass-trologers (my new name … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #40: End-of-the-World, Inc.
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 4 November 2012 Last Monday, I discussed the end of the world on a live TV talk show. The latest date for ‘imminent doom’ is 21 … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #33: Montreal Protocol @25 – Saluting Defenders of the Sky
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 16 September 2012 Today, 16 September, is observed worldwide as the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer. The theme this year is “Protecting … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #30: Watch out! Everybody Lives Downstream…
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 26 August 2012 My column last week, on large scale chronic kidney failure (scientifically abbreviated as CKDu) that has become a major public health crisis in … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #29: Science and Politics of Kidney Disease in Sri Lanka
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 19 August 2012 Much of Sri Lanka’s Dry Zone is currently grappling with a drought caused by the delayed Monsoon. This is a double whammy for … Continue reading
When Worlds Collide #18: Living with Floods in Colombo: Between rain and the sea
Text of my ‘When Worlds Collide’ column published in Ceylon Today Sunday newspaper on 3 June 2012 World Environment Day is once again being observed on June 5. It’s 40 years since the first UN Conference on the Human Environment … Continue reading
